Our client is a global leader in the commercial explosives industry. We provide innovative blasting solutions and quality explosives products throughout North America, Australia, and selected customers in the Asia Pacific.

What You'll Do

As the Sr Electrical Engineer, you will lead the electrical engineering function for the site through collaboration between the Strategic Engineering specialist resources and the operations teams.

• Ensure compliance with applicable company HSE Performance Standards, as well as applicable acts and regulations.
• Maintain and execute the facility 5-year electrical infrastructure plan.
• Support the plant instrumentation and control programs as needed.
• Develop, manage, and update the Arc Flash Program.
• Manage the breaker and starter reliability program, transformer reliability program, and the electric motor reliability program.
• Complete equipment failure investigations using root cause analysis techniques.
• Conduct engineering statistical reliability studies from the risk assessments, criticality data, corrective maintenance history and failure history.
• Assure compliance to relevant external statutory regulation and internal plant and engineering standards and communicating such requirements to the relevant stakeholders.
• Continuous update and electrical items in the operational risk registers. Implement effective controls and improvement actions (elimination/reduction).
• Collaboration with Operations, Turnaround and Project functions in effective identification & scoping of requirements. Execution of technical R&I role during turnarounds.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in petrochemical manufacturing plant, pulp and paper, power generation, or similar heavy industry environment preferred.
• Knowledge in power electronics, relay coordination, and power distribution preferred.
• Working knowledge of NFPA; National Electric code; IEEE.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, DCS, communication networks, process instruments, etc.
• Experience participating in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) such as Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) methodology, and experience using a risk ranking matrix.

What We Offer

• 4 weeks vacation time + 11 paid holidays + a couple of PTO days
• Full health benefits including employer HSA contributions + dental plan with an orthodontic option, wellness coaching available
• Up to a 4% 401k match PLUS additional company contribution from 1% to 5% based on years of service
• Generous paid parental leave
• Generous tuition reimbursement program
• Will pay for relocation and bonus for the right candidate

Pay range: 140,000k to 150,000k