Electrical Engineer

Overview

Buzzi Unicem USA is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in the United States.  With over 1,300 valued employees, Buzzi Unicem USA manufactures and distributes its cement products throughout the Midwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast regions of the country.  Globally, Buzzi Unicem SpA operates in 14 countries and employs almost 10,000 people. We are passionate about sustainably producing our cement products for the benefit of society by providing the foundation for crucial infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, dams, and residential and industrial buildings. 

Our commitment to positively contributing to society is a core principle for our business, and the reason we focus heavily on sustainable development. As part of our corporate culture, we recognize our role in meeting the current generation’s needs, while preserving environmental quality and protecting the needs of future generations.

Additionally, quality serves as the foundation of the way we do business at Buzzi Unicem USA.  We have established at all our production sites, quality targets for our products that meet not only local regulatory standards but also our customer requirements.

Buzzi Unicem USA strives to provide a corporate culture supporting career growth through strong leadership and development planning.   We offer a competitive salary, along with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits. Plus, our benefits include flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance and other voluntary benefits – such as accident and critical illness. We also provide a 401(k) savings plan, Employee Assistance Program, a tuition reimbursement program, professional development and advancement opportunities.

Join our team, be part of the solution, support evolving innovations, and help us continue providing quality products, all while being supported by strong leadership and a comprehensive and competitive benefits program.

Responsibilities

·       Champion safety, health, and environmental compliance and a strong safety culture; own the plant electrical safety program, including NFPA 70E, arc flash labeling, LOTO procedures, and MSHA electrical requirements

·       Engineer, specify, and maintain plant power distribution systems, including utility substation, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, transformers, MCCs, cabling, emergency generation, UPS/DC battery systems, and hazardous (classified) location equipment in the coal and solid fuel systems

·       Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of electrical failures on kiln, raw mill, finish mill, crusher, fan, conveying, and dust collection/emissions control (including electrostatic precipitators, where applicable) drives and motors to minimize production downtime

·       Develop and manage preventive and predictive electrical maintenance programs, including thermography, motor circuit analysis, insulation testing, and protective relay testing, and maintain a critical spares strategy for large motors, transformers, and drives

·       Lead electrical scope of capital projects, upgrades, and modifications, including design, specifications, cost estimates, Management of Change (MOC), contractor oversight, and commissioning

·       Maintain accurate single-line diagrams, electrical drawings, short-circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies, and equipment records

·       Provide engineering support for large motors, VFDs, soft starters, wound-rotor motors with liquid resistance starters, and kiln/mill main and auxiliary drives, including setup, tuning, and reliability improvements

·       Plan and execute the electrical scope of annual kiln and mill outages, including scheduling, contractor coordination, and post-outage testing and startup

·       Collaborate with operations, automation, and mechanical teams, and provide technical guidance and training to electricians and contractors

·       Monitor power quality, power factor, harmonics (IEEE 519), and energy consumption; recommend improvements to reduce demand charges and energy cost per ton

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program (required).
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in industrial power distribution, large motors and drives, and controls; cement, mining, aggregates, or other heavy industrial experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of PLCs (Siemens, Rockwell, ABB), HMIs, and SCADA/DCS systems.
• Experience with medium-voltage systems (e.g., 4.16 kV to 13.8 kV) and protective relays (e.g., SEL, GE Multilin).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or EIT/FE certification with intent to pursue PE, preferred.
• Experience performing or managing short-circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies preferred.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English (technical instructions, safety signs, and forms).
• Availability for call-outs, on-call rotation, weekends, holidays, and extended hours during kiln and mill outages and shutdowns.
• Valid driver's license.
• Completion of MSHA miner training (new-miner and annual refresher) as required by the site.

Buzzi Unicem USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please note that candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and that only qualified candidates will be contacted.