Wagstaff
Description:
Wagstaff manufactures equipment for aluminum producers, who process formed aluminum into parts and products you use every day.
Pay: $120,000 - $170,000 per year, depending on experience
As an employee of Wagstaff, you’ll enjoy:
Paid non-working holidays
Monthly, site-wide BBQs
Up to 8% retirement contribution
Annual bonus program
1200 Sqft onsite gym, accessible 24/hrs a day
Family-friendly, company-wide events
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Job Summary
Manage the Automated Systems Engineering and Design Group (ASG Engineering). Ensure timeliness and quality of Electrical Engineering, Design and Programming services, to both internal and external customers. Perform in a production engineering role as schedule allows. Periodic international and domestic travel is required. The successful candidates will enjoy a challenging role with a wide variety of work responsibilities and many learning opportunities.
Primary Managerial Job Responsibilities
- Direct the work of Automated Systems Group personnel including planning, scheduling and staffing
- Measure performance of responsible teams with respect to meeting schedule and accuracy of work product
- Train and lead responsible teams in problem solving and development of design and departmental processes
- Lead departmental and inter-departmental product/process development teams to optimize deliverables to/from internal and external suppliers/customers
- Organize and create departmental processes to:
- Produce high-quality design output and minimize errors
- Maintain project schedules
- Minimize design process cycle time
- Hire, train, coach, support, evaluate, and discipline assigned personnel
- Employ leadership and communication skills in the resolution of critical issues
- Complete employee performance evaluations, corrective action plans and other personnel documentation in accordance with company policies
- Administer, and assure maintenance of, department-specific controlled documentation
- Maintain department ISO Quality Standards and Procedures and assist in the resolution of quality concerns
- Ensure compliance of engineering and design output with all applicable safety and regulatory standards
- Work in a highly collaborative fashion with the Technical Service and R&D Automation Technology groups, relative to the professional development of personnel and sharing of resources in a manner most efficient in order to complete both production and development projects.
- Implement company vision statement, mission statement, and corporate and departmental goals and objectives
- Abide by, support, and enforce company policies; ensure department business operations are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies
- Prepare and administer annual operational and capital budget plan
- Maintain confidentiality and protect proprietary information
- Periodic domestic and international travel required depending upon customer and business needs
- In order to achieve business objectives, work weeks in excess of 40 hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned
Primary Production Job Responsibilities
- Lead and/or participate with project teams to define the electrical engineering and automation requirements, including planned hours, based upon the scope as provided by Sales
- Create the design documents necessary for acquiring customer approval for electrical/automation designs and oversee production of design documents necessary for equipment production, both according to documented design procedures
- Serve as Wagstaff’s primary technical contact to customer’s technical personnel for electrical engineering and automation issues throughout the project, up to and including product start-up
- Provide documented technical and analytical evaluations for automation solutions keeping safety, functionality, and cost effectiveness paramount
- Train and/or consult with other team members in support of the required engineering and designs for numerous Wagstaff product lines as assigned
- Design conceptual and detailed PLC based control systems and related architectures
- Program PLCs for direct chill aluminum casting pits and related device control
- Program and develop SCADA and HMI systems
- Test and troubleshoot hardware and software
- Provide technical support to Wagstaff service personnel and customers to resolve customer issues as they relate to Wagstaff provided electrical/automation systems
- Perform design review and post-commissioning review for continual improvement of Wagstaff automated products
- Create, modify and maintain design standards as necessary
- Serve as a subject matter expert for particular pieces of Wagstaff equipment, processes, or methods as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum of seven (5) years electrical engineering and design experience; industrial experience preferred
- Leadership Skills:
- Supervise a staff of engineers and designers. Oversee recruitment, performance management, timekeeping, and compensation activities
- Provide strong multi-department leadership, fostering alignment and collaboration across departments and work functions
- Determine resource allocation to meet schedule requirements of assigned work
- Develop structures and methods for departmental standards and guidelines
- Set priorities and reconciles directions from competing interests.
- Electrical Engineering / Industrial Automation Skills:
- Power system design
- Electronics design
- Embedded systems design
- Machine/Product R&D
- Industrial equipment automation
- Programming
- Machine Commissioning / International travel required
- Machine PLC Programming – Ladder Logic software development
- Scada and HMI software development
- Automation systems hardware and software development
- Automation control system and control panel design
- NEC compliant Industrial low voltage power distribution design
- Direction Received:
- Receives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits
- Communication Skills:
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Routinely interacts with organization leaders, clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others
Working Environment
While performing the duties of this job on Wagstaff premises, work is performed primarily in an adequately lit, well ventilated, climate controlled general office environment. Close computer work is regularly required. The work usually involves minimal physical exertion. The noise level in the general office environment is usually moderate.
This job may require occasional or more frequent interaction with employees on the manufacturing shop floor. While on the shop floor, the employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risks of moving equipment and parts, and other risks associated with a manufacturing environment. Because of this environment and associated risks, coordination with shop floor managers/employees may be necessary before entering the shop floor, and use of job appropriate personal protective equipment and clothing is required on the shop floor. The noise level on the shop floor is often loud.
This job may also require occasional or more frequent travel to and work at customer sites. While at customer sites, the employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risks of moving equipment and parts, and other risks associated with a construction and/or manufacturing environment. Because of this environment and associated risks, coordination with customer managers/employees may be necessary before entering the customer site, and use of job appropriate personal protective equipment and clothing is required at customer sites. The noise level at customer sites is often loud.
Employment at Wagstaff is dependent on successfully passing a company-paid drug screening and background check upon hire. Benefits eligibility is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable policies, plans and programs of Wagstaff.
Wagstaff is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Skills:
Administrative Management, Analysis Skills, Automation, Automation Systems, Background Investigation, Business Operations, Calendar Management, Capital Budgeting, Casting, Coaching, Commissioning, Communication Skills, Construction, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Control Systems, Corporate Policies, Corrective Action, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Design Document, Design Services, Disciplinary Action, Document Management, Documentation, Electrical Design, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Electronic Design, Embedded Systems, Engineering Management, Establish Priorities, HMI Software, Hardware Quality Assurance, Human Machine Interface (HMI), ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Industrial Engineering, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Ladder Logic, Leadership, Low Power, Low Voltage (LV), Machining, Mail Processing, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Performance Reviews, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Development, Production Control, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Project Schedule, Quality Engineering, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Research & Development (R&D), Resolve Customer Issues, Resource Management, SCADA Software, Safety Standards, Sales, Software Administration, Software Development, Staff Development, Startup, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), System Architecture, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Systems Hardware, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Support, Time Management, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
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