Electrical Controls Engineer

James Hardie Corporation; Prattville (AL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation: competitive salary and 6

Paid Time Off

Retirement: 401(k) with match

ESP (Employee Stock Purchase)

Work-Life Balance: parental leave,well

Job summary

James Hardie Building Products Inc. is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to ensure PLC programs, HMIs, and IT backbones run smoothly to manufacture fiber cement products efficiently.

You will work with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and Safety to drive productivity and reliability, including developing plans for outages, updating drawings, and supporting IT and off-site engineers. A bachelor’s in electrical fields plus 10+ years of experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics (preferred) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of controls experience in a continuous 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• CMMS skills with Hexagon or similar maintenance planning tool are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, maintain plant control equipment and systems.
• Make or manage control/electrical system changes as requested for process modifications and improvements.
• Support capital and plant projects including bids, contractor management, and equipment start-up.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical safety

Control networks

HMI/SCADA

SQL/Databases

AB/Siemens drives

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics

Tools

AB Controllogix

Safety PLCs

Devicenet/ControlNet

Ethernet networks

Wonderware Historian/Intouch

SQL Server

AutoCAD

Job description

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James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and StruXure®.
With over 8,000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago, we boast 31 operating sites, 6 recycling facilities, and 6 research and development centers globally. Powered by a dynamic workforce, we’re united by our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™ through sustainable innovation, a Zero Harm culture, and a commitment to empowering our people and communities.
For more information, visit www.jameshardie.com .

The Electrical Controls Engineer ensures the plant PLC programs, HMI’s, and IT backbone function properly on a daily basis to manufacture fiber cement efficiently. They provide direction, coordination, and support for the daily execution of the electrical crew’s operating plan. Working with the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Engineer, Planner, Maintenance Technicians, Operations, and Safety, the Electrical Supervisor drives department productivity and quality of workmanship for the purpose of increasing overall availability and reliability of equipment.

What You’ll Do:

• Working safely is a non-negotiable.
• Supporting our operations and maintenance department in troubleshooting, installing, maintaining plant control equipment
• Making or managing control/electrical system changes as requested by Safety, production, Environmental, or other departments and engineers, for process modifications, improvements, production trials, and etc., may include programming and/or hardware changes
• Supporting capital and plant projects for new or existing equipment including getting bids, hiring and managing contractor personnel and engineering firms, quoting, selecting, and purchasing electrical and process equipment and controls, programing for new systems, equipment commissioning and start up, projects may include some travel for new equipment purchases and acceptance testing, seeing equipment in other JH plants, etc.
• Maintaining and updating electrical drawings and standards as required
• Historian and SQL server work for data collection, monitoring, and reporting
• Supporting off-site engineers and IT with local technical issues or new upgrades
• Developing plans for plant outages and other projects
• Overseeing electrical requirements for insurance policy compliance, electrical testing and contingency plans

Decision Making:

The Electrical Engineer balances priorities, manpower, material, and equipment availability to improve plant efficiency and performance

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

What You’ll Bring:

Skills include design, configuration, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of at least the following:

• PLCs with local and remote I/O, Allen Bradley (AB) Controllogix, but also other AB product groups.
• Safety systems for plant equipment, safety PLCs, class 3 and other E-stops, light curtains
• Control communication networks including Devicenet, Controlnet, and Ethernet
• AB and Siemens AC and DC drives.
• Electrical control systems Including low voltage and medium voltage starters and soft start
• Ancillary equipment including lighting, air compressors, boilers, ovens, and others
• HMIs, including Wonderware Intouch and Historian, Allen Bradley Panelview, and other standalone HMIs
• Plant power distribution systems, Square D switch gear, transformers, and relays
• Process control systems, including a wide variety of instrumentation and control valves
• Pneumatic and Hydraulic control systems
• Microsoft servers and SQL
• Fiber and Ethernet networks, some other IT functions
• AutoCAD and other software

Education/Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred (Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics (preferred) or equivalent combination of experience and education.)
• 10+ years of experience controls experience in a continuous operating (24/7) manufacturing environment.
• CMMS skills with Hexagon or other type of maintenance planning tool a plus.

What You'll Receive

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $130 to $150k. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience, skills, geography and internal equity and may change over time. This position qualifies for benefits and you will be eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

At James Hardie, we recognize that our success depends on our people. We've worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.

• Compensation: competitive salary and bonus eligibility
• Paid Time Off: vacation and company holidays
• Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match
• Investments: Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP)
• Work-Life Balance: parental leave, wellness programs

James Hardie Building Products Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, veteran's status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, or any other basis protected by law. James Hardie will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.