Project Engineer - electrical

Electrical And Control Engineer

Position is responsible for all electrical and control related issues in projects as well as leading projects supporting four machines, power and recovery, fiber process which includes 3 continuous digesters (3-Kamyr) and a recycle plant. Performs as a team member of various project teams where capital improvements have been identified against specific business issues. Also serves as a coordinator or clearing house of ideas for improvement techniques and implementation strategies.

Job functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Design and direct installation of electrical and control products or plant systems.
• Analyze product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine designs that can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods.
• Determine feasibility of designing new plant equipment or modifying existing facilities considering costs, available space, time limitations, company planning, and other technical and economic factors.
• Provide technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages and limitations which affect long range plant and product engineering planning.
• Direct and coordinates manufacturing or building of machine improvements and/or plant systems.
• Evaluate engineering test results for possible application to developments of systems or other uses.
• Also work with maintenance to troubleshoot electrical/mechanical machine problems.
• Lead and guide all work with electrical systems, process controls, and instrument design.
• Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
• Research and analyze design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain electrical and control products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew.

Specific skills:

• SAP software experience preferred.
• Auto Cad software experience preferred.
• Critical thinker, with excellent analytical abilities.
• Design skills, presenting technical information, equipment maintenance.
• Quality focus, general consulting skills, production planning, technical zeal.

Background / experience:

• 3-5 years manufacturing experience in heavy industry with paper manufacturing experience preferred.
• 2 - 3 years capital project management experience.
• Project management and leadership skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple, complex tasks and deal easily with pressure on a day in and day out basis.
• Must be able to motivate, communicate and drive continuous improvement
• Must have good attention to details, but be able to manage the big picture and have a make the numbers mentality.

Education / knowledge:

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or chemical engineering a must.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Solid planning, leadership, and administrative skills.
• Proven experience in process improvement and project management skills.

Great company offering excellent benefits and relocation. Client only hires promo table candidates.