Electrical Engineer

Job ID
123968
Job Type
Direct Hire
Industry
Manufacturing
Location
Decherd, Tennessee, United States
Talascend has been retained by a global Automotive Manufacturer to provide Electrical Engineering candidates for a direct career opportunity at their facility in Decherd, TN.

This role is full-time, salaried with outstanding benefits.  All work is 100% on-site, 7:30AM-4:15PM M-F.

OVERVIEW:


Our Automotive OEM client seeks experienced Electrical Engineers to support facility / assembly plant operations; overseeing production equipment, installation of new equipment or performing maintenance/repairs.   This person will support facility upgrades, production changeover as well as anything needed to keep the facility operations running smoothly.  The successful candidate has some knowledge of a lot of things; robotic/automation equipment, power, chillers, compressors or lighting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role is required to:
  • Supports manufacturing, production control, and facility operations by specifying, designing, installing and supporting communication, control, quality and monitoring systems; maintains and updates documentation of new and existing systems; provides system problem solving to ensure continuous reliability and up-time improvement, accuracy and ease of use enhancements, and analysis of trends and symptoms.
  • Specifies, designs, and installs new process equipment; facilitates modification and maintenance of existing process equipment; implements and maintains preventative maintenance program; updates and maintains electrical schematics and mechanical drawings for new and modified process equipment; creates specifications, sets-up, and monitors all spare parts for new and modified process equipment.
  • Communicates with suppliers to ensure the business goals of quality, cost, and delivery are met; coordinates with suppliers to discover new technologies for better ways to implement manufacturing methods and produce quality products; request and analyze quotes from suppliers for new and existing projects and design changes.
  • Assists with new project development, and resource and budget planning within assigned areas; facilitates project folder preparation, project management, and model and capacity studies with budget development.
  • Trains and supports contract staff in assigned areas; provides emergency engineering response to daily manufacturing support problems; provides system maintenance and management support by monitoring system performance conducting operating system tuning and system troubleshooting.
  • Provides emergency engineering response to daily manufacturing support problems; provides equipment maintenance and management support by monitoring equipment performance, and conducting production equipment tuning and troubleshooting.
  • Assists manufacturing on productivity, ergonomic, quality and safety issues to ensure timely problem resolution.
  • As necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative.

REQUIREMENTS:
  • The ideal candidate has 3+ years of relevant experience working in manufacturing assembly plant facility.
  • Strong communication, organizational and planning skills.  Proven ability to multi-task and manage budgets.
  • Knowledge of NES, TOSHA, OSHA, NEC, ANSI robot safety guidelines, ISO14000 and ISO9000.
  • Prior experience with robot programming languages (PLC), welding, hydraulic, pneumatic, machine and tooling processes, and packaging design.
  • Ability to develop conceptual level designs and cost estimates for future model studies.
  • Very little overtime or travel is necessary.

EDUCATION:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering is required, from an ABET accredited university.

Salary is commensurate with experience.  No relocation support is available.  Must be eligible to work in the U.S. for any employer without sponsorship.

Key words: Electrical Engineer, manufacturing, assembly, powertrain, crankshaft, cylinder block castings, production control, robot, automation, process control, preventative maintenance, schematics, NES, NEC, ANSI, ISO14000, ISO9000, PLC
 

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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