Electrical Engineer (East Tennessee Mines; Middle Tennessee Mines; Strawberry Plains, TN)

Position: Electrical Engineer Location: East/Middle Tennessee

Reports to: Chief Engineer or Designate

To purpose of this role is to provide safe, efficient, operational guidance to the Electrical maintenance team at the Nyrstar Tennessee Mines. Accountabilities, function and qualifications/experience required are contained below. The annual salary for this position will be dependent on experience.

- Promote awareness and comply with site standards and procedures in EHS.

- Demonstrate effective performance in achieving agreed EHS goals in support of the department, site, and company standards.

- Demonstrates leadership in EHS through personal behaviors and conversations and ensuring that the Asset Management team reports all EHS incidents and participates in EHS initiatives.

- Provide clear expectations on performance in EHS through setting objectives in EHS for employees and contractors.

- Take responsibility for the safety of all personnel, including you, at Nyrstar Tennessee Mines.

Function/ Production:

- Maintaining effective short and long–term maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment.

- Monitoring for effective preventative and breakdown mechanical and electrical maintenance procedures.

- Consulting with warehouse and suppliers (if appropriate) regarding parts and consumables requirements and plans.

- Continually reviewing the most appropriate mechanical and electrical maintenance methods, equipment, and plans.

- Effectively coordinating mechanical and electrical maintenance personnel.

- Monitoring actual performance against targets and taking corrective action to maintain targets.

- Perform other duties as needed.

- Keeping up to date with new developments in techniques and computing for maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment.

- Reviewing and implementing new techniques and procedures that will streamline mechanical and electrical maintenance processes.

- Submission of proposals for more effective and efficient procedures and methods

Supervision

(if applicable):

- Actively participate in the Maintenance team to support and promote agreed decisions of the department.

- Provide and ensure effective leadership, performance management, career development, and succession planning of section personnel.

- Ensure deployment and skill level requirements of section personnel are maintained to enable achievement of the annual plan.

- Ensure effective discipline, communication, and relationships within the team and between teams.

- Consistently apply Workplace Management Procedures to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and visions and values.

Qualifications/Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is required.

- Appropriate trade or related qualification in maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment or related discipline.

- Comprehensive knowledge of MSHA mine regulations, mine power distribution circuits, ground systems knowledge, grounding, ground monitoring and neutral grounding circuits preferred.

- 5-10 years’ experience in electrical maintenance, within a mining, construction, or OEM environment.

- 5 years’ experience in a supervisor or manager role preferred.

- Experience in leading others, with exposure to current leadership theory and team management practice preferred.

- Excellent technical knowledge and skills, including a broad understanding of mechanical and electrical maintenance concepts, with an ability to coach and foster talent in others.

- Strong organizational and conceptual planning and operational skills with ability to communicate vision to others.

- Well-developed communication and people skills and a collaborative approach to the achievement of tasks.

- Proficiency in relevant software, to include SAP, MS Office Suite, and ETAP preferred.

- Demonstrated high regard for safe-working rules and procedures, with evidence of careful consideration of risk-factors in undertaking any initiative.

- Proven orientation to results with ability to maintain focus on key areas.

- Honesty, integrity, and an open approach to interpersonal relations at work.

Department: Internal & External

This is a non-management position

This is a full time position