Principle Plant Electrical Engineer

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Sheboygan Falls, WI

About The Position

The Plant Electrical Engineer is responsible for maintaining and optimizing electrical systems to ensure reliable operation. This role involves collaborating with the Maintenance department to develop and oversee preventive maintenance programs, troubleshooting technical issues, and implementing repairs to minimize downtime. This role manages projects, maintains accurate electrical drawings, conducts inspections for safety and environmental compliance, and manages requisitions and budgets for electrical equipment procurement in addition to ensuring contractors adhere to site rules. As a Plant Electrical Engineer within the Engineering team, you will be a critical business partner for the MilliporeSigma Life Science Business, supporting the preparation and execution of strategic and tactical projects. You will be responsible for optimizing Electrical systems and troubleshooting issues to enhance efficiency, quality, and performance. This role provides day-to-day technical support, as well as execution of Capital Projects. Leveraging Six Sigma methodologies and data analytics, you will lead and coordinate process improvement projects to implement robust corrective and preventative solutions.

Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering; PMP certification preferred.
More than 4 years of professional experience.
Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated documentation skills.
Ability to walk, stand, reach above shoulders, use a cellular phone, operate equipment, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear, and use hands to operate tools and equipment.
Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted and additional weight with assistance.
Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including hardhat, safety shoes, eye protection, hearing protection, safety harness, and protective clothing.
Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to operate company vehicles.
Must be able to work at varying heights.
Recent experience in a GMP production environment preferred.

Nice To Haves

Safety and Quality Excellence: Ensuring the adherence to safety and quality regulations, specifications, and policies to enable strong delivery to the customer. Enabling team members to pre-empt injuries and quality non-conformances by using data-driven insights, formal risk assessments, and proactive safety and quality observations.
Asset Risk Management and Preventative maintenance: Capacity to oversee all physical infrastructure assets and establish preventative measures including conducting regular audits, implementing predictive maintenance techniques, and proactive repairs and replacement strategies to mitigate potential risks.
Vendor & Contract Management: Ability to build long-term strategic partnerships with external vendors, ensuring a smooth integration of outsourced services into the facility's operation including security management and waste streams (excluding hazardous waste), while minimizing risks and improving efficiency.
Project Management excellence: Capable of utilizing best practices in project management to manage complex facility projects, and ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to specification to achieve strategic objectives.
Future-Fit Facility Design: The capability to anticipate and design facilities to support future needs of next-gen operational technologies to transform operations and advance sustainability goals.
Technical Expertise: Good understanding of electrical systems, machine operations, and process technologies, including facilities systems, and automation.
Data Analytics Skills: Capable of using data analytics tools to identify patterns, troubleshoot issues, and monitor post-implementation results.
Technical Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to diagnose process and equipment issues, develop solutions, and ensure process stability.
Cross-Functional Teamwork: Effective collaboration within Autonomous Teams (AT), driving engineering solutions across functional boundaries and ensuring shared accountability for process performance.
Innovation and Sustainability: Curiosity and passion for identifying new technologies with focus on energy savings.

Responsibilities

Design and perform regular maintenance and optimization of electrical control systems within the plant to ensure reliable operation.
Work with the Maintenance department to schedule and oversee preventative maintenance activities for electrical systems.
Identify and troubleshoot technical issues in electrical systems, implementing repairs as needed to minimize downtime.
Monitor electrical systems to ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards, conducting necessary inspections and audits.
Manage and execute improvement projects within stipulated timeframes and budget constraints, ensuring they meet intended design specifications as per the capability of Project Excellence.
Conduct comprehensive analysis and develop solutions for optimal performance, ensuring integration of new technologies and analytics tools as needed.
Develop and implement standardized procedures that facilitate easy maintenance, minimize downtime, and reduce maintenance costs based on the Design for Maintenance capability.
Contribute to the execution of the Life Science strategy and strive for technological advancement by evaluating effective, sustainable, and state-of-the-art solutions in line with applicable safety and quality requirements.

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