Electrical Engineering Manager

Pacific International has been retained by a Fortune 500 company that is a market leader in industrial manufacturing with ~ $10bn in revenue. They have a global footprint and span across 30 countries with almost 25,000 employees.

The Electrical Maintenance Leader has responsibility for overall Electrical Maintenance Operations at the facility. He/she is responsible for all aspects of the electrical maintenance processes, and uses engineering skills to drive improvements in safety, productivity and quality, while reducing costs and assuring environmental compliance.

Leading Electrical Maintenance Operations:

• Maintains working knowledge of Corporate Control System Standards and Guidelines and adherence to Electrical Safety Programs
• Serve as the subject matter expert on electrical engineering process improvements
• Develop and ensure execution on Preventive and Predictive Maintenance programs for all site electrical equipment
• Ensure compliance with all electrical codes at a local and nation level
• Lead plant electrical troubleshooting issues and develop corrective actions and recommendations to prevent reoccurrence (on call responsibilities)
• Strong knowledge in both controls and power delivery
• Responsible for maintaining an up-to-date and complete set of as-built electrical and controls documentation; including automation device data base (HMI’S, VFD’s, & PLC’s)
• Develop capital projects as necessary; and ensure electrical led projects are on-time and in budget
• Identifies and captures opportunities for reliability performance and cost improvement
• Works closely with the Operation Department in a team-based environment that is designed to manage in a manner that will ensure continuously improving machine performance and employee efficiency
• Promotes a service and quality culture within the department to meet/exceed established goals
• Improves the reliability of the plant systems and assets with implementation of new technologies
• Assists plant and corporate engineering in identifying and scoping control systems related projects
• Provides Instrumentation, PLC, HMI, VFD’s, AspenTech, and hardware support to the plant maintenance staff
• Coordinates work on PC-based control system equipment with IT and Security department
• Support site security systems (gates, cameras, badge access, and lighting)
• Other functions and responsibilities as described by the Maintenance Department leadership personnel
• Champion APM
• Lead and manage internal CA projects (PLC, Electrical upgrades.)
• Lead Manage work closely with divisional engineers on CA’s.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred) with minimum 3 years relevant work experience /or Associates/Vocational Degree with 5 years relevant work experience in related field
• Strong background in preventive and predictive maintenance and reliability activities
• Working knowledge of reliability tools; RCFA, FMEA, Life Cycle Costing, OEE, RCM, CMMS (SAP), etc.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment problems and conduct formal root cause failure analysis
• Experience in a manufacturing environment (Roofing, Paper, or Food manufacturing a plus)
• Be responsive to plant needs (availability to be on call 24/7)

PACIFIC DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

At Pacific International, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and we proudly champion diversity on behalf of our clients in every Executive Search mandate we undertake. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. In pursuit of these objectives, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.

Please feel free to contact John Templeton for more information at john.templeton@pacific-international.com