What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Electrical Engineer position at Land O'Frost?
Summary
We are excited to announce a newly created position on our team! As a Corporate Electrical Engineer, you will play a critical role in leading and executing capital projects, driving process automation, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards at our plant in Searcy, AR. This is a unique opportunity to shape the role and make a significant impact on day one.
Company
At Land O’Frost, our brands of lunchmeat, hot dogs and specialty sausage products are recognized as one of the nation’s best-selling and trusted brands. We have accomplished this through our incredible team of employees who are customer focused, motivated, achievers, developers, and purpose driven.
How YOU Will Contribute
- Utilize project management tools to track goals, timelines, budgets, and implement corrective actions when needed.
- Coordinate and manage engineering design firms and contractors, ensuring compliance with LOF policies and procedures.
- Act as the primary interface between the plant and business for scheduling work.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration and accountability while driving project execution.
- Provide electrical/controls leadership for capital projects and ensure projects meet operational expectations within budget and schedule constraints.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA safety standards and integrate proper safety devices into designs.
- Support sustainability initiatives and energy efficiency projects across all plants.
- Develop project justifications, including ROI analysis.
- Lead efforts in process automation and integrate new technologies and data analytics into LOF processes.
- Investigate opportunities for process improvement through technology and automation.
- Interface with corporate engineering teams, vendors, and plant personnel to implement system design improvements.
- Maintain knowledge of OSHA, EPA regulations, sanitary design, NAMI food safety standards, ergonomics, process controls, and automation.
- Provide troubleshooting support for electrical and control systems and train maintenance technicians in PLC programming.
- Ensure efficient operation of process and packaging systems and compliance with LOF standards.
About YOU
- Minimum 5 years in electrical controls.
- Associate degree in Electrical Engineering with minimum 5 years' experience (Bachelor’s preferred).
- Ability to obtain local electrician license.
- Experience in Electrical Engineering in a manufacturing environment, food manufacturing preferred.
- Experience in Circuit Design.
- Experience in PLC/HMI Programming.
- Experience in Network Integration for Process Control.
- Up to 10% (local and overnight)