Manufacturing Lead Electrical Engineer

Outokumpu Careers • Saraland, AL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

As a global leader in Stainless Steel, we're seeking a dynamic Lead Electrical Engineer and be part of our Melt Shop team in Calvert, Mobile County, Alabama. Relocation assistance may be offered. The objective of this role is to lead Melt Shop Maintenance engineers, specialists, and electricians to perform all tasks related to maintaining the reliability and safety of the Melt Shop and associated equipment. The Lead Electrical Engineer will be required to guide their team to deliver creative solutions that achieve greater results than standard engineering solutions. This position involves time spent researching, and challenging staff, vendors, and engineering firms to devise original concepts that aim to transform the company into an industry leader.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering degree with additional certifications or 10 years equivalent work experience
• Experience with Electric Arc Furnaces, Switchgear, Power Distribution, Controls and Control Systems, especially Siemens and Allen-Bradley.
• Advanced Practical understanding of Electrical Drawings and Schematics, as well as related drawings such as Mechanical and Hydraulic.
• Understanding of Reliability Centered Maintenance programs, has knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies, has an understanding of reliability and asset management
• Advanced troubleshooter of all equipment failures (such as variable frequency drives, motors, transformers, scales, temperature devices, etc.)
• Ability to effectively communicate plans and new designs to management.
• Has the ability to develop creative solutions to improve asset performance.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills pertaining to an industrial environment and engineering economics.
• Effective Leadership, communication skills, and has a drive for continuous improvement of themselves as well as others.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Engineering degree preferred.
• PMP/CAPM preferred
• Experience as a project managing, service engineer, or equipment designer is beneficial.
• Knowledge in multiple functional areas including engineering, operations, continuous improvement, project management, capital project, and project budgeting is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provides advice and counsel by utilizing knowledge of engineering design principles, practices, project management, and reliability practices.
• Suggests and implements innovative and cost-effective solutions to resolve maintenance/reliability issues.
• Develops and maintains working relationships with manufacturers, vendors, and consulting firms.
• Serves as project manager or the technical lead for continuous improvement projects and capex projects.
• Work with Reliability Engineers to develop long term plans (3-5 years) for capital improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and rebuilds of assets.
• Drives continuous improvement by utilizing Reliability and Maintenance best practices.
• Promotes world class maintenance manufacturing and understands that maintenance, operations, engineering, purchasing, and stores must work closely together to achieve success.
• Manages engineering resources to complete projects and supports the development of the engineering staff.
• Works with the Team to improve equipment reliability and equipment performance.
• Manages overall department projects and provides updates as requested.
• Works with the Engineering Team to ensure critical projects are completed in a timely manner and critical paths of projects and outages are met.

Benefits

• Competitive benefit package including health, dental, disability, life and voluntary insurance options.
• Time to recharge through PTO plus paid holidays and parental leave.
• Retirement plan and company matching 6%
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation assistance may be offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees