Electrical and Instrumentation Supervisor
Summary/Job Scope
Oversees and directs the electrical maintenance department through efficiencies in operations, inventory control, and effective supervision and team building of hourly employees. Requires high-level industrial troubleshooting/analytical skills, including the ability to collect and analyze field data, diagnose power or process control issues, and implement improvements.
Key Job Responsibilities
Safety & Compliance: Enforce plant and corporate electrical safety policies, LOTO procedures, and PPE requirements. Ensure compliance with national, state, and local electrical codes. Conduct and document safety meetings, risk assessments, and job hazards analyses.
Maintenance Planning & Execution: Develop and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance of all electrical and instrumentation assets. Schedule, assign, and supervise daily maintenance tasks and shutdown work. Coordinate activities with other departments and sub-contractors to minimize downtime. Review and update plant maintenance schedules, maintenance logs, and CMMS data.
Equipment Reliability & Troubleshooting: Lead advanced troubleshooting of electrical and automation failures. Identify recurring issues and engineer permanent solutions. Monitor equipment health using tools like thermography, megger testing, PdMA, vibration correlations, harmonics checks, and power quality analysis.
Team Leadership & Development: Direct and mentor electricians, technicians, and contractors. Assist in developing and executing technical training programs for skill development within the department. Verify work quality and conduct performance reviews and competency evaluations.
Supervise Critical Equipment & Systems: Manage medium and low voltage switchgear, power distribution transformers, substations, MCCs, soft starters, VFDs, motors, UPS systems, and generator backups. Oversee kilns, raw mills, cement mills, baghouses, and material handling systems.
Qualifications
Be capable of overseeing electrical projects from inception to commissioning, including concept evaluation, design, estimate, installation, and commissioning of process/electrical equipment. Strong knowledge of industrial power systems and cement manufacturing equipment. Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, single lines, and P&IDs. Proficient with CMMS, PLC/HMI basics, VFDs, and power quality diagnostics. Leadership, communication, and analytical problem-solving skills. Knowledge of SAP and control logix PCS7 software, Excel spreadsheet software, and programming skills in Advanced PLC programming and specialized machine controls.
Note
This job description may not cover all duties and requirements and may include additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Benefits
Competitive wages, vacation and holiday time
Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
RRSP and DC (CAN) and 401K (U.S.)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): confidential support for you and your family (CAN)
Education scholarship program for dependents of regular salaried employees
Fertility drug coverage
Paid Maternity Leave