Corporate Electrical Controls Engineer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with operations and maintenance leaders to provide electrical/controls troubleshooting expertise at eight Carolina Container Production Facilities and four Warehouse locations located in North Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia.
• Employee must be able to provide their own transportation. All travel expenses are covered by Carolina Container.
• Work with/train plant maintenance technicians to improve their electrical/controls knowledge.
• Coordinate, manage, and implement small projects dealing with machinery upgrades.
• Procure materials and equipment needed to assist in equipment repair.
• Build a database containing pertinent information associated with PLCs, Drives, etc. for all locations.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment through enforcement of applicable policy and regulations.
• Conduct Electrical Safety Training for all Maintenance Departments.
• Overnight travel may be required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times.
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• May be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; vibrations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• No license requirement.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the Corrugated Industry is preferred. 
• Three (3) or more years’ experience in Electrical Industrial Maintenance. 
• Excellent leadership ability, including an ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics is a must.
• Must be able to troubleshoot the following: Hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, control circuits, AC and DC drives, PLCs, and power distribution.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think “outside the box”

• Functional use of Microsoft Office and Maintenance Management systems
• Demonstrated ability to balance priorities that meet short and long-term objectives; uses organized and efficient work methods.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and continue to develop knowledge and skills.