PURPOSE OF POSITION:
·Assess condition and usability of existing equipment for fit and function with new installation plans.
·Supervise and provide direction to contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades during all aspects of equipment installation and conversion such as demolition, construction, installation, testing, and debug of production equipment.
·Perform troubleshooting, process start-up, design, and documentation of Mechanical and Electrical Systems for new or modified production equipment.
·Create and modify existing documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and machine specs of production equipment.
·Provide direction to technicians to create and modify existing documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and machine specs of production equipment.
·Provide electrical equipment designs, schematics, and layouts which meet Client Machine Drafting Standards on CAD based formats. (AutoCAD® 2017, AutoCAD Electrical 2017)
Required Skills/Experience
Ongoing Tasks
·Develop mechanical and electrical installation checklists and schedules. Oversee, as appropriate, the usage of these systems.
·Procure and expedite materials for new or modified equipment.
·Specify or recommend vendors, and maintain close liaison between vendor and plant.
·Re-design electrical systems to reduce installation cost, solve equipment interferences, and correct inadequate designs.
·Prepare work orders and direct maintenance personnel and outside contract trades in the fabrication, assembly, testing, and installation of equipment.
·Create, review, and update installation documentation and drawings as required.
·Direct initial equipment set-up and debug up to the point of turnover to operations.
·Interface with all departments, as necessary, to ensure efficient use and operation of equipment.
·Redline existing drawings and follow-up with drafting services or oversee draftsmen as required to resolve design issues.
·Provide high-level troubleshooting support, directing contract engineering techs, and trades as necessary to replace defective components and execute changes in design to solve equipment/process issues.
Project Tasks:
·Provide troubleshooting support in assigned areas.
·Take personal responsibility for all aspects of supervising equipment installation crews including direction and shift supervision as needed for Electricians and Mechanics during installation activities.
·Provide training to contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades on new equipment installation procedures as required for successful execution of installation activities.
·Analyze and correct equipment installation practices to improve efficiencies, specifically directed toward enhancing installation schedules.
·Develop cost reduction plans for the improvement of installation projects.
·Provide sketches or marked-up drawings as dictated by project and evolutionary equipment needs.
·Complete documentation packages to meet customer requirements.
·Ensure updated documentation exists in assigned areas.
Desired Skills/Experience:
Team based from Wilmington, NC. This posting is for a project at the Midland, NC location. Often contractors that excel and are interested in continuing beyond the initial project may be considered for additional assignments. However, these additional projects may not be located at the same place as the initial posting. We have four plants in NC and several more around the world. Future travel requirements will vary based on project locations. International travel may also be possible to support future project needs.
(Hours will vary with no guarantee of OT, but 10-20hrs per week is not uncommon and expected at times)
Education required:
·Minimum of an AS or AAS in an electrical or controls discipline. BS Electrical Engineering Technology, BS Electrical Engineering is acceptable, but keep in mind this is a technician level role.
Experience required:
·Minimum 5 to 10 years’ experience
Equipment or software experience preferred:
·AutoCAD® 2017, AutoCAD Electrical 2017, Windows7, MS Office suite including Power Point, Excel, Word
·PLC and PC based systems, Beckhoff PLC / Motion Control, B-R Control, Automated equipment systems experience
Equipment Used:
·Personal Computers
·Fluke Meters, Oscilloscopes, and other electronic test equipment.
·Equipment used for machine installation activities: man lifts, label makers, hand tools, etc.
·Electronic calibration equipment
·Precision flow calibration
·Programmable Controllers
Personnel Directed By This Position:
Supervise and provide direction to contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades during scheduled shifts.
Desired/Required Soft Skills
·Ability to work well with varied job requirements.
·Ability to work well with people essential.
·Presentation skills highly desirable.
·Well organized.
·Ability to handle multiple priorities.
·Results oriented.
Special requirements (Personal Protective Equipment, Certifications, etc)
Unique or special requirements:
·Strong practical hands-on electrical aptitude (All positions require time on the floor working on equipment)
·Electro-mechanical troubleshooting ability, proficient with electrical schematics
·Motion control knowledge: servo, stepper, DC, AC drives.
·Process variable understanding: flow, temperature, rate, pressure, level.
·Thorough understanding of current loops.
·Serial communication knowledge: RS232 / 485, Ethernet, IEEE-488
·Machine control knowledge and understands classical control theory
·Mechanical aptitude