Controls Systems Engineer

Company Description

Blue Scope Coated Products is one of the largest coil coating companies in the United States, with facilities across the country. With more than four decades of expertise providing painted metal coils and toll processing services for industries in the construction and consumer product markets, we pride ourselves on delivering premium quality, reliable service, and ongoing innovation to our customers.

As a member of the BCP Marietta, the Electrical Engineer directs the design and installation of new or replacement electrical and automation equipment, develops standards for reliability and guidelines for engineering and maintenance activities on said equipment, and ensures engineering drawings and technical information are kept up to date for equipment identified.

In addition, the Electrical Engineer is responsible for the daily maintenance activities on equipment and systems within the electrical engineer’s responsibility and may also be tasked with supporting other maintenance activities during breakdowns, line shuts, annual shuts or when the need arises.

• Identify and implement process equipment improvements utilizing reliability‑based maintenance philosophy.
• Lead the design and development of electrical projects and initiatives within the plant.
• Work with planners/schedulers to develop detailed shutdown work plans.
• Establish repair priorities through communications with operating departments, line maintenance associates and planners, keeping planners informed as to status of equipment repair. Documentation of activities and status in the work orders.
• Ensures engineering drawings, maintenance procedures and technical information are kept up to date.
• Provide direction to maintenance associates and contract labor.
• Optimize spares holding levels, develop efficient supply contracts and minimize stock holding costs.
• Develop & organize training programs for maintenance associates that apply to operations, maintenance and safety.
• Carry out root cause analysis on equipment failures and take appropriate measures to prevent failures from reoccurring. Assist other maintenance activities across BCP as required.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• 3-5 years of related experience
• Demonstrated initiative, critical thinking and problem‑solving ability

• Prior intern or co‑op engineering work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Prior experience working with production and maintenance teams to evaluate equipment performance, propose improvements and implement change
• Prior experience in maintaining, upgrading and fault‑finding electrical equipment such as PLCs, HMIs and AC/DC drives
• Prior exposure to developing scope, getting quotations, and working with engineering and construction firms to take projects from concept to commissioning/handover

• Ability to effectively manage projects from conception to completion, including budgeting, design, manpower allocation, timeline development, documentation and technical instruction
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to analyze and solve problems through application of principles of mechanics, electricity, and fluid dynamics to machines and equipment
• Ability to understand the operation of moderately complex tools, machines and systems
• Ability to operate and understand a variety of computer applications and systems such as AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and Oracle
• Ability to work on Rockwell PLCs, Rockwell drives and make process changes/write programs as needed

• Drive for Results
• Drive to develop effective teams/projects
• Process Management
• Intellectual Horsepower
• Written Communications
• Functional/Technical skills
• Flexibility to support the operational needs of a manufacturing business
• Team orientated

May be required to work non‑traditional business hours to accommodate various testing activities, implementations, conversions, projects, business contingencies, availability of work or resources, network or…