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GALLO · 5 hours ago

Winery Controls Tech

Modesto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$43.70/hr - $58.99/hr

3+ years exp

GALLO is a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, recognized as a Glassdoor 'Best Places to Work.' The Controls Technician role involves maintaining, installing, and troubleshooting plant instrumentation and control systems, with a focus on PLC and HMI programming, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure operational efficiency and compliance with safety standards.

Wine & Spirits

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Jennie Johnson

Responsibilities

Join Gallo as a Controls Technician and take a hands-on role maintaining, installing, and troubleshooting plant instrumentation and control systems with minimal supervision

You’ll apply and expand your knowledge of PLC and HMI programming, MES, Historian tags, and Kepware while diagnosing communication networks (DeviceNet, Data Highway, CAN I/O) and using electrical test equipment to keep processes running reliably

This role executes minor PLC/HMI projects, equipment upgrades, parameter downloads, and instrument calibration while recommending and validating improvements to equipment and control strategies

As a collaborative problem-solver, you’ll work cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, and engineering to gather and analyze technical and cost data, present test results, and support capital projects or product commercialization

You’ll identify technical issues, propose practical solutions, manage project goals and timelines, and communicate status and roadblocks clearly

Safety, GMP, quality, and environmental compliance are integral to every task, and when accountable for others’ work you’ll help ensure their understanding and adherence to standards

We encourage applicants with strong troubleshooting skills, PLC/HMI experience, and a mindset for continuous improvement—whether you come from formal training, a trade background, or related industry experience

Qualification

PLC controlsHMI programmingElectrical equipmentPneumatics knowledgeFactoryTalkViewIndustrial networksMotor controlTroubleshooting skillsContinuous improvementProject management

Required

Bachelor of Science Degree plus 1 year of working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment experience; OR 2 years technical degree in electrical technology plus 3 years of experience working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 5 years of experience working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment

Required to climb stairs and ladders; required to conduct work at heights

Knowledgeable of Electrical Safety procedures

May be required to work a rotating shift/schedule (e.g., day, swing, graveyard, 5x8, 4x10) as well as weekends and overtime

Skilled in reading, comprehending, interpreting and executing simple instructions, short correspondence and memos

Skilled in writing simple correspondence

Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using whole numbers

Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description

Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description

Preferred

Bachelor of Science Degree plus 3 years of working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment experience; OR 2 years technical degree in electrical technology plus 5 years of experience working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 7 years of experience working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment

Knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics

Knowledge of motion control and servo drive technology (software and hardware)

Experience developing FactoryTalkView applications for ME Station (PanelView+)

Experience configuring, maintaining, troubleshooting FactoryTalkDirectory (local) and RSLinx Professional

Experience working with RSNetworx, able to configure industrial networks (ControlNet, DeviceNet, and EtherNet)

Knowledge of motor control and automated control circuits

One or more years of demonstrated experience in one of the following areas: CPG Manufacturing Systems (Filling, Labeling, Packaging, etc.), Winery Manufacturing Systems (Fermentation, Piping, Filtration, etc.), Control Systems (Rockwell, SCADA, PLC, Instrumentation), Project Management, Glass Manufacturing Systems