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Ravago · 2 months ago

Electrical Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Ravago is a company focused on transforming post-consumer plastic into high-quality resin to tackle recycling challenges. The Electrical Engineering & Maintenance Manager will provide leadership for safety and continuous improvement, oversee maintenance programs, and ensure the operational efficiency of the recycling plant's equipment and systems.

ChemicalChemical EngineeringManufacturing

Responsibilities

Develop and implement maintenance program for new recycling plant

Ensure all equipment, building and plant operations are SAFE and in good working condition

Provide clear direction/ training and consistent supervision to all your Maintenance Team members

Responsible for maintaining and improving the Preventative Maintenance System (PMS)

As part of PMS, measure and record screw/rotor and barrel/chamber wear – act as needed

Coordinate, assign and direct daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules

Plan, organize and execute tasks and/or repairs

Implement engineering changes to equipment, as necessary

Responsible for repairs of equipment in a timely manner

Responsible for installations of new and existing equipment

Responsible for wastewater process and City Water Department relations (if applicable)

Work with Contractors, Vendors, OEM Suppliers and Machine Shops

Work with local power, gas, and water departments

Responsible for negotiating pricing and terms for parts and equipment

Work with Responsible for Critical Spare Parts inventory – organize storage

Ensure key equipment suppliers carry “big ticket” spare parts on their shelves

Predict parts orders as needed due to performance wear and fatigue of equipment

Schedule delivery of parts and equipment as needed

Schedule and implement at least two plant shutdowns each year for preventative or needed maintenance

Permanent member of the Safety Committee

Create and track performance data points for equipment when needed

Demonstrate skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines

Read and interpret equipment manuals, schematic diagrams, and work orders to perform required maintenance and service

Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and adjust as needed

Plan, organize and direct the electrical engineering projects to completion

Strong analytical and methodological root cause analysis and troubleshooting skills

Develop, configure and optimize industrial electrical/automation project steps/plans by monitoring and providing enhancement to all key project variables

Develop and perform process control simulations/trials and administer all optimization from conceptualization to validation

Read and interpret equipment manuals, schematic diagrams, and work orders to perform required maintenance and service

Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines

Troubleshoot and repair equipment in a timely manner

Asset tracking and disposal of old equipment

Implement capital expenditure projects on-time, on-budget, right the first time and safely

Maintain tools and gages in good working condition and well organized

Responsible to create machine parts accrual for accurate spend yearly for operations

Monthly budget tracking for repair expenses

Follow all Quality, Safety and Environmental Procedures

Support Continuous Improvement Teams (CIT) as needed

Other duties as assigned by the Plant Manager

Uphold the Company Code of Conduct standards

Qualification

Electrical engineeringIndustrial maintenancePlastic recyclingCircuit designAnalytical skillsProject managementLeadershipCommunicationTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Must have completed vocational school Industrial Maintenance program or have five years (minimum) work experience in the field of Industrial Maintenance

Plastic extrusion or plastic recycling experience

At least 5 years of experience in electrical design and development (analog, power, digital) and experience with processes, projects, and technologies of manufacturing plants in electrical/automation application field

Experience in circuit design and analysis, system integration, testing, debugging

Experience in schematic entry, layout tools and design for testability

Experience in engaging, working with and managing vendors and suppliers to deliver in fast-paced technical environment

Analytical, leadership and conceptualizing skills

Excellent communicator with interpersonal impact (influencing and persuading), customer oriented (departments are as well internal customers) and decisive

Focus on results and strive for continuous improvement

Exemplary behavior towards ethics and integrity

Team worker, flexible and eager to collaborate