Electrical Engineer

For well over a century, Nestlé has been making the very best food and beverage products for families around the world. In the U.S., Nestlé's well-known brands include: Nestlé® Toll House®, Nestlé® Nesquik(tm), Nestlé® Carnation® Coffee-mate®, Stouffer's®, Stouffer's® Lean Cuisine®, Nescafé®, Libby's® Juicy Juice®, Buitoni®, Taster's Choice®, PowerBar®, Nestlé® Crunch®, Nestlé® Butterfinger®, Wonka®, Friskies® Fancy Feast®, ALPO®, and Mighty Dog®.

For the eighth consecutive year, Nestlé USA was named 'Most Admired Food Company in America' by Fortune magazine. Nestlé in the USA is comprised of the following: Brands Company (including Beverage Division, Confections & Snacks Division, Foreign Trade Division and the Sales Division), Nestlé Prepared Foods Company, Buitoni North America, Nestlé Nutrition, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company and Nestlé Business Services. Within each company, there are functional support groups to produce, market and deliver quality brands and products to our consumer.

Headquartered in Glendale, Calif., Nestlé USA has 21,000 employees, $12.5 billion in sales with 51 manufacturing facilities, 5 distribution centers and 59 sales offices across the country. For more information, visit us at www.nestleusa.com

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Nestlé is an 'Equal Opportunity Employer' and is looking for diversity in candidates in employment.

Essential Functions:To manage the supply (may include in-house generation) and distribution of electricity to ensure that it is at all times safe, reliable, secure and sustainable. It covers low, medium and high voltage installations.* Leads Instrument Technicians and Electricians * Manages Instrumentation Shop * Responsible for factory electrical distribution, instrumentation and control systems.* Design and manage electrical portion of all projects.* Troubleshoot and program PLCs, HMIs, Process Control and Automation Devices.Management Responsibilities* Define, propose and monitor the plans and objectives of the electrical team in accordance with the Engineering Policy, Key Principles and the Electricity and Automation-Manufacturing Execution System (E and A-MES) Activity as outlined in the Nestlé Engineering Excellence (NEE) master document.* Propose and implement work processes, procedures and technical resources relating to the electrical team.* Lead and coordinate the electrical team and maintain competencies, motivation and performance to achieve the teams mission and objectives.* Propose and control the electrical component of the site M and I budget and any capital projects.* Propose and monitor electricity in accordance with the key performance indicators. * Demonstrate and promote the company's values within the electrical team.Functional ResponsibilitiesThe functional responsibilities for an Electrical Engineer are outlined within the NEE master document. The main responsibilities being to:* Ensure that there exists within the electrical team an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations. That all team members are encouraged never to implement any change, whether directly instructed to, or under his/her own initiative, without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety and the environment. No compromises should be tolerated.* Ensure that all personnel performing electrical related activities are legally trained and certified.* Ensure at all times the technical integrity/performance of the electrical energy supply and distribution.* Ensure at all times safe installations and operations through proper design, protection systems, procedures and training. * Liaise with the site Safety Officer on electrical matters relating to safety, electricity distribution, energy conservation, legal compliance, complaints etc.* Coordinate with Production, Quality Management and Engineering to resolve any electrical issues.* Supervise and coordinate electrical maintenance and project work by electricians and contractors.* Ensure proper management of electrical documents (manuals, diagrams, instrument data sheet, software packages/licenses) through efficient filing and archiving procedures.* Initiate and drive Continuous Improvement (CI) in electricity supply and distribution with the aim of achieving optimized plant performance.* Manage the capturing of electrical energy related information and the distribution of this information to the required stakeholders. Responsibilities relating to the Maintenance and Improvement of Electrical assets:* Execute the maintenance of the electrical equipment in accordance with the Nestlé Maintenance Strategy using Consequence Driven Maintenance (CDM) as the multi-disciplined approach to proactively maintain/improve the fixed assets and Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM) as the process to manage the asset lifecycle.* Adopt the Maintenance Excellence vision by striving for the M and I "Proactive Domain".* Monitor plant and equipment to ensure optimal operation and reduction of planned and unplanned downtime.* Develop and implement maintenance and inspection plans to ensure reliability, sustainability and security of electrical distribution infrastructure.Responsibilities relating to the installation of new Electrical assets:* Ensure that the justification, request for approval and reporting are in line with the Guidelines for Capital Investment.* Ensure that new installations are designed with a high degree of flexibility to better enable the operations to adjust to a changing environment keeping in mind safety and the issues relating to the environment.* Facilitate the introduction and implementation of new technologies in coordination with local, market, central technical and PTC engineering. Qualifications* Degree/Diploma in engineering, preferably electrical engineering.* Minimum 3 years experience in the field of electricity in a manufacturing facility.Skills * In-depth knowledge of Electricity, in low voltage, medium voltage and high voltage installations. * In-depth knowledge of EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility).* Good knowledge of local electrical code and standards.* Knowledge of Instrumentation and Process Control Systems.* Knowledge of food processing operations and technology.* Knowledge on MES (Manufacturing Execution System).* Knowledge on manufacturing IT.* Knowledge of food safety, regulatory requirements for food safety, hygienic engineering and Nestlé Quality System.* Analytical skills in Problem Solving.* Maintenance and Improvement, Energy and Project Management.* Local language and/or English.* MS Office/MS Project.* Consequence Driven Maintenance (CDM).* Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM). RESPOND HERE! 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