Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Trillium Professional is now seeking an Electrical Engineer in Alcoa, TN!

The successful candidate will provide engineering support to maintenance, safety, quality, and operations. Pay rate is $63.44/hour.

This includes restoring product flow, providing technical solutions to recurring problems, analyzing equipment and process data to identify opportunities for improvement, and develop solutions and system improvements to address those opportunities.

In this role, you will:

• Provide engineering support to maintenance and operations across the department including restoring flow during breakdowns and developing preventative maintenance systems (including during the off shift)
• Troubleshoot equipment and process problems to root cause, providing engineered solutions to these problems
• Manage large equipment rebuilds – development, justification, management, and implementation of these projects
• Develop into the technical equipment expertise for the department and provide technical leadership
• Support the department's Quality, Safety, and Environmental goals
• All other tasks and duties as assigned. This position could have some travel involved, less than 10%. This role does provide on-call support for after-hours (including weekends, off-shifts, and holidays).

This role reports to the Engineering Superintendent.

Skills: You have: (required)

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited college/university
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in an electrical engineering field
• Minimum of 1 year of experience with working knowledge of manufacturing processes and principles
• Electrical control
• Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Exceptional Candidates also have: (preferred)

• Experience with ladder logic and programming/troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's), Rockwell and Allen Bradley PLC experience is preferred
• Experience specifying, installing, and troubleshooting DC and AC motor drives systems.
• Experience with networking equipment, installation, troubleshooting and commissioning. (ideally as it pertains to Automation Communication).
• Experience with power distribution systems.
• Manufacturing experience in the metals or similar industry, with aluminum rolling or processing preferred.
• Experience with rolling mills and mill controls, shears, strip processing and coiling, metal process furnaces or casting equipment
• Technical knowledge to support the installation, operation, and repair of electrical controls and automation technology
• Previous experience with data acquisition systems and data analytics
• Experience developing business justifications for capital investments, with a strong emphasis on project management and execution
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Strong problem solving and creative thinking skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Education: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited college/university

Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for the employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and other leave, if applicable. Trillium's offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.

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