Electrical Engineer

International Paper Company • Waterloo, IA

48d • $108,200 - $144,300 • Onsite

About The Position

This role will work closely with a variety of different groups and departments within the Waterloo plant, but will report directly to the Plant General Manager with functional reporting to the Maintenance Manager. The Electrical Engineer plays a critical hands-on role in maintaining and improving the electrical systems that support corrugating and converting operations. This position focuses on troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading electrical components and control systems to ensure maximum equipment uptime and safe, efficient production.

Requirements

• BS/BA in Engineering; preferred Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial
• 3+ Years of manufacturing experience
• Experience in a heavy industrial environment in operations and/or maintenance

Nice To Haves

• Corrugated packaging manufacturing experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Support safety as a core value
• Support the plant efforts to achieve consistent results
• Coordinate and review vendor equipment, installation and other discipline drawings for operability and maintainability input Maintain strong safety leadership
• Perform professional and more complex electrical engineering work relating to the design of single line, three lines, wiring diagrams and general arrangement in conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits
• PLC/HMI controls redesign and upgrades of existing processes
• AC motor and servo motor controls redesign and upgrades
• Collaborate with multiple departments to resolve technical issues and improve business practices
• Work with Robotic Programmers and HMI Programmers to ensure full functionality of the system
• Work with IT to resolve ethernet communications issues between machinery and machine components.
• Assist with new machine start up and commissioning.
• Conduct Root Cause Counter Measures to continually improve machine reliability and production output.
• On call troubleshooting as needed.

Benefits

• International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.
• Sales and Leadership training, promotional opportunities within a global company

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Paper Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees