Careers
Good pay, good people, and all the cold brew you can drink.
To apply, email your resume and the job number to careers@coldstartbeverage.com. Cold Start Beverage Co. is an equal opportunity employer.
Controls Engineer II
Reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager, you will support PLC, HMI and SCADA systems across three canning lines, cold brew extraction, CIP and utilities.
What you will do
- Program and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLCs (Studio 5000) and PowerFlex drives over EtherNet/IP.
- Maintain FactoryTalk View SE HMIs and our Ignition SCADA and historian.
- Support the wastewater pretreatment plant (Modicon M580, Modbus TCP) and Frick ammonia refrigeration controls.
- Coordinate OEM remote support sessions with Northbridge Packaging and Brightwater Automation.
- Help IT migrate the plant floor from a flat network to a segmented design as part of our modernization program.
- Keep PLC program backups and change records current.
What you bring
- 3+ years in industrial automation, ideally food & beverage.
- Rockwell and Ignition experience; Modbus and EtherNet/IP knowledge.
- Willingness to support on-call rotation (1 week in 5).
Network & Systems Administrator
Join our three-person IT team supporting the office, warehouse and plant floor.
- Administer Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, Cisco Catalyst and Stratix switches, and Meraki wireless.
- Support Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and our VMware cluster.
- Manage remote access VPN for staff and vendors.
- Support the ERP integration with plant systems.
Maintenance Technician (2nd shift)
Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting on high-speed canning equipment. PLC ladder logic reading a plus. $2.00/hr shift differential.
Quality Lab Technician
Run micro and chemistry testing on every batch, review batch records and support SQF audits.