Kaiser Aluminum
The Lead Electrical/Controls Engineer provides technical expertise to optimize highly automated manufacturing equipment and processes through visual systems, automation and advanced levels of process control. The role also develops, plans, organizes, and leads reliability, and improvement projects in the plant. This position provides technical support to Operations and the Maintenance team at our Kalamazoo aluminum casting and extrusion plant.
What you will work on:
- Design, development and implementation of visual systems to help reduce errors and reduce cost through increased manufacturing efficiency
- Provide technical support to operations as necessary
- Combine theoretical and practical knowledge toward innovation of new products and processes
- Work independently on smaller projects from conception to completion. This work will include “hands-on” type projects
- Work in cross-functional teams to support business goals and objectives
- Thoroughly document all technical work that is completed
- Function as a shared resource within the production value streams for assistance in difficult problem solving
- Lead and/or contribute to continuous improvement and six sigma project teams
- Support plant safety initiatives through active involvement in the safety process
- Support and lead plant industrial electrical systems
- Leading and participating in process improvements with multi-discipline technical staff, maintenance and production.
- Mentoring employees to increase their knowledge of equipment and process.
- Working to eliminate waste through reliability improvements and monitoring processes, ensuring they are in control and meeting expectations.
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