Summary
The Electrical Manager supervises the Automation Engineering Department, the Electrical Engineering Department, and the Electrical Assembly Department. This role is responsible for overseeing quality, prioritizing tasks and process improvements, and providing leadership to the aforementioned departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Oversees quality control for Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electrical Assembly.
Maintains shop presence and is available for interfacing with Production.
Reviews customer/contractor's bids and specifications.
Creates, modifies and finalizes bills of material (BOM's) for both production and bids.
Attends project meetings as required by the project.
Creates and modifies electrical drawings and control panel layouts.
Performs automation and control systems design, specification, simulation, and start-up assistance.
Implements specialized techniques and approaches to handle automation projects.
Develops customized programs specific to customer needs and requirements.
Programs and tests various pieces of automated machinery.
Upgrades the design of existing devices by adding automation elements.
Maintains confidential operational system information.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending service trainings, workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing networks.
Offers suggestions to improve equipment or department performance.
Ensures UL compliance and interfaces with the UL inspector(s).
Assists new employees with training and development and relays important knowledge gained from the field.
Provides engineering support by answering questions and requests from inside or outside the organization.
Seeks outside resources to assist with implementing operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions and to seek technical support/information.
Assists employees with training and development and implementation of continuous
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent from four-year college in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline.
Two to five years of related experience and/or training.
Must reside within a 25-mile radius of our Chaska location.
Strong UL compliance knowledge.
Ability to pass the UL508A MTR exam for UL.
Internet software; Excel Spreadsheet software and Word, Adobe Word Processing software.
Ability to design, read and comprehend technical drawings.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business information, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and co-workers.
Careful attention to detail, with strong commitment to accuracy and quality.
Well organized and conducts self professionally.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience leading a team.
Knowledge or experience with AutoCAD.
Allen Bradley/Rockwell PLC and HMI programming skills.
ERP experience, Epicor preferred.
Experience specifying system components for operation and monitoring of filtration systems or similar technologies/equipment.