Sr Electrical Engineer

Domtar; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Domtar is seeking a Sr Electrical Engineer for our Kingsport, Tennessee facility. This full-time permanent role focuses on advancing power distribution, capital improvements for paper machines, and reliability initiatives across the mill.

Ideal candidates hold a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 5–7 years in manufacturing or power distribution, plus 3+ years in AC variable speed drives and PLCs. Strong project management and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5–7 years' experience in manufacturing or power distribution management.
• 3+ years' experience in AC variable speed drives.
• 3+ years' experience in PLCs.
• Strong project management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize and implement improvement opportunities within the power distribution network.
• Identify, prioritize and implement capital improvements on Paper Machines and supporting equipment.
• Drive reliability improvements and asset management across the mill.
• Ensure correct specifications, standards, tools and safety practices are in place for proper decisions.
• Manage relationships and information between Domtar corporate, the mill, and contractors.
• Provide involvement or leadership in drives for package and sectional equipment.
• Lead or participate in problem solving events for internal issues.
• Support Best-In-Class safety performance and updates to electrical safety procedures.
• Participate in annual outages to maintain mill power distribution operation.
• Share best practices with other Domtar engineers.

Skills

Project management

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

About the Company

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world. Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

Position

Sr Electrical Engineer (Full-time permanent) - Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate the identification, prioritization, and implementation of key improvement opportunities within our power distribution network.
• Facilitate the identification, prioritization, and implementation of capital improvement opportunities on Paper Machines and supporting equipment.
• Facilitate the identification, prioritization, and implementation of reliability improvement and asset management.
• Ensure that correct specifications, standards, tools, and safety practices are in place and being used to allow proper decisions at the proper level of the organization.
• Effectively manage relationships and information between the corporation, the mill and supplies/contractors.
• Provide tactical involvement in the area of drives both package and sectional.
• Participate in or lead problem solving events (PSE) for internal issues of note.
• Promote and support activities that support Best-In-Class safety performance.
• Participate in updates of mill electrical safety procedures.
• Participate in yearly annual outages to maintain the proper operation of the mill power distribution system.
• Maintain open business relationships with other engineering professionals within the Domtar organization to identify and share best practice.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering.
• Proficiency with modern pc-based office software tools, proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years' experience in manufacturing or power distribution management.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in AC Variable speed drives.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in PLC's.
• Strong project management, planning, communication, and problem solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of experience in manufacturing or power distribution management.
• Five (5) years of experience in AC Variable speed drives.
• Five (5) years of experience in PLC's.
• Five (5) years of CMMS System experience (preferably SAP, others will be considered).

Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

To learn more about our company, consult the Domtar Company Web Site and follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram and Twitter.

Nearest Major Market: Asheville Nearest Secondary Market: Knoxville