Electrical Reliability Engineer

Overview

Company Overview:

Luvata Appleton LLC is a Wisconsin based company with three locations in the Fox River Valley. We manufacture products for the copper alloy wire industry and have many customers including ones in the battery, ammunition, solar panel, and electronic markets, among others. As a company, Luvata Appleton is committed to providing a sustainable world through material innovation with the use of our distinctive technologies since our first manufacturing mill was built in 1964. We pride ourselves with providing our customers with unique and high-quality products, through the collaboration of all our employees.

We promote a family-like culture and encourage two-way communication along with interdepartmental collaboration to help our company adapt and grow in a fast-paced market. In addition, we invest in our employees as we do our customers, providing a challenging and rewarding environment where you can grow both personally and professionally. We are looking for people that are self-starters, and people that like making a difference in an organization through change and innovation.

Purpose:  The Electrical Reliability Engineer ensures the reliability of the manufacturing equipment and performs all electrical engineering support activities.  

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Improve or maintain the reliability of manufacturing equipment
• Research, design, and develop electrical control and power systems equipment to assist and/or improve operations.
• Support facilities development to continuously improve products and processes.
• Develop or make changes to existing equipment in order to support company growth.
• Identify and justify capital and major maintenance needs.  Develop capital and major maintenance plans to fulfill needs.
• Provide project management, project engineering, mid- and long-range planning, and budgeting services.
• Act as major contributor to long-range planning and research in support of capital budget preparation and implementation.
• Integrate existing technologies with new technologies and implement technology breakthroughs that are related to the facilities function.
• Install heavy equipment, facilities, and shop floor power distribution systems
• Ensure compliance with all air, water, and waste regulations.
• Follow and promote safety and environmental compliance as related to facilities and equipment (OSHA, and all Luvata specific programs i.e. LOTO, Arc Flash, Hot Work).
• Participate in the Company’s Safety Committee
• Perform inspections, assess hazards, and recommend necessary alterations to management.
• Interface with outside contractors, vendors, and consultants
• Provide general leadership and training support to the skilled trades employees
• Maintain drawings and documentation
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent.
• Prefers 5 years of plant electrical engineering experience
• Requires strong electrical and mechanical practical knowledge and aptitude, including experience in process improvements and capital projects.
• Requires the ability to understand and utilize CAD to modify or design parts, equipment, and facilities as needed.
• Requires basic knowledge of relevant OSHA requirements as they relate to the role.
• Requires proficient computer skills, including the ability to use spreadsheet and database programs.
• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment

Physical/Environmental Demands: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls and talk and/or hear.  The employee is regularly required to sit, reach above shoulders, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is required to wear safety glasses, hard hat, metatarsal guarded steel-toed shoes and hearing protection while working in production areas.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts energized electrical systems and occasionally works in proximity to fumes or airborne particles. The employee occasionally works in non-weather related wet, humid conditions, non-weather related extreme heat, and in proximity to toxic or caustic chemicals.

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the major functions of the position described and is not intended to be a detailed description of all the work that may be required.

Luvata Appleton LLC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and considers all applicants for employment based on non-discriminatory, job-related factors. If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, please contact us at appleton.recruiter@luvata.com.