Sr Electrical Project Engineer - Riverville Mill

Packaging Corporation of America; Gladstone (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Medical, dental, and vision

Life, AD&D, and disability

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Packaging Corporation of America seeks a Sr. Electrical Project Engineer for our Gladstone, VA Riverville Mill.

You will provide engineering services to maintenance and operations, develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, and manage project scope, schedule and cost. Requirements include a BS in Electrical Engineering and 10–15 years in process engineering or production in the paper industry.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 10–15 years’ experience in process engineering or production in the paper industry.
• Excellent organizational skills, including attention to detail and follow-up.
• Demonstrated skills in setting priorities and delegating, analytical problem solving, and teamwork facilitation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to function and contribute within a team environment.
• Must be authorized to work in U.S.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering services to maintenance and operating personnel to resolve maintenance, technical, and equipment reliability issues.
• Establish and maintain safe work practices and environment for coworkers and employees.
• Ensure mill rules and company policies are followed.
• Supervise mill and contract employees as required.
• Maintain equipment files and databases; determine preventive and predictive maintenance needs.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance procedures to ensure equipment availability.
• Coordinate project scope, schedule and cost; manage project construction.
• Coordinate commissioning and start-up and communicate project status.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Prioritization

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People Customers Trust

We are seeking resumes for a Sr. Electrical Project Engineer at our Gladstone, VA Riverville Mill.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provide engineering services to maintenance and operating department personnel as required to resolve maintenance, technical, and equipment reliability issues.
• Establish and maintain safe work practices and safe work environment for coworkers and employees.
• Be sure that mill rules are enforced and that company policies are followed.
• Supervise mill and contract employees as required.
• Ensure that equipment files and databases are maintained properly and understand equipment operation and function as required to determine preventive and predictive maintenance needs.
• Develop preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance procedures as required to ensure equipment availability.
• Work with peers to effectively maintain equipment to achieve uptime goals as set by the department.
• Prepare scope and cost estimate for assigned projects.
• Develop an engineering, procurement and construction strategy for each project.
• Design and implement approved projects.
• Monitor and control project scope, schedule and cost.
• Manage project construction.
• Coordinate project commissioning and start-up.
• Communicate project status to operation and maintenance.
• Provide technical assistance to operations and maintenance to identify and solve routine problems.
• Other duties assigned by Engineering Manager.

Basic Qualifications

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• Applicants must have 10-15 years’ experience in process engineering or production in the paper industry
• Excellent organizational skills, including attention to detail and follow up skills.
• Demonstrated skills in setting priorities and delegating, analytical problem solving, and facilitating in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Must be able to function and contribute within a team environment.
• Must be authorized to work in U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pulp and paper experience.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Starting salary range for position: $96 - 120K.
• Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
• Paid Holidays.
• Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
• Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA’s good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer