Electrical Engineer

The Electrical Engineer provides electrical engineering design and support throughout the company in the areas of power, controls and instrumentation.

At CalPortland, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that provides health and financial support to our most important resources: our employees.  Your benefits are an important part of your overall compensation at CalPortland. That’s why we give you a wide range of benefits to choose from.  All regular full time employees may enroll in a variety of health and welfare plans including medical, dental and vision plans.  Other benefits include life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and retirement program.  The company also has a variety of voluntary benefits for employees to choose from.

$75,000-$95,000 DOE 

• Designs and implements electrical systems for plant additions and modifications at the manufacturing plants
• Provides technical training including Arc Flash safety and best practices to plant electricians and other technical personnel
• Oversees and advises on major plant maintenance projects, capital projects, upgrades and equipment repairs
• Prepares, reviews and approves electrical building permit and engineering drawings for new plants and plant expansions
• Reviews new capital project equipment design and selection for electrical best practice
• Develops and maintains specifications for equipment selection
• Performs power system studies and maintain a database of completed studies.
• Manages and directs contractors to perform work on plant sites
• Updates drawings as needed
• Participates in cement plant major outages
• Assists and provides support on capital improvement projects as assigned
• Assists with construction project checkout, commissioning and startup
• Provides backup to the Senior Controls Engineer for the support of plant automation systems
• Supports plants with technical advice and by diagnosing and correcting electrical problems when required
• Undertakes and completes electrical designs including supporting calculations as required
  These may include (but are not limited to) load calculations, voltage drop, protective relay settings, etc.
• Performs field inspections, measurements and data gathering as required

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

• Minimum of five years experience in cement or related manufacturing including two or more years in Maintenance or Plant Engineering
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code (NEC)
• Will be required to travel to company facilities and other locations as needed
• Must be a self-starter and able to work independently
• Must be able to work cooperatively with plant and corporate personnel
• Must be able to work at heights and in restricted spaces
• Must be able to climb ladders and stairs in an industrial environment to access/inspect equipment
• Must be prepared to spend time in the plants gathering data/working on projects/providing plant electrical assistance
• Knowledge of SAP and AutoCAD is preferred

Successful candidate must submit to post-offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen, and background check. Some positions require FMCSA regulated on-going drug and alcohol testing.

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