Electrical Controls Manager - Industrial Automation

Kingfisher Recruiting; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager for an industrial equipment manufacturer in Bridgeview, IL. This onsite role leads a small team of engineers and supervisors, guiding electricians while remaining the strongest technical resource on electrical and controls.

You will design electrical and control systems, manage capital budgets, and ensure compliance with NEC, NFPA 70, and food safety standards. Prior leadership and licensing are a plus.

Qualifications

• Requires a BSEE or 10+ years of electrical project engineering in manufacturing.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering in manufacturing with design, controls and project work.
• Hands-on design skills including drawings, scoping, load sizing, and calculations.
• Working-level PLC skills: able to wire, program, and troubleshoot.
• Experience with 13.8kV service, 480V distribution, MCCs and control panels.
• Manufacturing background in food, bakery, chemical, packaging or similar.
• Prior engineering leadership a plus; PE or electrical license a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run electrical projects end to end: design, scope, budget, install, document, and close out.
• Design electrical and control systems for production machinery, robotic palletizing, and building infrastructure.
• Maintain and support the site’s medium and high voltage distribution.
• Serve as the escalation point for production when electrical, PLC, or controls problems hit.
• Troubleshoot motor control centers, panels, SCADA, and automated lines.
• Keep plant electrical drawings current and ensure compliance with NEC, NFPA 70, local code, and food safety standards.
• Build electrical capital budgets, specs, RFQs, and bills of material for vendor quotes.

Skills

Electrical leadership

Project management

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical design

Education

BSEE or 10+ years experience

Tools

SCADA

CAD software

Job description

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager for an industrial equipment manufacturer in Bridgeview, IL. This onsite role leads a small team of engineers and supervisors, guiding electricians while remaining the strongest technical resource on electrical and controls.

You will design electrical and control systems, manage capital budgets, and ensure compliance with NEC, NFPA 70, and food safety standards. Prior leadership and licensing are a plus.