Controls and Electrical Engineering Manager - Manufacturing

Bridgeview, IL (Onsite) | Full-Time | 1st shift | $140,000 to $170,000 based on education and experience

Step into a newly created leadership role and own electrical and controls at a heavily automated production campus.

Must-Haves

• BSEE, or 10+ years of hands-on electrical project engineering in manufacturing in place of a degree
• 7+ years of electrical engineering in manufacturing, with real design, controls, and project work
• Hands-on design skills: drawings, scoping, load sizing, and calculations
• Working-level PLC skills: wire, program, and troubleshoot
• Experience with 13.8kV service, 480V distribution, MCCs, and control panels

What You\'ll Do

• Lead a small team of engineers and supervisors, and guide electricians indirectly
• Run electrical projects end to end: design, scope, budget, install, document, and close out
• Design electrical and control systems for production machinery, robotic palletizing, and building infrastructure
• Maintain medium and high voltage distribution
• Serve as the escalation point for electrical, PLC, and controls issues
• Keep drawings current and ensure compliance with NEC, NFPA 70, and food safety standards
• Build capital budgets, specs, RFQs, and bills of material

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior engineering leadership
• PE or electrical license
• Food, bakery, chemical, or packaging plant experience

Compensation and Benefits

• $140,000 to $170,000
• Comprehensive benefits package

About the Company

A long-established industrial equipment manufacturer with a new, highly automated production campus on Chicago\'s southwest side.

To apply, submit your resume for consideration.