PLANT ELECTRICITY & AUTOMATION ENGINEER - Modesto

Company Name:

IDHASOFT INC

PLANT ELECTRICITY & AUTOMATION ENGINEER
Modesto, CA-Bloomington, IL-IA-Wisconsin

PLANT E & A ENGINEER PRIMARY MISSION
♦ Provide optimum electrical and process control equipment facilities to meet the
established objectives of the business
♦ Ensure reliability of electrical & process control hardware and software operation
♦ Optimize electrical/process control maintenance & operation costs
♦ Optimize electrical/process control hardware & software to maintain plant at high level of
efficiency, safety, quality, etc.
♦ Maintain liaisons with other departments, disciplines and facilities to provide necessary
support and expertise for the execution of capital investment projects
♦ Comply with all safety and environmental regulations (Internal & External) and applicable
Nestle standards.


ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The roles and responsibilities of the Plant Electrical Engineer may be divided into the
following areas:
A. ELECTRICAL & POWER DISTRIBUTION: Manage all technical aspects of the plant’s
electrical power distribution from the utility company service entrance down through
switchboards, transformers, distribution panels, etc. to all individual loads. This includes the
following activities:
♦ Guardian of the factory’s power distribution
♦ Knowledge of the plant electrical system from the utility company lines to transformers,
switchboards, distribution panels, MCC, motors, lighting fixtures, etc.
♦ Maintain accuracy and content of the electrical system key documentation (One line
diagrams, MCC data sheets, electrical rooms layouts, grounding system, lighting plans,
electrical equipment location plan, etc.)
♦ Understanding of the existing electrical system loading profile, utility charges, power
quality, grounding, protection, maintenance needs, safety, reliability, and remaining
useful life of the plant power system equipment.
♦ Understanding of the plant electrical criteria, standards, and Nestle USA guidelines.
♦ Oversee the electrical activities(design, coordination, installation, start-up and training) in
the factory in support of capital investment and maintenance.

B. PROCESS CONTROL: Guardian of the factory’s process control system. Some of the
activities are the following:
♦ Understanding of the existing process control infrastructure, configuration, requirements,
networks, level of automation, etc.
♦ Maintain accuracy and content of the control system key documentation (Configuration
diagrams, P&Ids, Process descriptions, etc.)
♦ Understanding of the plant controls & IT criteria, standards, and Nestle guidelines.
♦ Oversee the controls/instrumentation and IT activities in the factory (PLC & HMI design,
training, programming, etc.) in support of capital investment and maintenance.
♦ Lead the Factory Automation Systems (FAS) implementation and serve as the FAS
administrator for the factory.

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LIAISON WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS:
♦ Maintain liaisons with other departments, disciplines and facilities to provide necessary
support and expertise as necessary.
♦ Technical support to maintenance, production, safety, quality, etc.
♦ Work closely with Group engineering in the implementation of key initiatives
like Factory Automation Systems (FAS), Factory Floor Middleware (FFMW),
GLOBE-IT Compliance, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) modules,
compliance with Nestec guidelines and recommendations, etc.

ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
A. Participate in the electrical engineering effort to ensure that the design, drawings and
specifications meet process requirements, are cost effective, and are in accordance
with good engineering practice for all capital projects in the factory.
B. Participate in the Process Control Description discussions and ensure that the
document is constructively written for the Electrical Discipline.
C. Ensure the man machine interface system is constructed and operational as the
customer expects.
D. Supervise the Project Electrical Construction, and provide revised and additional
drawings as requested by the Owner's Construction Superintendent and the Project
Engineer.
E. Supervise the project electrical and control commissioning team.

ADMINISTRATION
Participate in the preparation of the electrical and control project budget including
Engineering & Design efforts.
Participate in the preparation of the electrical and control project schedule.
Participate in the preparation of the procurement documents for Electrical Power and
Control Equipment and for Contract services. Review vendor documents, especially
for non-electrical packaged equipment, and ensure that information is available to
support design efforts.
Supervise Electrical Requests for Information (RFI), Construction Change Directive
(CCD), and Change Order (CO), and ensure that these documents, and any related
drawings, are processed in a timely manner.
As requested by the Electrical & Controls Engineering Manager and/or the Project
Engineer, review Invoices and Applications for Payment to ensure that they are in
order and properly executed.
Prepare timely progress reports, including revised schedule, engineering charges,
budget, etc., and distribute them to other members of the project team as needed.