ELECTRICAL ENGINEER III

Default Brand; Rossford (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Default Brand in Ohio seeks an Electrical Engineer to ensure reliable, safe, and efficient plant power distribution. You will troubleshoot, maintain, and improve electrical infrastructure to support continuous manufacturing and minimize downtime.

You will drive process improvements, mentor technicians, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet safety, quality, and energy goals. Ideal candidates hold a 4-year Electrical Engineering degree with 5–7 years in manufacturing, CAD experience

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 5–7 years of manufacturing experience preferred.
• Proficiency in CAD; AutoCAD preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Report plant outages, upsets, and emergencies.
• Engineer solutions to quality and safety problems and reduce waste.
• Assist in development of new electrical distribution systems.
• Design, install, and commission new equipment with minimal production disruption.
• Analyze downtime and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Coordinate maintenance of plant electrical power systems and distribution.
• Lead energy savings initiatives and track savings.
• Train team members on SOPs and conduct regular audits.
• Identify and update spare parts inventory to minimize downtime.
• Oversee contractors and vendors as needed.

Skills

Safety and Quality focus

Empowers and Develops

Innovation and Change

Education

4-year degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficiency of the plant’s electrical power distribution systems. This role focuses on troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving electrical infrastructure to support continuous manufacturing operations. The position drives process and equipment improvements, minimizes downtime, and enhances safety, quality, and energy performance through engineering solutions, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for reporting all plant outages, upsets, and emergencies.
• To instigate studies and engineer solutions to overcome quality and safety problems, to reduce waste and improve overall performance
• Assist in the development of new products, processes, or systems as related to electrical distribution or infrastructure.
• Assists in the design, installation and commissioning of new plant equipment and other systems to ensure that this introduction to the production facility is handled efficiently and within the minimum disruption.
• Investigate and analyze machinery downtime and engineer solutions or corrective actions to eliminate future re-occurrence.
• Coordinate maintenance of plant electrical power systems and distribution.
• Champion site energy savings tracking, reporting, & project implementation
• Work together with team members, driving continuous improvement processes.
• Drives quality continuous improvements coordinating corrective actions as necessary
• Train team members in standard operating procedures (SOP) and ensure regular audits for the maintenance of such procedures
• Identify and update spare part inventory to eliminate downtime due to lack of spares
• Oversee outside contractors and vendors as needed.
• Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles
• Other duties as assigned by manager

Scope/Dimensions:

• Direct, coordinate, and supervise all functions of the shift
• Work on continuous improvement of float glass manufacturing

Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role

• Safety and Quality focus
• Empowers and Develops
• Innovation and Change

Qualifications Required:

• 4-year degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in manufacturing environment
• Computer aided design, preferable AutoCad
• Demonstrated ability in solving technical problems related to manufacturing processes
• Posses strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines

Qualifications Desired:

• Engineering/Manufacturing experience

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