A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills are required, including presentation planning and delivery skills and the ability to communicate across all levels of the organization.
Computer operation skills are required, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, advanced Excel and PowerPoint expertise, and AutoCAD engineering software.
Experience using lean and continuous improvement methodology is required.
Strong strategic thinking and business problem-solving skills are required.
Strong collaboration, interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills, with a demonstrated track record of making improvements that benefit organizational results and customers, are required.
Relationship-building and change-management skills are required.
Knowledge of ISO 9001 and similar achievement standards is required.
The ability to lead change initiatives and drive process excellence is required.
The ability to make significant changes in a variety of environments, with multiple learning experiences, is required.
Experience with data analysis, operations management, and business intelligence tools is required.
Coaching skills with frontline employees and supervisors or managers are required.
The ability to troubleshoot programmable logic controller ladder logic is required.
The ability to understand electrical schematics and engineering concepts is required.
The ability to write, program, and troubleshoot multiple programmable logic controller platforms, including Allen-Bradley 500 and 5000 platforms, Ignition, Siemens, and GE, is required.
The ability to write, program, and troubleshoot multiple human-machine interface platforms is required.
The ability to understand non-integrated programmable logic controller electrical controls is required.
The ability to understand and troubleshoot relay logic and motor control circuits is required.
The ability to understand and troubleshoot multiple variable-frequency-drive platforms is required.
A general understanding of pneumatic and hydraulic schematics and controls is required.
Motivation and ingenuity are required.
Responsibilities
Maintain and update control systems.
Manage plant electrical and electronic maintenance and provide short- and long-term electrical solutions to reduce costs, improve uptime, safety, and quality, enhance customer service support, and increase profitability.
Support multiple manufacturing facilities and interface regularly with the HarbisonWalker International Engineering department.
Apply electrical and electronic engineering techniques to improve manufacturing processes and products in coordination with and in support of HarbisonWalker International's Lean and HarbisonWalker Business System efforts.
Improve efficiency, minimize inconsistencies, avoid waste, and reduce downtime to drive improvements in Overall Equipment Efficiency while supporting the Maintenance Excellence Program.
Lead, facilitate, execute, and manage electrical process and capital projects to reduce costs and improve the customer experience by implementing electrical engineering best practices and incorporating Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies.
Conduct periodic reviews to ensure projects achieve the desired results stated in the justification.
Work with Operations and Maintenance departments to develop best practices and standard work to solve manufacturing problems.
Initiate electrical downtime-reduction plans, drive maintenance-excellence initiatives, and identify future opportunities for continual plant improvement.
Assist in developing electrical staff by mentoring and improving the electrical team’s troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis capabilities for electrical issues and systems.
Assemble reports documenting process status and changes.
Work in office and manufacturing operating conditions, including exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.
Lift up to 50 pounds less than one-third of the time.
HWI has a fantastic opportunity to join our Engineering Team as an Electrical Controls Engineer III.
Summary:
The Electrical Controls Engineer III maintains and updates control systems; manages all plant electrical/electronic maintenance and provides short- and long-term electrical solutions to reduce costs, improve uptime, safety and quality resulting in enhanced customer service support and increased profitability. This role will be supporting multiple manufacturing facilities and will interface with HarbisonWalker Internationals Engineering department on a regular basis.
Responsibilities:
Applying Electrical/Electronic engineering techniques to assist in the improvement of manufacturing process and products in coordination and in support of HarbisonWalker Internationals Lean and HBS (HarbisonWalker Business System) efforts; improve efficiency, minimize inconsistencies, avoid waste and reduce downtime to drive improvements in OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) while supporting the overall Maintenance Excellence Program
Leading, facilitating, executing, and managing electrical projects (process and capital) to reduce costs and improve the customer experience by implementing electrical engineering best practices incorporating Lean/Six Sigma tools and methodologies; conducting periodic reviews to ensure that the projects achieve the desired results stated in the justification
Working with the Operations and Maintenance departments to develop best practices and standard work to solve manufacturing problems, initiate electrical downtime reduction plans, to improvements and drive maintenance excellence initiatives, and identify future opportunities for the overall continual improvement of the plant
Assist in the development of the electrical staff; mentoring and improving the overall electrical team to gain strengths in troubleshooting and root cause analysis of electrical issues and systems to drive continuous improvement
Assembling reports to document process status and changes
Requirements:
Requires B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field
Requires excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including presentation planning and delivery skills; ability to communicate across all levels of the organization
Requires computer operation skills including, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, advanced excel and PowerPoint expertise and Auto Cad engineering software
Requires experience using lean and continuous improvement methodology
Requires strong strategic thinking and business problem solving skills
Requires strong collaboration, interpersonal, communications and leadership skills and a demonstrated track record of making improvements that benefit the organizational results and customer
Requires relationship building and change management skills
Requires knowledge of ISO 9001 and similar achievement standards
Requires ability to lead change initiatives and drive process excellence
Requires ability to make a significant change in a variety of environments, with multiple learning experiences
Requires experience with data analysis, operations management and business intelligence tools
Requires coaching skills with front line employees and supervisors/managers
Requires ability to troubleshoot PLC Ladder Logic
Requires the ability to understand electrical schematics and engineering concepts
Requires the ability to write/program multiple PLC platforms (Allen Bradley, 500, 5000 platform, Ignition, Siemens, GE, Etc.)
Requires the ability to write/program/troubleshoot multiple HMI platforms
Requires the ability to understand none integrated PLC electrical controls
Requires the ability to understand and troubleshoot Relay Logic/Motor Control Circuits
Requires the ability to understand and troubleshoot Multiple VFD Platforms
Requires the general understanding of pneumatic/hydraulic schematics and controls
Requires motivation and ingenuity
Physical and Environmental Requirements
Physical Activity: Requires ½ of time sitting and/or speaking/hearing. Requires ½ of time standing, walking, using hands and fingers, reaching.
Lifting: Requires lifting to 50 pounds less than 1/3 of time.
Vision: Requires accurate close and distance vision.
Environment: Requires ½ of time in an office setting. Requires less than ½ of time working near moving mechanical parts, exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, and/or vibration.
Noise: Requires working in office and manufacturing operating conditions.