Electrical Controls Engineer

Richelieu Foods • Wheeling, IL

2d • $100,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Richelieu Foods, Inc., a leading supplier of high-quality private brand food products to the retail and food service industries, is seeking a Controls Engineer, who will provide electrical and controls support for Production, Engineering and Maintenance. This role will collaborate with Engineering to define scope, design, estimates and oversight for the electrical portion of capital projects. This position will support Maintenance by developing technical documentation, troubleshooting, training and coaching. The ideal candidate will be well versed in the NEC and provide advice on all code and electrical safety matters for Richelieu Foods, Inc.

Requirements

• Associates Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience and minimum 3 years of related work experience.
• Experience with PLC Programming, particularly with Rockwell Automation systems.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation, experience with P&IDs and process automation.
• Experience with AutoCAD.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to travel to all Richelieu Foods, Inc. sites.
• Act as a Safety Champion with focus on electrical safety.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food manufacturing or consumer goods industry.
• Experience working in a combustible dust environment.
• Knowledge of CMMS systems (EMaint or SAP preferred) or similar software experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive a safety culture that prioritizes safe work practices and procedures, ensure all activities align with regulatory requirements that may apply, e.g., OSHA, EPA, USDA, state and local building and fire code regulations.
• Ensure reliability of the electrical system (low and high voltage).
• Optimize electrical/process control maintenance, hardware and operation costs.
• Facilitate collaboration across departments to provide necessary support and expertise for the execution of capital investment projects.
• Participate in the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of new equipment and validate electricity and automation requirements.
• Participate in the procurement process, programming tasks and contribute to all phases in capital projects that require electrical and controls support.
• Ensure that project scopes are achieved within the agreed cost and timing.
• Provide PLC and HMI software and hardware support for the factory.
• Participate in the long-term electrical and controls infrastructure plan for all sites
• Maintain current and complete electrical and controls as-built documentation.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, 401K with company match, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree