Senior Industrial Controls & Electrical Engineering Lead

Zaddy Solutions; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Zaddy Solutions in Bridgeview, IL is seeking a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers and supervisors, guiding electricians while serving as the strongest technical resource for electrical and controls on the new, heavily automated campus.

This on-site, first-shift role requires hands-on design, project leadership, budget management, and ensuring compliance with NEC and NFPA standards, with opportunities to shape capital projects and plant reliability.

Qualifications

• BSEE required, or 10+ years of hands-on electrical project engineering in manufacturing.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering in a manufacturing setting with design, controls, and projects.
• 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 and 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 is 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 make sure work meets 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 management

PLC troubleshooting

Load calculations

Budgeting

Team leadership

Education

BSEE

Job description

Zaddy Solutions in Bridgeview, IL is seeking a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers and supervisors, guiding electricians while serving as the strongest technical resource for electrical and controls on the new, heavily automated campus.

This on-site, first-shift role requires hands-on design, project leadership, budget management, and ensuring compliance with NEC and NFPA standards, with opportunities to shape capital projects and plant reliability.