Why Gallo Glass?
Gallo Glass, established in 1958, is a state-of-the-art highly-innovative glass manufacturer committed to meeting the needs of its customers while minimizing its impact on the environment. The largest glass plant on the West Coast, and the only glass plant in the world solely dedicated to the wine and spirits industry, Gallo Glass is a family owned and operated company. Running 24 hours a day 365 days a year, the plant turns 1500 tons of molten glass from natural raw materials all sourced in California, into 2 million bottles per day. Come see for yourself and join Gallo Glass: California Pure.
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Are you passionate about cutting-edge technology and looking to make a tangible impact in a dynamic environment? Gallo Glass is seeking a versatile and innovative Controls Specialist to join our cross-functional team. In this role, you will engage in a variety of assignments, including controls design, programming, and the deployment of technology essential to our operational systems. Your expertise will be pivotal in investigating new ideas and opportunities to enhance our competitiveness, improve throughput, and reduce operational costs.
As a Controls Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting electrical design, panel construction, machine installation, and start-up systems. You will implement control platforms and networks to ensure reliability and security while adhering to Gallo’s corporate standards. Your role will include designing electrical schematics, PLC programming, and HMI design, evaluating vendor capabilities, and ensuring that performance goals and project deliverables are met. You will create comprehensive project proposals outlining tasks, scope, budget, and critical requirements for various project phases.
Your technical acumen will make you the go-to liaison for offering recommendations and proposals to successfully carry out organizational initiatives. You will collaborate with customers, departments, and other organizations to meet functional specifications, prepare insightful presentations for department leaders, and provide recommendations on complex operational issues. By participating in cross-functional planning sessions, you will help develop ideas and concepts that drive our business forward.
Your role will also involve recommending and implementing technology improvements, participating in the development of new standards and procedures, and leading research and analytical studies. You will test new technologies to validate their benefits and review proposals from outside vendors. By assimilating and analyzing technical and cost data, you will evaluate the feasibility of new systems or processes.
In addition to your technical duties, you will oversee vendors and contractors, lead projects, and develop, coach, and mentor peers and subordinate staff. At Gallo Glass, we value diversity and inclusivity and are committed to creating a supportive environment for all team members. Join us and be a part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
What You Need
- Bachelor of Science or Engineering Degree plus 4 years of experience in controls programming, plc controls and logic circuits reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High School Diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of experience in controls programming plc controls and logic circuits, reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
- Understands basic engineering and can follow standard work to achieve goals.
- Effectively presents ideas verbally.
- Must demonstrate active and hands-on programming experience in the past 10 years.
- Skilled in the use of MS Excel, MS Outlook and MS PowerPoint at an intermediate level.
- Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
What Will Set You Apart
- BS in Engineering plus 7 years Engineering controls programming plc controls and logic circuits experience; OR with 4 years' experience with Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradly PLC, and 3 years Siemens Simatic S7 and PCS7 Controllers: OR MS in Engineering plus 5 years Engineering controls programming plc controls and logic circuits experience with 4 years' experience with Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradly PLC, and 3 years Siemens Simatic S7 and PCS7 Controllers.
- Experience in product development, concept development, cost estimating or a combination of these.
- Working knowledge of Simatic Step 7.
- Working knowledge of Fanuc Controller.
- Working knowledge of industrial equipment instrumentation.
- Technical Writing skills.
Compensation:
- Hiring Salary Range Posted: $100,600 - $151,000 / year
- Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
Perks & Benefits:
- This position includes a competitive benefits package.
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Expected to Close On: 09/30/2025
Location Category: On-Site - This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
Requisition ID:105920
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Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.
Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).
We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.
Gallo is enrolled in the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program and will use the program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees as required.