Electrical Engineer

The Electrical Engineers duties encompass specifying installing and maintaining manufacturing and physical plant equipment. Additionally they engage in project initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety quality and efficiency of the manufacturing facility.

Working under the guidance of the Plant Engineering Manager the electrical engineer collaborates with the engineering maintenance and operations teams to advance safety standards increase reliability and optimize efficiency.

Duties and responsibilities

• Maintain automatic machines with PLCs hydraulics and pneumatic controls.

• Able to utilize software to troubleshoot PLCs HMIs and AC Drives.

• Layout install adjust and maintain a variety of electrical equipment such as

  wiring motors switches controllers and electrical mechanisms.

• Diagnose and remedy any electrical trouble quickly to avoid shutdowns.

• Determine necessary repairs tear down and reassemble machines.

• Maintain equipment drawings and documentation to utilize such references for

  timely repairs.

• Troubleshoot potential problems before machinery incurs additional expense or

  production downtime.

• Assist in the installation of new equipment as necessary.

• Demonstrate flexibility by being oncall as needed to maintain production schedules

  and remaining on the shift when needed to manage shifting priorities and demands.

• Perform preventative maintenance 5S improvement and special projects as well as perform other assigned tasks as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Minimum; Associate in Applied Science Electronics Engineering Technology equivalent experience or Electrical Certification or License

• At least 3 years experience performing maintenance and repair of machinery support equipment and facility with a focus on electrical components.

• Troubleshoot and repair existing or potential electrical pneumatic hydraulic and mechanical problems.

• Must be able to work from blueprints manufacturer specifications and wiring diagrams.

• Ability to use common precision measurement gages and equipment.

• Technical knowledge of automated production machine equipment and maintenance required.

• Experience with batch mixing coating and laminate extrusion processes preferred.

• Experience with Mitsubishi Allen Bradley and Yaskawa PLCs preferred.

• Physically able to pass spirometry exam for test fitting of respiratory equipment.