Plant Electrical Engineer - Cement, Power & Controls

CalPortland; California; Presencial; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CalPortland is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and support electrical systems across our cement plants, focusing on power, controls, and instrumentation. The role includes hands-on design, field training, and oversight of capital projects and outages.

You will prepare drawings, perform studies, and work with contractors to ensure electrical systems meet NEC standards and safety practices.

Formación

• Minimum of five years experience in cement or related manufacturing including two or more years in Maintenance or Plant Engineering
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code (NEC)
• Will be required to travel to company facilities and other locations as needed
• Must be a self-starter and able to work independently
• Must be able to work cooperatively with plant and corporate personnel
• Must be able to work at heights and in restricted spaces
• Must be able to climb ladders and stairs in an industrial environment to access/inspect equipment
• Must be prepared to spend time in the plants gathering data/working on projects/providing plant electrical assistance
• Knowledge of SAP and AutoCAD is preferred

Responsabilidades

• Designs and implements electrical systems for plant additions and modifications at the manufacturing plants
• Provides technical training including Arc Flash safety and best practices to plant electricians and other technical personnel
• Oversees and advises on major plant maintenance projects, capital projects, upgrades and equipment repairs
• Prepares, reviews and approves electrical building permit and engineering drawings for new plants and plant expansions
• Reviews new capital project equipment design and selection for electrical best practice
• Develops and maintains specifications for equipment selection
• Performs power system studies and maintain a database of completed studies.
• Manages and directs contractors to perform work on plant sites
• Updates drawings as needed
• Participates in cement plant major outages
• Assists and provides support on capital improvement projects as assigned
• Assists with construction project checkout, commissioning and startup
• Provides backup to the Senior Controls Engineer for the support of plant automation systems
• Supports plants with technical advice and by diagnosing and correcting electrical problems when required
• Undertakes and completes electrical designs including supporting calculations as required<br/>These may include (but are not limited to) load calculations, voltage drop, protective relay settings, etc.
• Performs field inspections, measurements and data gathering as required

Conocimientos

Maintenance experience

Plant engineering

NEC knowledge

Travel

Self-starter

Team work

Industrial safety

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Herramientas

SAP

AutoCAD

Descripción del empleo

CalPortland is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and support electrical systems across our cement plants, focusing on power, controls, and instrumentation. The role includes hands-on design, field training, and oversight of capital projects and outages.

You will prepare drawings, perform studies, and work with contractors to ensure electrical systems meet NEC standards and safety practices.