Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

The Electrical Engineer provides technical support for power and distribution systems planning and management, electrical control systems, process planning, and process improvements. Involves the different phases of Manufacturing engineering projects from concept through on-going production. The incumbent participates in such specific activities as design and evaluation of processes, logic development for programmable logic controllers, design and implementation of electrical controls or distribution systems, coordination of plant's electrical distribution system, and preparation of specifications for bids and proposals.

The individual must assist in maintaining technological control over all processes.

This position provides support and management of the electrical power and control systems for the entire plant operations and facilities. Electrical technical guidance is provided to others as required in the liaison role between production and all other functional areas of the company. This position also performs engineering and technical assistance in providing economical manufacturing methods to accomplish optimum utilization of machines, processes, facilities, quality, and timely production.

This position will serve the Water Heater Division, located in Montgomery, AL.

• Upload and maintain a current back-up of all programs or parameters including documentation for electrical control systems such as PLC's, drives, and operator interface terminals. Maintain electrical schematics for all equipment control systems in a central location as well as at the respective equipment.
• Assist plant maintenance in troubleshooting and repair of electrical systems.
• Develop hardware requirements for electrical control systems for process equipment based on required process input and outputs. Develop control programs for programmable logic controllers and operator interface terminals to reflect the process. Maintain and troubleshoot all PLC equipment hardware and software for plant's processes.
• Calculate and design power requirements for new power feed installations to new process equipment or facilities. Incumbent must determine size and appropriate ratings of transformers, wire, conduit, circuit protection and grounding systems, which complies with national electrical codes.
• Investigates and determines adaptability of new electrical technologies to facilities and equipment. Prepares specifications, appropriations, and initiates purchases of capital equipment and oversees their installation and implementation.
• Manages the existing and new installations to the plant's power distribution systems. Maintain and update any changes to current single line electrical diagrams, panel drawings, panel or distribution centers labeling and systems loads. Makes recommendations to management for changes or adjustments to the power systems.
• Monitors and implements corrective actions to maintain the plant's power factor close to unity to prevent penalties from the local power utilities.
• Must provide a proactive communication link of any power demand fluctuations or modifications to plant power facilities to the local power utilities representatives.
• Monitor power systems for any unusual demands or improper operation and report any such activities to management and local utilities for corrective actions.
• Manages the existing and new installations as well as testing to the plant's fire protection system. Maintain and update any changes to current system diagrams, drawings, and documentation. Makes recommendations to management for changes or adjustments to the fire protection systems.
• Plan, design and assist in construction and implementation of new control systems to replace antiquated or inefficient control systems on current equipment or processes.
• Develop and assist in the implementation of an electrical preventative maintenance program. Identify critical equipment and its electrical components and initiates predictive programs to replace worn equipment prior to failure to reduce downtime to the operations.
• Participate in cost and productivity improvement projects to reduce utility costs, high maintenance costs or excessive downtime with electrical power or control systems.
• Determine the most efficient workstation layout, machines, tools and operations required to develop optimum line balance for sequential operations. Devises and develops the use of substitute equipment, tools and operations to overcome production schedule or technical problems.
• Plan and design new processes and equipment such as electrical control systems, jigs, fixtures, gauges and tools. Develop improvements of special hydraulic, pneumatic and electromechanical equipment. After design, monitors and controls fabrication progress, establishes estimates of time, material and labor costs on projects submitted. Project management methods and reports are used to monitor the projects.
• Participate in productivity and quality improvements by investigation,…