Your Opportunity as a Senior Engineer, Controls
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.
Location: New Orleans, LA - Gentilly manufacturing plant
Work Arrangements: 100% on-site
Willingness to work off shift hours and flow to the work as needed
Travel - less than 10% for Factory Acceptance Tests
In this Role You Will:
- 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 that all installations meet all applicable code requirements and plant standards; participate in the ongoing development of plant standards
- Support sustainability efforts by tracking energy usage and developing energy reduction projects
What We are Looking For:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment OR a high school diploma, 10 years of manufacturing experience, and substantial hands-on expertise in power and controls systems
- Experience or knowledge in electrical power system studies including short circuit, arc flash, and protective device coordination
- Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
- Food manufacturing experience
- Project management experience
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The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- High school diploma and 10 years of manufacturing experience
- Experience or knowledge in electrical power system studies
- Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
