Engineer - Electrical

Adbri Limited; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adbri Cement in Adelaide, SA, invites an Electrical Engineer to join our Birkenhead site. This role offers a strong work‑life balance by staying close to home while expanding your technical skills in a diverse manufacturing environment.

You will provide specialised engineering services to achieve site strategic plans and reliability objectives, develop business cases for capital projects, and lead maintenance improvements across the production facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong maintenance planning and execution in heavy industry.
• Experience with HV, LV, Instrumentation, PLC and SCADA.

Responsibilities

• Develop business cases for capital projects.
• Project manage capital projects on time and budget.
• Support maintenance/reliability strategy for production facilities.
• Lead continuous improvement to maintenance strategies and technologies.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Project management

HV/LV/SCADA systems

Instrumentation

Communication

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

HV/LV systems

PLC & SCADA

Instrumentation

Job description

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineer to join one of the leading local manufacturers of cement, lime and pre-packaged dry blended products in SA.

This role is based in in Birkenhead and is a perfectopportunity for work / life balance, being close to home; whilst growing your professional skills in a diverse industry.

The purpose of this role is to provide specialised engineering services to achieve the sites strategic plans, engineering and reliability objectives and maximising cost effectiveness of the operation.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive business justification for capital projects.
• Project manage capital projects ensuring on time and within budget delivery.
• Assist with development and implementation of effective electrical maintenance/reliability strategy for the production facilities and plants infrastructure.
• Undertake improvement projects ensuring cost effectiveness and acceptable risk management.
• Adopt a continuous improvement approach to maintenance strategies and technologies to improve equipment performance.
• Ensure contractor and internal team members follow HS&E policies, standards and procedures.
• Ensure that all internal customer requirements are maintained by reviewing information produced from plant information systems, regular production/reliability/plant modification project systems.

What You Will Need to Succeed

• Degree in Engineering – Electrical, Electrical & Electronic, Electrical & Mechatronic, or equivalent.
• Strong acumen for setting delivering and managing maintenance activities in heavy industry applications.
• Qualifications and experience with HV, LV, Instrumentation, PLC and SCADA systems.
• Proven success in project management.
• Experience managing and mitigating workplace risks.
• Excellent communication ability with strong interpersonal skills.
• Creative problem-solving skills with the tenacity and resilience to implement solutions.
• A drive to learn new things and contribute to process improvements.

Our Business

Adbri Cement was formally known as Adelaide Brighton Cement. A name that is synonymous with cement; it’s what we were founded on in 1882. Today we continue be a leading local manufacturer of cement, lime and pre-packaged dry blended products that are building a strong South Australia.

Creating and Supporting a Safer and Diverse Workforce

Adbri Cement puts safety first and recognises that diversity in our workforce drives innovation, encourages creativity and better equips us to be always ready. We are committed to increasing diversity within our workforce and our industry.