AutoReqId: 12128BR
Line Of Business: Cement Operations
Department: Maintenance
Primary Location: Nazareth-PA
Pay Class: Salaried Exempt
Job Posting:
The Role and the Company
Lehigh Hanson is North America’s leading supplier of cement, aggregates, ready mix concrete, and asphalt. We have hundreds of plants and thousands of employees working across the United States and Canada. We are also part of Heidelberg Cement Group, one of the world’s largest building materials companies.
The Electrical and Control Systems Engineer role is based in Nazareth, PA and reports directly to the Maintenance Manager.
What you’ll get to do
Provide guidance and supervision to electricians in the repair, maintenance and installation of electrical, instrumentation and control systems including process problem solving, measurement activities, scheduling and evaluation that enable continuous plant operations.
Ensure the operational viability of the plant by evaluating and maintaining the proper functioning of all electrical, instrumentation, and control systems
Participate in design and implementation of automation engineering projects
Provide technical assistance for electricians for the installation of process control equipment and troubleshooting of automation and process control problems
Involvement with process instrumentation and automation equipment specifying and selecting control equipment to maximize automation efforts
Maintain proper documentation of electrical, instrumentation and automation systems and keep files up-to-date including process instrumentation diagrams, block diagrams, and drawings
Participate in the design of systems requiring control, instrumentation, PLC 5 software, Control Logic and hardware, and Profibus network communications
Ensure optimum operation and reliability for electrical power systems and process control systems
Assist in the coordination and implementation of process control system upgrades and changes to maximize plant efficiency
Draft process control system design packages to support plant and project objectives
Support and consult plant management in the field of automation engineering for optimization of a plant operation, responsibility for keeping records, updated technical documentation and drawings created by CAD systems
Troubleshooting and diagnosis of plant system problems
Provide ongoing automation support to the plant for all shifts by participating in the plants on-call program which will include evaluating and determining the course of action for automation incidents after hours and on weekends while on call, and at times on-site supervision of the resolution
Support the implementation of HTC Electrical, Instrumentation and Process Control Concepts for all plant projects
Essential Experience and Skills
Demonstrated experience in the following: Gas Analyzers, Transmitters, Control Loops, Temperature/Pressure/Vibration/Level/Weighing scales and instruments, Variable Frequency Drives, and Dosing Systems
Familiar with PLC/DCS and HMI architecture, in particular, PLC 5 software and hardware, including Control Logic, and RSView control
Knowledge of Allan Bradley PLCs and Honeywell/Rockwell
Fluent with NEC, NFPA, and ISA
Proficient Microsoft Office
Strong understanding of CAD software (design of system installations)
Good knowledge of database management for large control systems, communication networking systems, control software programming, alarm system management and graphics development
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Preferred Experience and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
5 years of experience in programming, instrumentation, power systems, and troubleshooting controls
Work Environment
- Role operates in a manufacturing environment with moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, heat, humidity, elevated noise levels, and dusty conditions.
What we have to offer
Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan
Highly competitive benefits programs
401k retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions
Lehigh Hanson is a drug free workplace.
External candidates must be able to work in the USA without sponsorship.
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Employer Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled
