Drive industrial automation engineering at Maple Leaf Foods’ Heritage facility, with responsibility for instrumentation, robotics, and reliability-focused controls programs.

As Automation Leader, you will shape the facility’s automation strategy within a start-up and production workplace. The position combines engineering change control, equipment commissioning knowledge, instrumentation management, and support for PLC, HMI, MES, and SCADA systems. You will develop standards, coordinate vendors, and mentor reliability teams. The role also requires maintaining networks, supporting troubleshooting, and meeting food safety, regulatory, and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop facility controls and electrical build standards
- Manage instrumentation programs for FSQA and regulatory requirements
- Create predictive, preventative,



and proactive controls maintenance
- Coordinate vendors, suppliers, service, and support contracts
- Troubleshoot plant equipment and mentor team members

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree or 15 years’ progressive manufacturing experience
- Equipment and system commissioning, verification, or project execution knowledge
- Robotics implementation and integration experience
- Instrumentation implementation, integration, and calibration experience
- Knowledge of current safety standards and regulations

Apply engineering judgment, instrumentation knowledge, and reliability practices to automation systems supporting Heritage facility operations.

📌 Industrial Automation Engineering Leader (Canada)
🏢 Maple Leaf Foods
📍 Canada