Electrical Engineer

James Hardie Building Products Inc. is the North American leader in fiber cement home siding and exterior design solutions.

Hardie products offer long lasting beauty and endless design possibilities with trusted protection and low maintenance. The company pioneered modern fiber cement building products and continues to invest in innovation to transform the industry.

James Hardie is a high-performance organization, with an unwavering commitment to Zero Harm. The company proudly employs a diverse workforce of over 3,000 employees across operations in North America.

Make your dream career a reality. It's possible!

Onsite from our Peru, IL plant

What You'll Do :

A day in the life of a JH Plant Electrical Engineer may include at least one or more of the following :

• Safety comes first for yourself and others for all activities
• Supporting our maintenance department in troubleshooting, installing, maintaining plant equipment
• Making or managing control / electrical system changes as requested by Safety, production, R&D, Environmental, or other departments and engineers, for process modifications, improvements, production trials, and etc.

may include programming and / or hardware changes

• Managing and / or supporting capital and plant projects for new or existing equipment including getting bids, hiring and managing contractor personnel and engineering firms, quoting, selecting, and purchasing electrical and process equipment and controls, programing for new systems, equipment commissioning and start up, projects may include some travel for new equipment purchases and acceptance testing, seeing equipment in other JH plants, etc.
• Maintaining and updating electrical drawings and standards
• Historian and SQL server work for data collection, monitoring, and reporting
• Supporting off-site engineers and IT with local technical issues or new upgrades
• Developing plans for plant outages and other projects
• Overseeing electrical requirements for insurance policy compliance, electrical testing and contingency plans

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and / or assigned as necessary.

Position Requirements

Skills include design, configuration, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of at least the following :

• PLCs with local and remote I / O, Siemens, Allen Bradley (AB) Controllogix, but also other AB and Siemens
• Safety systems for plant equipment, safety PLCs, class 3 and other E-stops, light curtains
• Control communication networks including Devicenet, Controlnet, and Ethernet
• AB and Siemens AC and DC drives, also some Square D and others
• Electrical control systems Including low voltage and medium voltage starters and soft start
• Ancillary equipment including lighting, air compressors, boilers, ovens, and others
• Servo drives, Allen Bradley Kinetix, Siemens Master, and Siemens Sinamics platforms.
• HMIs, including Wonderware Intouch and Historian, Allen Bradley Panelview, and other standalone HMIs
• Plant power distribution systems, Square D switch gear, transformers, and relays
• Process control systems, including a wide variety of instrumentation and control valves
• Pneumatic and Hydraulic control systems
• Microsoft servers and SQL
• Fiber and Ethernet networks, some other IT functions
• AutoCAD and other software

What You'll Bring : Required :

Required :

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred) or equivalent combination of experience and education. Degree must be from an accredited institution.
• 3 or more years experience in a continuous operating (24 / 7) manufacturing environment.
• CMMS skills with MP2 or other type of program.
• Significant experience with PLC's, Wonderware, RSview, AB Drives, Siemens Drives, and Device net.

What You'll Receive :

At James Hardie, we recognize that our success depends on our people. We've worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.

Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance benefits for every 30+ hour full-time employee.

Insurance starts on day one!

• 401(k) Retirement plan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary
• Paid holidays, paid vacation including Jury Duty and bereavement leave
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave
• Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions - Fire Resistant Siding to Help Rebuild the Grizzly Flats Community James Hardie
• And more

Apply now and come "home" to Hardie!

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James Hardie Building Products Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, genetic information, veteran's status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, or any other basis protected by law.