Electrical Design responsibilities.

1. Production of shop drawings

• Using a CAD software package modify existing drawings to reflect changes
• Create new electrical schematics, and create equipment layout and interconnection drawings

2. Specifying components and creating bills of materials

3. Project management

• Assist the quality control staff with the preparation of test plans and procedures for each part of the electrical system.

4. Programming of electronic devices

• Motion control design and programming
• Modify and download a logic program to a PLC and HMI screen
• Create a PLC logic program from scratch
• Create an HMI interface from scratch

5. Technical assistance

• Assist shop personnel during manufacturing
• Assist installation and service personnel to debug equipment in our manufacturing and on site
• Provide technical phone support to clients

6. Assisting with the production of maintenance manuals using Microsoft word

Service Specialist responsibilities.

The Service Specialist shall support the Parts and Service department in all areas pertaining to customer support, service inquires and standard part orders. Duties shall include, but not limited to:

1. Provide timely support for incoming warranty calls.

• Deciphering the issues, researching for and providing resolution over the phone or developing action plans.
• Developing engineering solutions.
• Discusses the technical aspects of the problem with customer directly.

1. Troubleshooting electrical and hyd. issues on new and legacy equipment.
2. Providing technical write ups and report writing explaining the issue or resolution with proper terminology.
3. Ensuring that proper parts are purchased in support of service projects.

• Expediting the receipt of parts to support a service work order or project.
• Assisting and supporting site personnel as required.

Essentials:

• Home office complete with computer and stable, unlimited, highspeed internet connection
• Able and willing to travel internationally as required for onsite commissioning and service support of equipment. Approximately 15% of time.
• Programming experience on all Siemens PLC and HMI platforms.
• Experience design and commissioning lifting/hoisting machines.
• Good attitude, strong work ethic, pride in the quality of work produced, a willingness and need to continually learn new things
• Bright team player who is accustomed to being on the floor helping out the controls department, at a computer designing or contributing in a meeting
• Excellent problem-solving skills. Analytical and technical skills will be required to find solutions to the challenges of manufacturing custom material handling equipment.
• A “self starter” who must able to “multi-task” with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Wisdom stemming from experiences in balancing electrical design work in conjunction with mechanical assemblies
• Respect for and even design methodologies for conduit and wiring runs on equipment
• Electrical troubleshooting ability
• Good written and oral communications
• Competency with AutoCAD
• Familiarity with the requirements of ISO quality control systems
• Previous experience with any or all of the following standards: Canadian Electrical code, National Electrical code (USA), General Motors ES1 & CCH1, NFPA 79
• Rockwell Factory Talk
• Proven ability to design electrical control systems for industrial machinery.

Additional Assets:

• Hydraulics design
• Practical hands-on hydraulic experience
• Proven experience troubleshooting and debugging controls and hydraulic systems.
• SolidWorks Electrical
• A talent for estimating.

This is a challenging position that requires someone with a technical background, solid problem-solving skills plus a creative yet methodical approach.