Job Description

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

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