James Hardie Industries plc

Electrical Controls Engineer

James Hardie Industries plc$120K — $140K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics preferred
  • 10+ years of controls experience in a continuous operating manufacturing environment
  • CMMS skills with Hexagon or similar maintenance planning tool a plus
  • IT network administration experience a plus
  • Proficiency in PLCs, particularly Allen Bradley, and familiarity with other brands

Responsibilities

  • Ensure safe working conditions as an absolute priority
  • Troubleshoot, install, and maintain plant control equipment
  • Manage electrical system changes requested by various departments
  • Support and manage capital projects for new or existing equipment
  • Update and maintain electrical drawings and standards
  • Perform data collection and monitoring using SQL server
  • Plan and oversee electrical requirements for compliance and testing

Benefits

  • Day-one health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid vacation and company holidays
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 6% match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESP) available
  • Wellness programs and parental leave to support work-life balance
  • Engagement in sustainability initiatives as part of company culture
Full Job Description
Summary

The Electrical Controls Engineer ensures the plant PLC programs, HMI's, and IT backbone function properly on a daily basis to manufacture fiber cement efficiently. They provide direction, coordination, and support for the daily execution of the electrical crew's operating plan. Working with the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Engineer, Planner, Maintenance Technicians, Operations, and Safety, the Electrical Supervisor drives department productivity and quality of workmanship for the purpose of increasing overall availability and reliability of equipment.

What You'll Do:

  • Working safely is a non-negotiable.
  • Supporting our operations and maintenance department in troubleshooting, installing, maintaining plant control equipment
  • Making or managing control/electrical system changes as requested by Safety, production, Environmental, or other departments and engineers, for process modifications, improvements, production trials, and etc., may include programming and/or hardware changes
  • Supporting capital and plant projects for new or existing equipment including getting bids, hiring and managing contractor personnel and engineering firms, quoting, selecting, and purchasing electrical and process equipment and controls, programing for new systems, equipment commissioning and start up, projects may include some travel for new equipment purchases and acceptance testing, seeing equipment in other JH plants, etc.
  • Maintaining and updating electrical drawings and standards as required
  • Historian and SQL server work for data collection, monitoring, and reporting
  • Supporting off-site engineers and IT with local technical issues or new upgrades
  • Developing plans for plant outages and other projects
  • Overseeing electrical requirements for insurance policy compliance, electrical testing and contingency plans

Decision Making:

The Electrical Engineer balances priorities, manpower, material, and equipment availability to improve plant efficiency and performance

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

What You'll Bring:

Skills include design, configuration, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of at least the following:
  • PLCs with local and remote I/O, Allen Bradley (AB) Controllogix, but also other AB product groups.
  • Safety systems for plant equipment, safety PLCs, class 3 and other E-stops, light curtains
  • Control communication networks including Devicenet, Controlnet, and Ethernet
  • AB and Siemens AC and DC drives.
  • Electrical control systems Including low voltage and medium voltage starters and soft start
  • Ancillary equipment including lighting, air compressors, boilers, ovens, and others
  • Servo drives, Allen Bradley Kinetix platforms.
  • HMIs, including Wonderware Intouch and Historian, Allen Bradley Panelview, and other standalone HMIs
  • Plant power distribution systems, Square D switch gear, transformers, and relays
  • Process control systems, including a wide variety of instrumentation and control valves
  • Pneumatic and Hydraulic control systems
  • Microsoft servers and SQL
  • Fiber and Ethernet networks, some other IT functions
  • AutoCAD and other software

Education/Experience:

Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred (Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics (preferred) or equivalent combination of experience and education.
  • 10+ years of experience controls experience in a continuous operating (24/7) manufacturing environment.
  • CMMS skills with Hexagon or other type of maintenance planning tool a plus.
  • IT network administration experience a plus


What You'll Receive

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $120 to $140k. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience, skills, geography and internal equity and may change over time. This position qualifies for benefits and you will be eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

At James Hardie, we recognize that our success depends on our people. We've worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.
  • Compensation: competitive salary and bonus eligibility
  • Insurance: day-one health coverage medical, dental, vision, life insurance
  • Paid Time Off: vacation and company holidays
  • Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match
  • Investments: Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP)
  • Work-Life Balance: parental leave, wellness programs
  • Purpose. Impact. Community: Sustainability Initiatives | James Hardie


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The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

About James Hardie Industries plc

James Hardie Industries plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells fiber cement siding and backer board products. It operates through North America Fiber Cement, International Fiber Cement, Other Businesses, and Research and Development segments. The company offers fiber cement interior linings, exterior siding products, and related accessories; fiber cement building materials for a range of applications, including external siding, internal walls, floors, ceilings, soffits, trim, fencing, decking, and facades; floor underlayments; planks, which are used in external siding; flat panels and squares for internal and external wall linings; gypsum fiber boards; and cement-bonded boards. It also provides various products, such as HardieTrim, a decorative trim; and HardieBacker, a tile backer board. The company markets its products and systems under the HardiePlank, HardiePanel, HardieTrim, HardieBacker, James Hardie, Artisan, Reveal, Cemplank, Scyon, Ritek, and Fermacell brands. James Hardie Industries plc was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Learn more about James Hardie Industries plc
Size
5,196 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$148.1 million
5 Year Trend
+13.5%
Revenue
$2.6 billion
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