Area Manufacturing Manager – Electrical Engineer

🔥 20 hours ago

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🔋 Electrical Engineer

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Packaging Corporation of America

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1959

🏭 Manufacturing

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

Manufacturing • B2B • eCommerce

Packaging Corporation of America is a leading U. S. manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products. PCA operates containerboard mills and corrugated box plants to deliver custom corrugated packaging, interior protective designs, printed promotional packaging, and related services such as packaging design, testing & optimization, and project management. The company primarily serves other businesses across industries like food & beverage, beverage, produce, e-commerce and manufacturing, and emphasizes sustainable sourcing, recycling, energy efficiency, and renewable resources in its operations.

📋 Description

• Provide electrical engineering support for manufacturing facilities, including power distribution, motor control, drives, PLCs, instrumentation, lighting systems, and other industrial electrical equipment • Participate in multidisciplinary capital project teams from project conception through startup, including scope development, budgeting, estimating, design reviews, procurement, construction support, commissioning, and operational handoff • Develop project scopes, capital cost estimates, technical specifications, bid packages, schedules, and engineering deliverables for capital and reliability projects • Lead electrical design activities, including equipment selection, power distribution design, controls integration, relay applications, lighting systems, and functional specifications • Coordinate electrical construction activities with contractors, consultants, suppliers, mill personnel, and project managers • Provide commissioning and startup support for new equipment installations, system upgrades, and major capital projects • Assist mill personnel in troubleshooting electrical, controls, instrumentation, and power system issues to minimize downtime and improve operational reliability • Support project budgets, schedules, and performance objectives • Develop and maintain electrical engineering standards, specifications, and best practices across operations • Support electrical safety initiatives and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and company requirements • Collaborate with mill management, maintenance and operations personnel, engineering teams, project managers, contractors, consultants, equipment suppliers, and manufacturing technical services

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering required • Ten to fifteen years of electrical engineering experience in industrial manufacturing, consulting engineering, project engineering, or related fields • Demonstrated knowledge of electrical power systems, controls, instrumentation, motor control, and industrial electrical equipment • Experience developing project scopes, estimates, technical specifications, and engineering design packages for capital projects • Experience with electrical construction, equipment installation, commissioning, and startup activities • Working knowledge of AutoCAD required • Experience with electrical drafting and design software preferred • Strong working knowledge of NFPA 70E, NEC requirements, and electrical safety practices • Strong project management, organizational, and budgeting skills • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills • Ability and willingness to travel extensively, with travel requirements exceeding 75% • Experience in the pulp and paper industry or other heavy industrial manufacturing environments preferred • Experience with medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems preferred • Familiarity with PLCs, DCS systems, VFDs, instrumentation, and industrial controls preferred • Experience developing capital project estimates and managing project budgets preferred • Experience with industrial lighting systems and electrical infrastructure projects preferred • Experience performing or reviewing coordination, short-circuit, arc flash, and power system studies preferred • Experience with steam turbine generators, generator protection systems, excitation systems, and associated balance-of-plant equipment preferred • Demonstrated success leading capital projects from concept development through startup preferred • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills focused on improving equipment reliability and plant performance preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Extensive travel requirements exceeding 75% (travel expectation rather than a compensation benefit)

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