Sr Electrical Engineer

Gerdau North America; Selkirk; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription

Dental

Vision

Defined Contribution RRSP/RPP

Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance

Health Advocate Services

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Job summary

A leading steel manufacturing company in Canada seeks an experienced engineer to manage projects and provide design support within the steel mill. Candidates should possess a minimum of 5 years in electrical engineering and project management. The role requires excellent communication skills, design experience, and the ability to collaborate with production and maintenance teams. Benefits include medical, dental, and tuition reimbursement programs, promoting a healthy work environment with opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in electrical engineering and project management.
• Solid experience in technical communication.
• Experience with electrical and automation design, especially PLC.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for capital project management and engineering design support.
• Work closely with production and maintenance personnel to improve safety and efficiency.
• Balance long-term project planning with daily operations support.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Project management

Technical communication skills

Electrical and automation design experience

Interpersonal and organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Overview

At Gerdau, we empower our people to grow, thrive, and make a difference—together. With a culture built on trust and teamwork, we offer meaningful work, continuous development, and opportunities to shape your future. We invite you to come work with us, where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your career is forged with purpose.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Engineer Manager, you will be responsible for both capital project management and engineering design support of improvement and reliability initiatives in all areas of the Steel Mill. This position works closely with various production area staff and maintenance personnel in pursuit of increased safety for employees and contractors, increased quality of the final product, increased production capabilities, and cost efficiency improvements. This position includes a balance of long term strategic project planning and execution while also supporting the fast paced day to day operations in the maintenance and production areas. This position provides a dynamic work environment with new challenges every day while also providing the satisfaction of a long term project seen from concept to completion.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years electrical engineering and project management experience in a related field; 10+ years experience preferred
• Solid technical communication skills, both verbal and written
• Electrical and automation (PLC) design experience
• Drafting (CAD) experience
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; self-initiative and ability to be self-led
• Previous work experience in the metals industry or an industrial environment will be considered an asset

Preference will be given to candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering from an accredited university.

Benefits

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Defined Contribution RRSP/RPP
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Health Advocate Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Equal Opportunity

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

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