Electrical Engineer (Cement)

CalPortland • Oro Grande, CA

5d • $90,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for electronic controls, radio communication, monitoring systems, and related components, including computer hardware and software. The role supports plant automation and electrical operations, maintenance, programming, troubleshooting, system upgrades, energy improvements, and capital projects. The engineer works with plant and corporate personnel, vendors, electricians, and the energy team to maintain and improve plant instrument, analyzer, electrical, and control systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5–7 years of related experience in an industrial manufacturing or mining setting.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours as needed to maintain plant instrument and analyzer systems.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to maintain skills as technology for plant instrument and analyzer systems changes and improves.
• Strong communication and management skills, including the ability to work with, direct, assist, or follow vendor services during troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Troubleshooting skills and critical-thinking ability.
• Ability to read and edit process-flow drawings and read and create logic decision charts.
• Ability to travel occasionally to company facilities and other meeting locations.
• Ability to work cooperatively with plant and corporate personnel.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with computer-automated control and instrumentation and/or cement production processes.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Understanding of instrument and analyzer system fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the plant automation/electrical team with operation, maintenance, and programming of plant instrument and analyzer systems, including logic, analog, graphics, and other acquired technology.
• Assist in maintaining instrument, analyzer, and electrical systems; server-based high-level analyzer systems; and data historians such as OSI Pi and FLS ECS/QCX.
• Assist CIS with maintaining the corporate IT network.
• Work with the plant team to develop control-system applications for projects.
• Work with the energy team to identify improvements and participate in energy audits.
• Assist with capital projects, including conductor and protective-device sizing and load calculations for new and existing power systems connected to the plant electrical system.
• Identify worn and defective components and appropriate replacements; perform field inspections and supervise electrical work on projects.
• Diagnose and correct electrical problems to support the plant.
• Provide technical and safety training to Plant Electricians.
• Complete design and drawing updates for replacement components.
• Apply corporate standards to designs and proposed or implemented solutions.
• Use new plant technologies such as smart MCCs, including designing systems, training electricians, and updating documentation and diagnostic systems.
• Replace or upgrade worn and depreciated components and design, change, and modify instrument and analyzer systems.
• Create and submit capital proposals.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with low-cost premiums even for family coverage.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• Company-paid short-term disability.
• Paid sick time, vacation, and holidays.
• 401(k) and company-funded pension program, dependent on location and job type.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Additional voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level