Electrical Reliability & Projects Engineer

About the Job

We are looking for an Electrical Reliability & Projects Engineer to join our team in Midlothian, Texas. As an Electrical Reliability & Projects Engineer with Quikrete Heavy Construction Materials you will be responsible for leading predictive and preventative electrical maintenance, continuously monitoring and measuring critical asset conditions to prevent premature and unexpected failure, and driving equipment reliability through improvement of maintenance and operational processes as well as equipment design.

This role also leads capital and improvement projects and supports the plant with automation related initiatives as needed. This position reports to the Maintenance Manager.

Competitive wages.

Company provided benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Company paid life and disability benefits, paid vacation, and 401K.

• Daily review of equipment stops and identification of previous or current day failures. Short- and long-term critical thinking for temporary or permanent repairs and prompt attention to organize planning and execution to improve overall reliability. Evaluate failures, collaborate with engineering teams, and implement ideas to improve protection schemes that avoid re-occurrence.
• Troubleshoot problems in the plant by studying and determining root causes of failures. Provide technical advice and expertise during maintenance and operations. Continue assurance that equipment specifications are reviewed and documented.
• Work hands on to be actively involved in key equipment inspections and overhauls. Validate as found/as built machine specifications with pictures and documented inspection reports.
• Study operational data and compare with equipment data to eliminate historical problems in the plant.
• Provide additional leadership and support to the plant when the technical services team has a plant improvement project. Participate in, and assist the electrical and instrumentation teams on collaboration with technical services team for plant improvement projects.
• Ensure proper operation and care of equipment, correct lubrication procedures, and protect the environment.
• Monitor and continually refine preventative and predictive maintenance to feed the planning process for preventive work. Act on actions listed in technical report summaries. Direct scheduling and assignment of predictive inspections. Write, modify, and maintain a comprehensive list of PdM and PM inspections for routine and annual maintenance periods.
• Collaborate with the Reliability Dept and act as a liaison to ensure prompt actions are taken when critical issues are discovered related to vibration and tribology concerns.
• Organization of PdM KPI which demonstrates results of the work through cost avoidance.
• Assist with management and supervision of the lubrication team and oil analysis programs for all motors and transformers.
• Maintain and modify, as needed, the plant engineering systems and library.
• Motivate and engage all levels of employees to assist in generating innovative ways to drive continuous improvement and increased reliability.
• Strict review downtime codes and prompt communication with process team to ensure accurate OEE and reliability data and history.
• Foster a culture of reliability. Develop and provide training to personnel so that they can support safety, equipment reliability, and process efficiency. Share reliability results with the maintenance team.
• Support the maintenance team and participate in the emergency on-call rotation for plant coverage.
• Will be trained to provide coverage for the Automation Engineer as needed.
• Participation in the On-Call rotation for Electrical Maintenance.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (Power/Controls Emphasis), Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or other related engineering fields.
• Must be able to work extended hours (up to 16 a day) and weekends if needed.
• Must be able to work scheduled night shift during outages or other projects.
• Previous experience working in manufacturing or industrial setting preferred.
• Minimum five years’ experience in cement, lime or similar process preferred.
• Must…