On-site Senior Controls & Electrical Engineering Leader

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc.; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site location

Comprehensive benefits package

1st shift

Job summary

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc. is recruiting for a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager in Bridgeview, IL.

This on-site role leads a small team of engineers and supervisors, while remaining the strongest technical resource for electrical and controls across the facility. You will direct electrical projects from design through close-out, develop control systems for production machinery, and manage high/medium voltage distribution.

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: 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 other complex plants preferred
• Prior engineering leadership a plus
• PE 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 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 design

Project engineering

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical drawings

Load sizing calculations

High voltage experience

MCCs and control panels

Manufacturing environment

Leadership

Food safety standards

Education

BSEE

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

PE license (plus)

Tools

SCADA

Job description

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc. is recruiting for a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager in Bridgeview, IL.

This on-site role leads a small team of engineers and supervisors, while remaining the strongest technical resource for electrical and controls across the facility. You will direct electrical projects from design through close-out, develop control systems for production machinery, and manage high/medium voltage distribution.