Lead Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd.; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd. seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager for an industrial equipment manufacturer on Bridgeview, IL. The role combines leadership with hands-on electrical design, controls, and project execution in a heavily automated production campus.

The successful candidate will guide a small team of engineers and supervisors, manage budgets, and serve as the primary technical resource for electrical systems and compliance on site.

Qualifications

• BSEE or 10+ years of hands-on electrical project engineering in manufacturing.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering in a manufacturing setting with real design, controls, and project work.
• Hands-on design skills including drawings, scoping, load sizing and calculations.
• Working-level PLC skills: wire, program and troubleshoot.
• Experience with 13.8kV service, 480V distribution, MCCs and control panels.
• Manufacturing background; food, bakery, chemical, packaging or similar complex plants preferred.
• Prior engineering leadership a plus.
• PE license or electrical license a plus, not required.

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 NEC, NFPA 70, local code and food safety standards.
• Build electrical capital budgets, specs, RFQs, and bills of material for vendor quotes.

Skills

Electrical design

PLC programming

Load sizing & calculations

Electrical drawings

MCCs & HV distribution

Leadership/engineering supervision

Education

BSEE

PE license (preferred)

Job description

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd. seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager for an industrial equipment manufacturer on Bridgeview, IL. The role combines leadership with hands-on electrical design, controls, and project execution in a heavily automated production campus.

The successful candidate will guide a small team of engineers and supervisors, manage budgets, and serve as the primary technical resource for electrical systems and compliance on site.