Electrical Controls Engineer

James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and StruXure®.

With over 8,000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago, we boast 31 operating sites, 6 recycling facilities, and 6 research and development centers globally. Powered by a dynamic workforce, we’re united by our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™ through sustainable innovation, a Zero Harm culture, and a commitment to empowering our people and communities.

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Summary

The Electrical Controls Engineer ensures the plant PLC programs, HMI’s, and IT backbone function properly on a daily basis to manufacture fiber cement efficiently. They provide direction, coordination, and support for the daily execution of the electrical crew’s operating plan. Working with the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Engineer, Planner, Maintenance Technicians, Operations, and Safety, the Electrical Supervisor drives department productivity and quality of workmanship for the purpose of increasing overall availability and reliability of equipment.

What You’ll Do:

Working safely is a non-negotiable.

Supporting our operations and maintenance department in troubleshooting, installing, maintaining plant control equipment

Making or managing control/electrical system changes as requested by Safety, production, Environmental, or other departments and engineers, for process modifications, improvements, production trials, and etc., may include programming and/or hardware changes

Supporting capital and plant projects for new or existing equipment including getting bids, hiring and managing contractor personnel and engineering firms, quoting, selecting, and purchasing electrical and process equipment and controls, programing for new systems, equipment commissioning and start up, projects may include some travel for new equipment purchases and acceptance testing, seeing equipment in other JH plants, etc.

Maintaining and updating electrical drawings and standards as required

Historian and SQL server work for data collection, monitoring, and reporting

Supporting off-site engineers and IT with local technical issues or new upgrades

Developing plans for plant outages and other projects

Overseeing electrical requirements for insurance policy compliance, electrical testing and contingency plans

Decision Making:

The Electrical Engineer balances priorities, manpower, material, and equipment availability to improve plant efficiency and performance

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

What You’ll Bring:

Skills include design, configuration, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of at least the following:

PLCs with local and remote I/O, Allen Bradley (AB) Controllogix, but also other AB product groups.

Safety systems for plant equipment, safety PLCs, class 3 and other E-stops, light curtains

Control communication networks including Devicenet, Controlnet, and Ethernet

AB and Siemens AC and DC drives.

Electrical control systems Including low voltage and medium voltage starters and soft start

Ancillary equipment including lighting, air compressors, boilers, ovens, and others

Servo drives, Allen Bradley Kinetix platforms.

HMIs, including Wonderware Intouch and Historian, Allen Bradley Panelview, and other standalone HMIs

Plant power distribution systems, Square D switch gear, transformers, and relays

Process control systems, including a wide variety of instrumentation and control valves

Pneumatic and Hydraulic control systems

Microsoft servers and SQL

Fiber and Ethernet networks, some other IT functions

AutoCAD and other software

Education/Experience:

Required:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred (Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics (preferred) or equivalent combination of experience and education.

10+ years of experience controls experience in a continuous operating (24/7) manufacturing environment.

CMMS skills with Hexagon or other type of maintenance planning tool a plus.

IT network administration experience a plus

What You'll Receive

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $130 to $150k. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience, skills, geography and internal equity and may change over time. This position qualifies for benefits and you will be eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

At James Hardie, we recognize that our success depends on our people. We've worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.

Compensation: competitive salary and bonus eligibility

Insurance: day-one health coverage medical, dental, vision, life insurance

Paid Time Off: vacation and company holidays

Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match

Investments: Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP)

Work-Life Balance: parental leave, wellness programs

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James Hardie Building Products Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, veteran's status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, or any other basis protected by law.

James Hardie will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies.

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.