Electrical Engineer - PLC/Automation
About The Position
This position is responsible for developing and implementing 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 insure 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.
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.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Virtual Servers
- Knowledge of Networking
Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing plans to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and efficient utilization of automation maintenance personnel.
- Supporting the operating departments by providing maintenance input on long-term automation equipment decisions and maintaining the existing equipment to insure maximum uptime.
- Arranging for supporting services from outside contractors and equipment required to meet department needs.
- Providing input to the daily and weekly planning to ensure work schedules and manpower assignments are cost effective.
- Establishing, developing, implementing, improving, and monitoring the automation preventive maintenance program to reduce unscheduled downtime.
- Supporting the operating departments by providing input to shutdown scheduling and long-term equipment decisions to ensure maximum uptime.
- Arranging outside services as required to meet department goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Paper Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
