Electrical Engineer - PLC/Automation

PCA • Jacksonville, FL

115d

About The Position

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and minimum one (1) years job related experience preferred or Associates Degree in related field with three (3) to five (5) years job experience.
• Knowledge of operation, repair, and maintenance of automation equipment, drives, Allen Bradley PLCs, IBA, Virtual Servers (preferred), Networking (preferred), key maintenance indicators, and pulp and paper industry.
• Must be willing and able to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement plans to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and efficient utilization of automation maintenance personnel.
• Support the operating departments by providing maintenance input on long-term automation equipment decisions and maintaining the existing equipment to ensure maximum uptime.
• Arrange for supporting services from outside contractors and equipment required to meet department needs.
• Provide input to the daily and weekly planning to ensure work schedules and manpower assignments are cost effective.
• Establish, develop, implement, improve, and monitor the automation preventive maintenance program to reduce unscheduled downtime.
• Support the operating departments by providing input to shutdown scheduling and long-term equipment decisions to ensure maximum uptime.
• Arrange outside services as required to meet department goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees