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Electrical Controls Engineer
Laurel, MS (On-Site)
Competitive Compensation
Electrical Controls Engineer Job Summary
Electrical Controls Engineer responsible for providing electrical and controls engineering support to maintain mill production and troubleshoot equipment. The role involves programming and troubleshooting Allen-Bradley PLCs and HMIs, specifying electrical equipment, and supporting maintenance with controls and equipment modifications. This position also leads electrical and controls support for capital projects while coordinating with manufacturing, process engineering, operations, maintenance, and contractors. Allen-Bradley programming experience and familiarity with AutoCAD.
Electrical Controls Responsibilities
Hunter International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.
Laurel, MS (On-Site)
Competitive Compensation
Electrical Controls Engineer Job Summary
Electrical Controls Engineer responsible for providing electrical and controls engineering support to maintain mill production and troubleshoot equipment. The role involves programming and troubleshooting Allen-Bradley PLCs and HMIs, specifying electrical equipment, and supporting maintenance with controls and equipment modifications. This position also leads electrical and controls support for capital projects while coordinating with manufacturing, process engineering, operations, maintenance, and contractors. Allen-Bradley programming experience and familiarity with AutoCAD.
Electrical Controls Responsibilities
- Engineering support for mill electrical/controls needs in order to maintain production
- Troubleshoot, edit, and program PLC’s (Allen-Bradley PLC-5, SLC-500, and ControlLogix) and HMI’s (Allen-Bradley RSView32 and FTView)
- Specify electrical equipment including, but not limited to, motors, starters, VFDs, cable, conduit, various instrumentation, and power distribution equipment
- Work with maintenance E/I resources on troubleshooting and equipment or controls modifications
- Lead and offer electrical and controls support for capital projects
- Coordinate with Manufacturing and Process Engineers, as well as area operations and maintenance
- Define scopes of work with contractors and clearly communicate scheduling coordination efforts
- Create and update drawings in AutoCAD.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 4+ years of experience as an Electrical/Controls Engineer or related preferred
- Programming experience (Allen-Bradley preferred)
- Electrical troubleshooting experience
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics
- Familiar with AutoCAD.
Hunter International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.
