Electrical Power & Automation Engineer - Paper Manufacturing

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Electrical Power & Automation Engineer - Paper Manufacturing (5611)

Provide electrical/instrumentation engineering for Stevens Point Paper Mill & Water Renewal Center in the form of engineering design, project management, troubleshooting, and maintenance problem solving.

• As a leader in the mill, help ensure all mill employees are “safe from the start” by teaching, coaching, and following up to ensure established safe work practices are being followed as well as compliance to federal, state, and local safety regulations.
• Lead the mill’s NFPA 70E compliance efforts and participate in electrical safe work practice team.
• Provide electrical/instrumentation engineering services necessary for the mill to complete their capital improvement projects and engineering service requests. Use sound engineering methods to prepare appropriate project cost estimations, provide electrical/instrumentation drawings, detail installation work scopes, order equipment through Purchasing, and oversee projects to completion.
• Perform as a project manager and execute capital projects utilizing the Capital Expenditure Request (CER).
• Complete preliminary and authorization level engineering studies, including detailed scope development and capital cost estimations.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving daily electrical/instrumentation problems with the mill’s machinery and equipment.
• Investigate and assist in solving chronic maintenance problems as assigned by supervisor.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining the mill’s preventative and predictive maintenance program for area of responsibility.
• Conduct periodic tours of the mill for electrical/instrumentation problems, conferring with production and maintenance personnel with regard to current jobs, making safety observations, and ensuring good housekeeping.
• Ensure that electrical/instrumentation activities are carried out with the best overall value for cost, labor, materials, and asset availability.
• Organize and conduct training of electrical/instrumentation mill technicians, as assigned by supervisor, to assure successful installation, startup, and maintenance of equipment and systems.
• Assist in updating and maintaining the mill’s electrical and instrumentation drawings.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Self‑motivated, hands‑on engineer who is comfortable with mechanical systems and software tools.
• A cooperative or intern experience in electrical engineering is desired.
• Knowledge of programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems, drive systems and general principles of automation and computer interfacing is desired.

Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non‑disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.