Electrical Manager

Drake Cement and its sister location—the Tehachapi Cement Plant in California—form the cement unit of UNACEM North America. Together, they create a single, integrated business with an expansive market in the Southwest United States.

Electrical Manager

Responsibilities:

• Ensure electrical personnel are performing their jobs safely and correctly.
• Ensure urgent failures are attended to and resolved swiftly.
• Develop and manage a maintenance program that ensures electrical equipment is kept in good working condition.
• Keep track of maintenance data/records to develop a useful history.
• Provide technical knowledge to assist with new installations, equipment failures, and training.
• Monitor daily activities and ensure that priorities are appropriately managed.
• Utilize SAP for many essential job functions such as creating and managing work orders, tracking history, and parts management.
• Coordinate shutdown planning and oversee the execution of shutdown work.
• Analyze data to predict failures and identify root causes.
• Research and purchase parts required for maintenance, upgrades, repairs, replacements, etc.
• Utilize computer software to program, troubleshoot, and maintain various electrical equipment.
• Convey necessary directives and information from management.
• Work with the Planner to create and update the daily work schedules.
• Review and update manuals, drawings, bill of materials, and library regularly.
• Ensure that required quarterly/annual inspections and calibrations are carried out correctly and on time.
• Hold interviews with electrician candidates and make decisions about hiring.
• Coordinate and manage contractor activities.
• Other Duties as assigned.
• Participate in the on-call rotation with the rest of the maintenance leadership team.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities;

• A bachelor's degree in a technical/engineering area, such as electrical engineering, is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years as electrical coordinator or supervisor in heavy industry, mining, or cement plant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of electrical experience in an industrial mining facility (preferably cement).
• Experience working with electrical equipment/installations in a heavy industrial setting, including VFDs, low—and medium-voltage switchgear, I/O systems, protective relays, industrial motors, and instrumentation. Experience leading/supervising electricians.
• Electrical Engineer or Electrical Supervisor in a heavy industrial setting, cement, or mining industry.
• MSHA 46, supervisory skills, VFD, motor maintenance and the National Electric Code, SAP, NFPA 70E arc flash training, and Radiation Safety Office Training are preferred.

Environmental condition:

Extreme heat, cold, noise, vibrations, dust