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Electrical Controls Engineer

North Coast Container

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$46.14-48.90 /h
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Cleveland, OH
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Second Shift
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Job Description

As posted by the hiring company

Job Overview:

At Stavig Group, our mission is to be the preferred container supplier to our customers by providing the best quality, value and service while leading in safety and sustainability. We are a forward-thinking company with a lifecycle approach to industrial packaging solutions. We are driven by the passion for continuous improvement, customer focus and entrepreneurship. As a privately held agile company, we collaborate with our customers to bring high quality industrial packaging products that drive growth in a wide expanse of industries such as Chemicals/Specialty Chemicals, Agriculture, Paints & Coatings, Lubricants, Automotive, and Pharma, among many others. Since its original founding in 1917, Stavig Group remains committed to developing sustainable packaging solutions that reflect our core values: people, planet, and prosperity. Putting the customer and our team members first, we foster a continuous improvement philosophy in our community and the industries we serve.

If you are looking for an innovative and sustainable company that is committed to continuous improvement at every level of the company, then North Coast Container is the company for you.

We are currently looking for (1) Electrical Controls Engineer for our location in Cleveland, Ohio.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following

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  • Follow

    and enforce all company policies and rules, including a primary focus on safety

  • Effectively manage maintenance budget.

  • Maintain

    the Preventative Maintenance Program and ensure completion and effectiveness.

  • Troubleshoot machinery as

    required to identify problems and implement effective corrective measures.

  • Schedule

    daily work for both shifts utilizing maintenance handoffs meetings and consistent audit methods.

  • Ensure all

    maintenance requests are investigated, necessary actions completed, and follow-up with cell leads to ensure satisfaction.

  • Continually

    evaluate the machinery and process to identify areas of improvement.

  • Maintain

    adequate Parts inventory to ensure speedy repairs of equipment.

  • Maintain

    department cell board, including cell metrics tracking, second shift handoff, problem countermeasure board, and prioritized work for team.

  • Use

    and train team members on use of problem solving tools (e.g. Fishbone, 5-Whys, PDSA’s, Pareto, etc.)

  • Actively

    participate in rapid improvement events and projects.

  • Train

    team members as needed using Training Within Industry (TWI) standard.

  • Lead

    and attend cell-level and plant-level daily meetings to help direct work resources and priorities.

  • Assist purchasing

    as necessary to obtain best pricing for parts, services, and work.

  • Plan out and

    schedule major repairs and/or removal or installation of equipment.

  • Conduct electrical/hydraulic

    pneumatic design, peripheral device programming, machine PLC programming.

  • Coordinate the machine debug, power-up,

    and machine validation with build and electrical teams and provide customer documentation as needed.

  • Ability

    and comfort programming PLC, HMI, Motion Control, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Vision Systems and other types of electronic devices.

  • Flexibility

    and comfort troubleshooting issues that arise.

  • Professional

    management of customer relationship and requests.

  • Real-time

    communication with company management on developments.

  • Provide

    application/control systems design and development for systems of varying complexity.

  • Develop

    and evaluate alternative system solutions that meet stated requirements.

  • Modify program/system logic involving multiple systems and

    subsystems.

  • Develop

    proficiency in several programming languages and control device networks for PLCs, PCs, or DCS systems.

  • Interpret customer requirements,

    address design and engineering parameters, and ensure solutions are

implemented

accurately and within budge.

  • Write functional requirement specifications, including

    safety standards, interlocks and alarms, based on

expected

functionality.

  • Take

    a lead role in project progress and decision making, especially with less-senior employees.

  • Integration of machine control

    hardware.

  • Layout of machine control panels.

  • Wiring

    diagrams.

  • Manages electrical elements of

    R&D projects.

  • Processing

    of Engineering Change Orders.

  • Support

    to production departments and startups.

  • Bill

    of Material and Part creation/management,

  • Cost/Time Estimation of

    projects.

  • Limited

    travel as necessary.

Other Duties:

 Include but are not limited to the following:

Project-based work, (equipment quotes, installation of equipment and assistance in operator training).

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**Qualifications:

** To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the above duties. The requirements below are representative of the conditions, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

**Required Education, Skill, and Experience:

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  • Able to

    identify problems and develop solutions

  • Design

    for cost effectiveness and manufacturability.

  • At least eight (8)

    years’ experience with automated equipment / machinery.

  • Degree in

    Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering preferred.

  • Ability

    to design electrical schematics in AutoCAD Electrical or similar software.

  • High

    regard for safety standards.

  • Experience successfully managing technical

    teams and technical projects through the entire project cycle.

  • including initiating,

    planning, executing, monitoring, commissioning, and closing phases.

  • Familiar

    with common Project Management tools for managing budget, schedule, and scope of various size projects.

  • Experience mentoring engineers

    on a technical level.

  • Rockwell

    / ABB / Siemens experience

    MMI and

    PLC programming.

  • Electrical

    drafting of wiring diagrams.

  • Ability

    to work independently and assist others in their development.

  • Ability

    to delegate and follow-up for effective accountability.

  • Strong

    Sense of Urgency.

  • Proficient

    working on multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.

  • Solid

    computer skills with a variety of software tools including Microsoft Office products.

  • Good

    verbal/written/technical communication.

  • Team player,

    able to take direction and be self-directed.

  • Willingness to

    work in Continuous Improvement environment committed to executing the tenants of Lean Manufacturing.

**Physical Requirements:

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  • Speaking – Expressing ideas and instructions (constant).

  • Listening – Interpreting comments and instructions received (constant).

  • Stooping and Crouching – regularly required bending forward to check on repair of equipment (infrequent).

  • Color Determination – required to distinguish colors used for determining lining and paint colors and other quality functions (frequent).

  • Sitting – sitting for extended periods of time (infrequent).

  • Standing – standing for extended periods of time (infrequent).

  • Lifting, pulling, and pushing – lifting, pulling, and pushing items from one position to another (infrequent).

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**Mental Requirements:

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  • General Intelligence –the ability to learn/comprehend basic instructions and orientation to job.

  • Verbal Intelligence –the ability to understand the meaning of words and to respond effectively.

  • Numerical Intelligence –the ability to perform basis arithmetic accurately.

  • Writing Intelligence –the ability to write words and numbers to express ideas and/or results.

  • Motor Coordination Skills –the ability to coordinate eyes, hands, and fingers rapidly and accurately handle precise movements.

  • Speaking – the ability to express ideas and instructions through speaking.

**Work Environment:

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  • Office – controlled environment (frequent).

  • Plant – loud noise, heat, cold, mechanical hazards, and atmospheric (fumes, and vapors) conditions (frequent).

You should be proficient in:

  • Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
  • Engineering Degree
  • Electrical Schematics
  • Project Management
  • PLC Programming Experience
  • Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
  • Lean Manufacturing Principles
  • CAD Software
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • PLC Troubleshooting Skills

Machines & technologies you'll use:

  • CAD Software (AutoCAD)
  • Industrial Robot (ABB)
  • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Siemens)