The Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the research, design, and implementation of capital and maintenance electrical projects; will provide technical support for maintenance, construction oversight, stewardship of the facility electrical systems, and ensure that procedures, documents and drawings are updated and maintained.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop preliminary scope documents for the electrical portion of capital and maintenance projects
Develop electrical section of "Specification for Detailed Engineering" documents
Provide leadership for task force on electrical systems to gather input from production and maintenance. Input is then incorporated into engineering projects
Communicate with vendors to determine applicability of products
Develop detailed equipment specifications to ensure all necessary equipment, drawings and vendor provided services are identified and detailed
Evaluate vendor bids for conformance to specification and recommends appropriate vendor to purchasing
Direct electrical designers in the creation of engineering construction packages; this includes drawings, instructions and specifications
Review and approve electrical design packages
Provide technical support to the maintenance electrical supervisors, C&IS technicians, and operations managers
Review electrical test reports and develop projects to correct deficiencies
Provide technical help to investigate equipment and system failures and recommend corrective actions
Order short circuit and coordination studies per schedule or as needed for major changes or additions to power system; implement recommendations from the study
Schedule and supervise all power systems operation, maintenance, testing, inspections, and cleaning to maintain good reliability
Supervise and direct electrical safety owner to ensure electrician workforce is knowledgeable, qualified in NFPA 70E, and remains injury free
Investigate all electrical incidents; ensure all technicians are low voltage qualified; ensure a critical mass are medium voltage qualified
Maintains, coordinates with others and preforms service work on all AC and DC electrical distribution systems, motors and controls
Read, interpret and mark up for "as-built" blueprints and drawings
As circumstances warrant supervises qualified personnel and vendors engaged in electrical installations and the preventive maintenance of these systems
Maintains, coordinates with others and preforms service work on all AC and DC electrical distribution systems, motors and controls
Responsible for the skills and capability of the C&IS technicians; understand the training and development plan and adjust as technology changes
Lead the selection process for new C&IS technicians; monitor staffing to insure coverage of all operations
Responsible that all installations meet all applicable code requirements and plant standards; participate in the ongoing development of plant standards
Obtain Substation maintenance certification from AVO
Support sustainability efforts by tracking energy usage and developing energy reduction projects
SELECTION CRITERIA
Education
A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering is required
Experience
At least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment is required; preferably in food manufacturing
Project management experience is preferred
Experience or knowledge in electrical power system studies including short circuit, arc flash, protective device coordination is preferred
Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems is preferred
