What is this role? 

As a Manufacturing Engineer for Cirkul, you will be responsible for the development and continuous improvement of manufacturing execution systems for equipment. You will be the technical support on the equipment and lead reapplication, small and large scale projects, and loss elimination/continuous improvement activities. 

What does an average day look like?

• Driving Results: Lead equipment loss analysis, reapplication activities, product and process upgrades, improvements and initiatives. 
• Taking Ownership: Develop, execute, and lead manufacturing execution systems.
• Making Decisions: Develop and improve manufacturing systems for equipment including, but not limited to: centerlines, Clean-Inspect-Lubricate, Defect Elimination, Workplace Organization, etc.
• Cultivating Relationships: Lead small group continuous improvement activities.
• Instilling Trust: Willing to work hard and help implement safety systems throughout the manufacturing sites.
• Customer Focus: Develop systems to ensure equipment is operating in a safe manner and within quality and food safety parameters.

What background should you have? 

• 3-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Engineering degree. 
• Experience developing and leading manufacturing execution systems. 
• Experienced in project management. 
• Willing to work hard, stay until the job is complete, and demonstrate resilience. 
• Have a positive attitude, willing to work with multiple levels of employees, and thrive in a fast paced environment. 

What is this role? 

The National Account Manager (Mass / Club) at Cirkul is responsible for driving growth across key mass and club retailers, including Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, and others. This role owns both new business development and the expansion of existing partnerships, with a focus on increasing distribution, velocity, and overall account performance.

You will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts, leading joint business planning, executing high-impact retail strategies, and partnering cross-functionally to scale Cirkul’s presence in high-volume, high-visibility channels.

What does an average day look like?

Driving Results: 

• Owns revenue, distribution, and velocity targets across assigned mass and club accounts and consistently delivers against them
• Leads line reviews, buyer meetings, and modular resets to secure new item placements, expanded shelf space, and high-impact features
• Develops and executes promotional and pricing strategies aligned to high-volume retail environments
• Analyzes POS data, syndicated data, and retailer-specific reporting to identify growth opportunities
• Optimizes trade spend and promotional calendars to maximize ROI in large-scale retail programs

Taking Ownership: 

• Operates as the end-to-end owner of each account, from strategy through execution across stores and distribution centers
• Proactively identifies and resolves risks related to inventory, supply chain, and in-store execution
• Partners cross-functionally with supply chain, demand planning, and operations to support large-scale orders and replenishment
• Ensures alignment and execution of all deliverables coming out of buyer meetings and line reviews

Making Decisions: 

• Uses data, margin implications, and customer strategy to inform decisions on pricing, pack sizes, assortment, and promotions
• Prioritizes initiatives that drive scale and efficiency across high-volume accounts
• Navigates complexity within mass and club environments, including longer planning cycles and larger order commitments
• Balances immediate opportunities (features, seasonal buys) with long-term growth (modular placement, expanded SKUs)

Cultivating Relationships: 

• Builds strong relationships with buyers, merchants, and cross-functional stakeholders within mass and club retailers
• Establishes credibility as a strategic partner by bringing insights, innovation, and solutions tailored to each retailer
• Expands internal networks within accounts to unlock opportunities across merchandising, supply chain, and marketing teams
• Represents Cirkul in line reviews, customer meetings, and key industry interactions

Instilling Trust: 

• Delivers on commitments with accuracy and consistency, especially in high-volume, high-stakes retail environments
• Provides reliable forecasting and clear communication on risks, supply, and performance
• Maintains transparency with both customers and internal teams to ensure alignment and execution
• Builds confidence through preparation, follow-through, and strong financial and operational acumen

Customer Focus: 

• Deeply understands the dynamics of mass and club retail, including shopper behavior, value expectations, and merchandising strategies
• Tailors product assortment, pack configurations, and pricing strategies to meet channel-specific needs
• Identifies and pursues new mass and club opportunities to expand Cirkul’s footprint
• Conducts store visits and market walks to evaluate execution, competitive landscape, and shopper trends, translating insights into action

What background should you have? 

• 7+ years of experience in CPG sales, with a focus on mass, club, or big-box retail accounts
• Proven track record of managing and growing accounts such as Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam’s Club, or similar
• Experience with high-volume retail, including forecasting, supply chain coordination, and large-scale promotions
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Experience with syndicated data and retailer-specific reporting tools
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Ability to manage complexity and multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Willingness to travel to Tampa office and to customers on a weekly basis 

What is this role? 

As the  Operations Manager for Cirkul, you will play a key role in guiding the plant's operations team while ensuring safety, quality and production excellence. The OM will also be responsible for leading, coaching, developing and training.

 

What does an average day look like?

Driving Results: Manage and improve operational KPIs including safety, quality, production, cost, and staffing.

Taking Ownership: Oversee operations team with a focus on continuous improvement and growth mindset.

Making Decisions: Apply Cirkul's best practices while developing new best practices where needed.

Cultivating Relationships: Attract, retain, coach, develop and empower employees at all levels.

Instilling Trust: Develop and implement a world class culture and work systems.

Customer Focus: Ensure that Cirkul's safety, quality and production standards are being met to deliver a high-quality product to our customers every time.

What background should you have? 

• Four year degree in a related, business or technical field such as business, operations management, engineering, or the equivalent in experience.
• 5+ years of operations leadership in a high velocity manufacturing environment with roles of increasing responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to make autonomous decisions with minimal guidance.
• Significant experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, Kaizen,  autonomous maintenance and 5S implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage both salaried professionals and hourly production associates in executing complex, operational programs.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills
• Willing to work hard, stay until the job is complete, and demonstrate resilience.
• Have a positive attitude, willing to work with multiple levels of employees, and thrive in a fast paced environment.  

What is this role?

As a Machine Operator for Cirkul you will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of sophisticated, high speed packaging machines along with other production-critical fixtures used on the production floor. 

What does an average day look like? 

• Driving Results: Track performance data and communicate expectations while working with teammates. 
• Taking Ownership: Report all food safety and quality issues to management.
• Making Decisions: Provide any recommend supervision and execute solutions to problems that may arise.
• Cultivating Relationships: Partner with others, share knowledge, skills, and information with assigned team and across functional areas.
• Instilling Trust: Identify issues that may result in production slow down or machine downtime and reporting to appropriate parties.
• Customer Focus: Maintain and exceeds production, quality, and safety standards.

What background should you have? 

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience as a machine operator.
• Able to set up machines; loading, dies, and films, and monitors to make sure it is running efficiently. 
• Experience in performing diagnostics and resolving equipment issues as needed.
• Follows work order, quality control and sanitation procedures concerning weights, packs, descriptions, dates, UPC's, cleanup and changeovers.
• Can lead machinery change over (clean, size change, etc..) effectively, timely and with proper level of cleaning.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Ability to train/coach.
• Basic computer literacy (to understand QAD and scanners).
• Mechanical, electrical and analytical abilities.
• Good manual dexterity, vision and mobility.

What is this role? 

As an Associate Controls Engineer at Cirkul, you will be responsible for the design, development, implementation, and support of industrial control systems across manufacturing and packaging operations. This role plays a critical part in ensuring equipment reliability, performance, and scalability by delivering robust PLC, HMI, and automation solutions that support production, quality, and safety goals.

You will work closely with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and external vendors to develop new automation technologies, integrate equipment from multiple OEMs, and improve existing systems. The Controls Engineer will be hands-on in troubleshooting, commissioning, and continuous improvement efforts, while also contributing to standards, documentation, and best practices across the organization.

As Cirkul continues to grow and deploy new technologies, this role requires a strong technical foundation, the ability to work independently, and the mindset to build scalable, maintainable control systems that support long-term operational excellence.

What does an average day look like?

Driving Results: Design, implement, and support control system solutions that improve safety, quality, throughput, uptime, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) across manufacturing and assembly operations.
Taking Ownership: Own the performance and reliability of PLC, HMI, and automation systems by troubleshooting issues, implementing permanent fixes, and proactively identifying opportunities for system and process improvement.
Making Decisions: Apply Cirkul’s engineering standards and best practices while developing new control strategies, architectures, and documentation to support evolving equipment, processes, and technologies.
Cultivating Relationships: Partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and external vendors to support production needs, commission new equipment, and ensure automation systems are understood, supported, and maintainable.
Instilling Trust: Build trust through consistent, high-quality technical execution, clear communication, and well-documented control systems that operators, technicians, and engineers can rely on.
Customer Focus: Ensure control systems meet Cirkul’s quality, safety, and performance requirements so that products are produced consistently and reliably for customers every time.

What background should you have? 

• 1-2 years of experience (including internships) in industrial automation or controls engineering within high-speed manufacturing, packaging, or process environments, with increasing technical responsibility.
• Hands-on experience supporting and integrating automated equipment such as fillers, conveyors, packers, inspection systems, material handling systems, and other OEM machinery.
• Demonstrated ability to design, program, commission, and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, and automation systems in a production environment while supporting quality, safety, and throughput requirements.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles, and structured problem-solving methodologies, with the ability to translate improvement opportunities into effective control system and automation solutions.
• Proven commitment to machine and personnel safety, including safe control system design, E-Stops, interlocks, and compliance with applicable electrical and safety standards.
• Ability to deliver reliable, maintainable control solutions in a fast-paced, high-demand manufacturing environment, balancing urgency with long-term system integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, make sound engineering decisions with minimal guidance, and take ownership of system performance from concept through production support.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and external vendors.
• Willingness to support production as needed, including seeing work through to completion during startups, commissioning, and critical downtime events.
• Positive, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to work across all levels of the organization and thrive in a rapidly growing, evolving manufacturing environment.

What is this role?
As a Customer Experience Intern, you’ll support customers across email, phone, chat, and occasionally social media, helping deliver a positive, on-brand experience at every touchpoint. This is a hands-on opportunity to gain experience in a fast-paced eCommerce environment.

Driving Results: Respond to customer inquiries and troubleshoot issues quickly and efficiently across email, chat, phone, and occasional social media interactions.
Taking Ownership: Learn and navigate internal systems to manage and resolve customer needs from start to finish.
Making Decisions: Think critically and creatively to provide solutions that enhance the overall customer experience.
Cultivating Relationships: Deliver friendly, high-quality service while sharing customer feedback and insights with internal teams.
Instilling Trust: Communicate clearly, professionally, and consistently to build confidence in the brand.
Customer Focus: Go above and beyond to ensure every interaction leaves a positive, lasting impression.

What background should you have?

• Currently pursuing a degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Public Relations, or a related field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable multitasking across multiple channels (phone, email, chat, social)
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and computer skills
• Interest in customer experience, eCommerce, or direct-to-consumer brands

What is this role? 

The National Account Manager (Grocery) at Cirkul is responsible for driving growth across key national and regional grocery accounts, including HEB, Albertsons, Target, Publix, and beyond. This role owns both new business development and the expansion of existing partnerships, with a focus on increasing distribution, velocity, and overall account performance.

You will act as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts, developing strategic plans, executing joint business planning, and collaborating cross-functionally to bring Cirkul’s innovative hydration platform to more consumers nationwide. This is a highly visible, results-driven role that requires strong commercial acumen, relationship management, and a bias for action.

What does an average day look like?

Driving Results: 

• Owns revenue, distribution, and velocity targets across assigned grocery accounts and consistently delivers against them
• Leads line reviews, buyer meetings, and promotional planning conversations to secure new item placements and incremental display support
• Analyzes POS data, syndicated data, and internal reporting to identify gaps and unlock growth opportunities
• Builds and executes joint business plans that translate into measurable sales and share gains
• Monitors promotional performance and trade spend, adjusting strategies to maximize ROI 

Taking Ownership: 

• Operates as the end-to-end owner of each account, from strategy development through in-store execution
• Proactively identifies risks (inventory, supply, performance gaps) and works cross-functionally to resolve them
• Drives internal alignment across marketing, supply chain, and finance to ensure customer commitments are delivered
• Manages timelines, deliverables, and follow-ups from buyer meetings to ensure flawless execution

Making Decisions: 

• Uses data, customer insights, and financial impact to make informed decisions on pricing, promotions, and assortment
• Prioritizes opportunities across multiple accounts and prospects to focus on highest-impact initiatives
• Navigates ambiguity in buyer feedback or category shifts to adjust plans quickly and effectively
• Balances short-term wins (promotions, displays) with long-term growth strategies (distribution, shelf space)

Cultivating Relationships: 

• Builds strong, productive relationships with buyers and category managers through regular communication and in-person meetings
• Acts as a trusted partner by bringing proactive ideas, category insights, and solutions; not just selling products
• Expands Cirkul’s network within each account (merchants, supply chain, marketing contacts) to unlock additional opportunities
• Represents Cirkul in line reviews, customer HQ meetings, and industry events

Instilling Trust: 

• Delivers on commitments made to customers and internal stakeholders with consistency and reliability
• Communicates clearly and proactively on performance, challenges, and opportunities
• Provides accurate forecasting and transparent updates on risks or changes
• Builds credibility through preparation, follow-through, and strong business acumen

Customer Focus: 

• Develops a deep understanding of each retailer’s strategy, shopper base, and category dynamics
• Tailors presentations, promotions, and product assortments to meet each customer’s unique needs
• Identifies and pursues new customer opportunities to expand Cirkul’s grocery footprint
• Regularly visits stores to assess shelf execution, competitive activity, and shopper behavior, translating insights into action

What background should you have? 

• 7+ years of experience in CPG sales, with a focus on grocery accounts
• Proven track record of managing and growing national or regional retail accounts
• Experience working with grocery retailers such as HEB, Albertsons, Target, or similar
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Experience with syndicated data and category management principles
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Willingness to work from the Tampa office and travel to customers on a weekly basis

What is this role?

The Social Media Content Creator is a hands-on, performance-driven role responsible for developing high-impact, conversion-focused content across paid and organic social channels. Positioned at the intersection of content and growth, this role produces high-volume creative optimized for platforms such as Meta and TikTok, elevating the quality, storytelling, and overall energy of the brand’s social presence. Responsibilities include concepting, filming, and editing video and photo content across a variety of environments—including events, in-store activations, and other brand moments—and rapidly iterating on trend-driven creative to drive engagement, conversions, and revenue, while maintaining alignment with brand voice and platform best practices.

What does an average day look like?

Driving Results

• Build and maintain a consistent cadence of organic content across TikTok and Instagram that grows reach, engagement, and follower loyalty
• Develop fresh concepts weekly with new angles, formats, and hooks rooted in platform trends and audience behavior. 
• Use organic performance data (views, saves, shares, watch time) to identify what's resonating and double down on it.
• Adapt top-performing organic content for paid use, supporting the broader performance marketing team
• Develop and test 10–20 new creative concepts (hooks, formats, angles) weekly
• Create multiple variations of content to accelerate testing and identify top performers
• Use performance data to refine messaging, structure, and visual execution

Taking Ownership

• Own end-to-end production: concepting, scripting, filming, editing, and publishing
• Capture content in various environments including events, retail locations, and operational facilities
• Produce native-feeling, platform first content 
• Adapt content for multiple platforms, ensuring best practices for each

Making Decisions

• Prioritize content ideas based on creative briefs, platform trends, and what's already performing
• Determine when to scale, iterate, or retire content based on data
• Stay ahead of trends, emerging formats, and platform changes
• Continuously test new creative strategies informed by competitor and market analysis

Cultivating Relationships

• Partner closely with marketing and growth teams to align on content needs and priorities
• Collaborate with Brand, Marketing, and Design teams to ensure consistency
• Occasionally partner with UGC creators to co-create content
• Work with influencers, creators, and brand ambassadors to co-create content

Instilling Trust

• Show up consistently with fresh ideas and a reliable content output
• Use performance data to inform creative decisions and share what's working and what's not
• Stay ahead of platform changes and bring recommendations to the team before they're needed
• Deliver reliable, high-volume output that fuels organic and paid social channels
• Stay ahead of platform changes and bring informed recommendations to the team.
• Operate with transparency around what is working, what is not, and why.

Customer Focus

• Create engaging, thumb-stopping content that clearly communicates product value
• Translate consumer behaviors and trends into relatable, high-converting creative
• Continuously refine your approach based on what’s resonating with real people 

Skills & Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience creating social media content, preferably for DTC or CPG brands, agency a plus
• Strong understanding of Meta and TikTok ad ecosystems and creative best practices
• Proven experience producing and optimizing UGC-style and performance-driven content
• Proficiency in video editing tools (CapCut, Adobe Premiere, or similar)
• Familiarity and comfortability with utilizing AI to speed up content production
• Strong mobile-first production skills (comfortable filming on iPhone and lightweight setups)
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-volume creative testing environments
• Excellent storytelling, creativity, and visual communication skills
• Ability to balance speed, quality, and performance outcomes
• Natural curiosity for studying what's working in the social landscape and translating it into ideas

What is this role?

The Water Processing Technician is responsible for operating the water treatment and processing equipment as well as monitoring, testing, and optimizing the water used in Cirkul’s bottling operations. This person plays a critical part in ensuring our water meets strict quality, safety, and formulation standards before it ever reaches the line.

This role oversees incoming water, water treatment, and processing, including all equipment, testing, and batching of water to meet Cirkul’s product specifications. Working at the intersection of quality, operations, and food safety, the Water Quality Technician helps ensure every bottle starts with perfectly balanced, high-quality water.

What does an average day look like? 

• Driving Results:
  • Ensures equipment is operating at sufficient capacity to support the bottling operation.
  • Ensures water consistently meets Cirkul quality and formulation standards
  • Minimizes production downtime by proactively identifying and correcting water issues
  • Maintains accurate, audit-ready documentation and testing records
  • Supports safe, efficient, and compliant plant operations
• Taking Ownership:
  • Owns daily monitoring and performance of water treatment and mineralization systems
  • Proactively flags trends or abnormalities in water quality
  • Maintains a clean, organized, and compliant work area
  • Treats water quality as a critical control point in the production process
• Making Decisions:
  • Determines when mineral adjustments or treatment changes are required
  • Escalates out-of-spec conditions and helps implement corrective actions
  • Prioritizes testing and system checks based on production needs
  • Uses data and SOPs to guide technical decisions
• Cultivating Relationships:
  • Works closely with Production, Maintenance, and Quality teams
  • Partners with QA on testing protocols and compliance standards
  • Communicates clearly across shifts to ensure continuity
  • Supports a team-first, safety-first plant environment
• Instilling Trust:
  • Follows GMP, food safety, and plant safety standards at all times
  • Maintains precise, reliable testing and documentation practices
  • Consistently delivers accurate data that teams can rely on
  • Demonstrates integrity in quality and compliance processes
• Customer Focus:
  • Understands that water quality directly impacts product taste and brand trust
  • Helps ensure every bottle meets Cirkul’s standards for quality and consistency
  • Supports a culture where quality is never compromised

What background should you have?

• Experience in water treatment, beverage manufacturing, food & beverage, utilities, or quality/lab environments
• Familiarity with water testing methods (pH, TDS, hardness, alkalinity, conductivity, etc.)
• Experience with filtration systems, reverse osmosis (RO), UV, or mineral dosing systems preferred
• Mechanical skills including performing CIPs, replacing membranes, pump seals, small pumps, and correcting leaks.
• Understanding of GMP and food safety environments
• Strong attention to detail and recordkeeping skills
• Comfortable working in a production/manufacturing setting
• Ability to follow SOPs and troubleshoot technical equipment

What is this role? 

As a Production Lead for Cirkul you will be responsible for driving production and ensuring employees meet shift goals within the rotary department. This role will support the shift supervisor to ensure all employees are trained and have proper daily communication. 

What does an average day look like?

Driving Results: Enforce product quality standards/SOPs at all times and output standards set by each department area.
Taking Ownership: Coach employees on company standards, report on daily attendance, and production goals.
Making Decisions: Train employees on best practices within the packaging department.
Cultivating Relationships: Work in a friendly, team environment with a focus on driving production.
Instilling Trust: Monitor daily inventory and supply counts, report downtimes to leadership and maintenance to ensure timely resolution. 
Customer Focus: Hit daily production targets and complete each individual task in an effective and timely manner.

What background should you have? 

• 1-2 years of leadership experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Excel 
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
• Experience utilizing warehouse equipment
• Willingness to work hard and demonstrate resilience.
• A positive attitude and ability to thrive in a fast paced environment

What is this role? 

What does an average day look like? 

Driving Results: Driving the team to deliver on safety, quality and production goals and flowing resources to the highest priority work.
Taking Ownership: Be self-motivated, dedicated, and willing to provide feedback on people, systems, and processes as necessary.
Making Decisions: Managing and escalating HR issues as well as, completing 30-60-90 and annual reviews. 
Cultivating Relationships: Working cross functionally to ensure equipment is up and running, proper training, and providing input to drive productivity and safety. 
Instilling Trust: Leading with integrity, setting compelling directions and providing on-going coaching.
Customer Focus: Delivering the highest quality products that consumers will continue to love. 

What background should you have? 

• 3+ years of manufacturing supervision or production driven management experience. 
• Experience managing safety and HR systems including timesheets, time off, etc. 
• Knowledge of production and quality systems in a bottling line.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time and lift up to 40 pounds in a warehouse environment. 
• Willingness to work hard, stay until the job is complete, and demonstrate resilience. 
• Have a positive attitude, willing to work with multiple levels of employees, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. 
• Embody the Cirkul core values of Tenacity, High standards, Innovation, Be proactive, Collaboration, Earn trust, Delight customers. 

What is this role? 

As a Production Associate for Cirkul you will be working on the manufacturing process of blending, product assembly, packaging of finished products and order fulfillment.

What does an average day look like? 

• Driving Results: Hold self accountable while working in a fast pace environment, and delivering quality performance.
• Taking Ownership: Show up ready to work. Willing to receive feedback on performance.
• Making Decisions: Troubleshoot and report any problems that may arise on the production line.
• Cultivating Relationships: Work in a friendly, team environment with a focus on driving production.
• Instilling Trust: Keep up with safety protocols when operating equipment and by wearing correct PPE at all times.
• Customer Focus: Hit daily production targets and complete each individual task in an effective and timely manner.

Schedule is Monday-Friday 6am - 2:30pm. Pay is $16/hr. 

What background should you have? 

• 1+years of experience in a manufacturing/warehouse environment
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English is a requirement for this position
• Comfortable with temperatures that can vary between 60°F and 90°F in some parts of the warehouse 
• Can lift up to 49 pounds
• Be able to push utility carts up to 60 pounds
• Need to be able to stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, and reach during shifts
• Have used carts, dollies, hand trucks, and other gear to move items around
• Can go up and down stairs (where applicable)
• Adhere to strict safety, quality, and fulfillment production standards

What is this role?

As a Maintenance Mechanic for Cirkul you will be responsible for installs, troubleshoots, repairs and maintaining high-speed, industrial process equipment for cap assembly/pouch making, power, lighting, control, and PLC logic controls for all production process and control equipment. This includes: all electrical power (24 to 600 volts), automation controllers, VFDs, transducers, proximity sensors, and inspection devices.

What does an average day look like? 

• Driving Results: Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment, in accordance with the guidelines of the food safety system. This includes initiating and reviewing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for areas of responsibility as directed.
• Taking Ownership: Maintains effective communication and documentation through review of and entries to daily logbooks, work order documentation through CMMS system, KPI and RCA tracking, as well as shift turnover meetings.
• Making Decisions: Diagnoses causes of malfunctions and corrects through field measurements. Ensures efficient equipment operation through proper line control programming and proactively suggests methods to improve line performance.
• Cultivating Relationships: Identifies and designs process improvements for inefficiencies and potential electrical/ mechanical problems and coordinates through supervisor to implement.
• Instilling Trust: Identifies and designs process improvements for inefficiencies and potential electrical/ mechanical problems and coordinates through supervisor to implement.
• Customer Focus: Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the division, the group, and the company. Includes ability to handle stress and to interact with others to establish and maintain a positive and productive work environment and minimize personal conflicts.

What background should you have?

• Minimum 3 years of Mechanical and/or Electrical experience working with high-speed types of manufacturing equipment on a day-to-day basis.
• Working knowledge of the following areas: nomenclature of all assigned equipment; industrial automation controllers, electronics, electrical-mechanical devices, transmission systems, mechanical timing, interface units, AC motors, wiring diagrams and schematics, computers and inspection and digital devices.
• Electro-Mechanical Technology Degree (Preferred).
• Experience working with close tolerances in machine set-ups & process parameters, as well as standard manufacturing type equipment such as geared motors, conveyors, bearings, gears, drive trains, etc.
• Superb communication and organizational skills with the ability to clearly document production issues.

What is this role? 

As a Controls Engineer at Cirkul, you will be responsible for the design, development, implementation, and support of industrial control systems across manufacturing and packaging operations. This role plays a critical part in ensuring equipment reliability, performance, and scalability by delivering robust PLC, HMI, and automation solutions that support production, quality, and safety goals.

You will work closely with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and external vendors to develop new automation technologies, integrate equipment from multiple OEMs, and improve existing systems. The Controls Engineer will be hands-on in troubleshooting, commissioning, and continuous improvement efforts, while also contributing to standards, documentation, and best practices across the organization.

As Cirkul continues to grow and deploy new technologies, this role requires a strong technical foundation, the ability to work independently, and the mindset to build scalable, maintainable control systems that support long-term operational excellence.

What does an average day look like?

Driving Results:

• Design, implement, and support control system solutions that improve safety, quality, throughput, uptime, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) across manufacturing and assembly operations.

Taking Ownership:  

• Own the performance and reliability of PLC, HMI, and automation systems by troubleshooting issues, implementing permanent fixes, and proactively identifying opportunities for system and process improvement.

Making Decisions:

• Apply Cirkul’s engineering standards and best practices while developing new control strategies, architectures, and documentation to support evolving equipment, processes, and technologies.

Cultivating Relationships:

• Partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and external vendors to support production needs, commission new equipment, and ensure automation systems are understood, supported, and maintainable.

Instilling Trust:

• Build trust through consistent, high-quality technical execution, clear communication, and well-documented control systems that operators, technicians, and engineers can rely on.

Customer Focus:

• Ensure control systems meet Cirkul’s quality, safety, and performance requirements so that products are produced consistently and reliably for customers every time.

What background should you have? 

• 3+ years of experience in industrial automation or controls engineering within high-speed manufacturing, packaging, or process environments, with increasing technical responsibility.
• Hands-on experience supporting and integrating automated equipment such as fillers, conveyors, packers, inspection systems, material handling systems, and other OEM machinery.
• Demonstrated ability to design, program, commission, and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, and automation systems in a production environment while supporting quality, safety, and throughput requirements.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles, and structured problem-solving methodologies, with the ability to translate improvement opportunities into effective control system and automation solutions.
• Proven commitment to machine and personnel safety, including safe control system design, E-Stops, interlocks, and compliance with applicable electrical and safety standards.
• Ability to deliver reliable, maintainable control solutions in a fast-paced, high-demand manufacturing environment, balancing urgency with long-term system integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, make sound engineering decisions with minimal guidance, and take ownership of system performance from concept through production support.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and external vendors.
• Willingness to support production as needed, including seeing work through to completion during startups, commissioning, and critical downtime events.
• Positive, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to work across all levels of the organization and thrive in a rapidly growing, evolving manufacturing environment.