Systems Developer

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Build a career with purpose.At Lactalis in the USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, we’ll provide the tools and support you need to succeed. As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together. In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, : ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®. At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Systems Developer based in Buffalo NY.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include :

Summary : Responsible, self-starter needed in a Dairy Plant that can support all technical aspects of the industrial plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Ability to effectively troubleshoot all technical areas.

2. Ability to provide “on the job” training to maintenance mechanics.

3. Sets up, conducts and evaluates training (both class and practical).

4. Maintains open communication with all employees including department managers.

5. Continuously seeks new ways of improving performance and controlling costs. Works close with maintenance on variety of issues related to equipment, department maintenance and preventive maintenance programs.

6. Reviews technical problems and procedures of departments and recommends solutions to problems or changes.

7. Manages plant projects.

8. Actively works on production floor facilitating the exchange of data between various departments.

9. Ability to learn new skills quickly and applies information from equipment manuals and vendor contacts.

10. Knowledge of various high and low-voltage systems.

11. Knowledge and understanding of PLC controls, programs and systems as well as operator interface systems.

12. Knowledge of variable frequency drives for motors, DC motors and drive systems.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following :

Qualifications :

• Dairy or other food related experience preferred.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in work required.
• Strong communication abilities, written and verbal. Knowledge of computer software.
• Ability to administrate over projects and run projects effectively. Strong ability to train employees.

Education and / or Experience :

Salary Description $65,000 - $75,000

Employee Benefits.

Lactalis provides robust and competitive benefits for employees. We have developed a total rewards program that focuses on fair pay, pay for performance, benefits, time off, career progression, and development opportunities.

We offer a full suite of benefit options designed to fit your personal needs, from traditional medical and dental plans to ancillary benefits such as accident and critical illness insurance, as well as employee assistance programs. Choice and flexibility are at the core of our benefits program, assuring you have the choices and coverage levels that meet your personal needs.

We also understand the importance of affordable benefits which is why we contribute up to 85% toward the cost. We place significant importance on your financial well-being by providing company paid short-term disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan.

When it comes to time off, we understand the importance of work-life balance which is why all employees are granted PTO days upon hire in addition to designated annual holidays. We continue to evaluate our total rewards program and strive to provide you with valuable benefits for your overall wellness.