​​Plant Electrical Engineer​

$91,000 - $137,000/Yr

Belcan - Bridgeton, NJ

Full-time

Bridgeton, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Plant Electrical Engineer position at Belcan in Bridgeton, NJ, is a direct hire opportunity that focuses on developing solutions to meet customer capacity and quality constraints while adhering to the Ardagh Group Capital Plan. The role involves supervising all electrical work and personnel, interfacing with contractors and other engineers during field installations, and evaluating new processes and plant equipment to assess their benefits. The engineer will also investigate issues surrounding plant electrical equipment and devise plans to maximize usage and production efficiency. In addition to these responsibilities, the Plant Electrical Engineer will participate in and lead root cause analysis on equipment failures, document maintenance task steps for proper equipment upkeep, and provide operational support and troubleshooting for ongoing issues. Collaboration with plant maintenance teams is essential, particularly concerning preventive and predictive maintenance of electrical systems. The engineer will also aid in facilitating corporate capital projects, working closely with the corporate engineering team to implement optimal solutions for the Bridgeton plant. Training plant operations and maintenance teams on the operation and troubleshooting of electrical systems in glass bottle manufacturing is also a key aspect of this role.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions for the Bridgeton plant to satisfy capacity customer and quality constraints within the Ardagh Group Capital Plan.
• Supervise all electrical work and personnel.
• Interface with contractors and other Ardagh Group engineers during field installations.
• Evaluate new processes and plant equipment to determine the benefits.
• Investigate circumstances surrounding plant electrical equipment and prepare a plan to maximize usage and production.
• Participate and/or lead root cause analysis on equipment failures.
• Document maintenance task steps to properly maintain manufacturing equipment.
• Provide operational support and troubleshooting for ongoing issues.
• Collaborate and support plant maintenance teams with respect to preventive and predictive maintenance of the electrical systems.
• Aid in the facilitation of corporate capital projects, working alongside the corporate engineering team to implement the best solutions for the Bridgeton plant.
• Train plant operations and maintenance teams on operation/troubleshooting of the electrical systems in glass bottle manufacturing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience with three (3) years in a manufacturing environment OR 15 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) programming.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and can identify problems and make recommendations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to design and render working drawings for a variety of manufacturing processes.
• Experience with Allen Bradley and/or Siemens PLCs.
• Prior experience in glass container process equipment and production.
• Prior experience with preventive and/or predictive maintenance programs and CMMS.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD.