Posted 3 days ago
Controls Specialist
@ Silver Hills Bakery
Mission, British Columbia
Overview
Silver Hills Bakery is hiring a full-time Controls Specialist on its Projects team to program, install, troubleshoot and start up food processing equipment. The role requires 3-5 years of hands-on industrial automation experience and PLC/HMI programming, with frequent travel between facilities. The posted salary is $85,000 to $110,000 a year.
Responsibilities:
- Program and integrate PLC and HMI systems, mainly Rockwell and Beckhoff
- Commission and troubleshoot automated food processing equipment
- Create and update electrical drawings in AutoCAD
- Coordinate with engineering, operations and quality teams
- Create documentation and train maintenance and operations teams
Requirements summary:
- Electrical, automation or mechatronics diploma, certification or degree
- 3-5 years hands-on industrial automation experience
- Minimum 2 years PLC and HMI programming, Rockwell or Beckhoff
- Ability to read electrical drawings and use AutoCAD Electrical
- Effective verbal and written communication
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-04
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (preferred), Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Employee discount, Free or discounted meals |
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Silver Hills Bakery
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Empowered People. Healthy Choices. Connecting people to plant-based food to help them live their healthiest life.
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Over 30 years ago, Silver Hills began with friendship and a shared a belief in the incredible power of sprouted bread. Our founding mission to empower, educate, and inspire people to live healthier lives hasn’t changed since 1989—nor has our belief that investing in your own health is the greatest gift you can give someone. Because when you’re healthy, you have more to share. Today, Silver Hills is a thriving family-owned, family-run business, manufacturing and marketing Silver Hills Bakery, Little Northern Bakehouse, and The Grain Escape, as well as operating our Abbotsford retail store and bakery, The Sprouted Oven. We’re committed to making the best tasting, most nourishing, plant-powerful products possible. Across all our brands, our products are plant-based and non-GMO, the way food is meant to be. OUR BRANDS Silver Hills Bakery: Healthy whole grains. Sprouted. Sprouting unlocks better-for-you nutrition that’s easier to digest and gives you steady energy to fuel your full life—that’s why sprouted whole grains are the first ingredient in Silver Hills Bakery breads, buns, and bagels! Little Northern Bakehouse: The joy of the real thing. Deliciously gluten-free. Experience the joy of the real thing in every bite! From wide slice breads, to buns, bagels, and pizza crusts, Little Northern Bakehouse allergy-friendly baked goods are never short on one thing—real taste and texture you’ll love! The Grain Escape: Grain-free, gluten-free goodness. We want everyone to enjoy the pleasure of eating great baked goods. Crafted for sensitive tummies, The Grain Escape grain-free, gluten-free, low FODMAP breads, buns, and bagels taste, smell, feel, and behave like the real deal. Sprouted Oven: Two bakeries, one perfect pantry. Pull up a chair at our Abbotsford bakery for delicious, fresh and wholesome sweet and savoury plant-based treats baked in our sprouted wheat bakery or our gluten-free bakery. Then peruse our perfect pantry.
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- 34494 McClary Ave, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7N3, CA
- 1828 McCallum Rd, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S, CA
- 380 Riverside Rd, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S, CA
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- Silver Hills Bakery
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Over 30 years ago, Silver Hills began with friendship and a shared a belief in the incredible power of sprouted bread. Our founding mission to empower, educate, and inspire people to live healthier lives hasn’t changed since 1989—nor has our belief that investing in your own health is the greatest gift you can give someone. Because when you’re healthy, you have more to share. Today, Silver Hills is a thriving…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and Beverage Manufacturing |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Abbotsford, BC |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1989 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 15 |
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Position: Controls Specialist Reports to: Manager, Electrical & Controls
We are looking for a Controls Specialist to join our Projects team! This position is responsible for programming, installation, troubleshooting, and the start-up of new and modified food processing equipment. The Controls Specialist should have experience in designing and troubleshooting electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic industrial systems, as well as controls wiring.
The Controls Specialist will work in a multi-team environment alongside Engineering and Production as required. Someone filling this position is expected to understand the principles and theories of Industrial Electrical Panels, PLC and HMI programming, electrical/mechanical design, and troubleshooting. You will work collaboratively with the design, engineering, and production teams, as well as maintenance and quality assurance, to continuously improve equipment, systems, and facilities engaged in the development and production of Silver Hills’ innovative products.
You will be involved in commissioning, testing, programing of automation, instrumentation, and control systems as well as preventive maintenance and repair services of a variety of industrial automation equipment, including, but not limited to PLCs, HMIs, Sensors, VFDs, Industrial Networking.
Requirements
Opportunities
You will be a great fit if you are a friendly and hardworking team player who is eager to take on new challenges! This role is physically challenging as you will be working in a fast-paced environment that involves repetitive tasks, bending, crouching, lifting, and standing for extended periods. However, this allows you to work in a friendly and supportive environment where your work has a direct and positive impact on how we create delicious, plant-based products!
Here is who you are…
Drive & motivation
- You are a hard worker with the willingness to roll up your sleeves and get the job done
- You are a positive and optimistic team player who strives for excellence
- You are passionate about Automation and Industrial Controls
- You are self-motivated to solve problems and understand how things work
- You are passionate about healthy living and have values that align with Silver Hills
Character & Abilities
- You are super organized and pay extra attention to details
- You can make sound and safe judgement
- You are willing to shift priorities and tasks when necessary to drive the project forward
- You are flexible in responding to challenges as changes occur
- You are mechanically inclined with excellent mathematical abilities
- You are able to deliver work up to all applicable codes on time and quality
- You can demonstrate independent judgment in the realistic planning, prioritization, and execution of projects, assignments, and communications
Skills & experience
- Effective Communication skills both verbal and written across multiple teams and management levels
- Diploma, certification, or degree in Electrical/Automation/Mechatronics Engineering
- Minimum 3-5 years hands-on experience working with industrial automation equipment (installation, programming and commissioning)
- Must have minimum 2 years of PLC and HMI programming experience with a focus on Rockwell software (Studio 5000 and FactoryView Studio) or Beckhoff PLC Software (TwinCAT 3)
- Proficient with all PLC languages of IEC 61131-3 standard, focus on Ladder Logic and Structured Text
- Design and configuration of Allen Bradley PLC platforms (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix), Remote I/O
- Direct Experience troubleshooting and configuring VFDs, Servo Drives
- On-hands experience with a variety of sensors (temperature, pressure, distance, level)
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Operating systems and TCP/IP networking
- Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings
- Proficiency in AutoCad Electrical
- Ability to troubleshoot a variety of electrical and mechanical problems.
- Experience with Beckhoff PLCs considered an asset
Responsibilites
- Programming, configuring and integrating PLC/HMI systems: mostly Rockwell and Beckhoff Controller platforms
- Participate in the sourcing, pricing, installation, testing, modification and maintenance of production equipment and automated machinery.
- Commission automated equipment relating to food processing (conveyors, augers, dryers, packaging machines, silos, cyclones, etc.)
- Demonstrate the ability to work hands on and understand the fundamentals of electrical and mechanical systems.
- Provide expert troubleshooting, technical support, and root cause analysis for complex electrical, controls, and robotics issues relating to production equipment, coordinating efforts, and expediting repairs.
- Creating and updating electrical drawings using AutoCAD, maintain as-built drawings and building single lines
- Travel between multiple manufacturing facilities as necessary, opportunities for occasional travel to US may arise
- Monitor and improve the efficiency, output, and safety of manufacturing processes through observations and measurements as well as by collecting and interpreting data from other technical and operating personnel.
- Coordinate with cross-functional departments (Engineering, Operations, Quality, etc.) to ensure equipment effectiveness and reliability.
- Install and configure appropriate hardware and software options.
- Create documentation for new systems install as hand off to operations, and assist in the training of new maintenance/ops teams.
Salary - $85,000 - $110,000
Benefits
We offer our team members many benefits to help them achieve their goals and support our company culture:
- Opportunities for career growth and development
- Competitive Healthcare Benefits and RRSP Package
- Performance Bonus
- Free delicious and healthy bread
- Discounts at the Sprouted oven
- Friendly and supportive work environment and an ambitious team
- Company social events focused around health, great tasting food and getting together as a team
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