Job Title: Electrical Engineer
Location: Brampton, Ontario
Job Type: Full-time/Direct Hire


Client is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials and are a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!
 
 
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and versatile Electrical Engineer/Technologist to join our corporate engineering team. This role is pivotal in supporting multiple manufacturing plants by enhancing production efficiency, upgrading legacy systems, and driving automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in electrical design, PLC programming, and project management, along with a proactive approach to troubleshooting and innovation.
 
Benefits

• Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health, and HCSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability
• RRSP Match
• Paid Vacation
• Floating Days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Engagement Events
• Awards and Recognition
• Tuition reimbursement
• Service Awards
• Employee Perks & Discounts

 
Job Responsibilities:

• Work with different plants to overcome production problems and improve safety systems.
• Works as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team to help develop and own the electrical equipment design that provides the functionality required based on internal standards and user requirement specifications.
• Provide complete electrical assistance including troubleshooting, project engineering and project management to Plants.
• Update existing legacy technologies to current standards when required.
• Keep current with the latest technologies to provide relevant electrical design consolation.
• Programming automation and control systems and improving existing PLC programs including servo drives and A/C drives to help manufacturing efficiency.
• Electrical project management including scheduling, financial, and contractor management.
• Project designing, testing, and commissioning work with both current equipment configuration modifications and new systems.
• Labor-hour estimation, work planning, scheduling, coordination, and reporting.
• Act as corporate resource for automation system developments and implementations.

 
Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Electrical Engineering Technology diploma.
• 5+ years' related work experience
• Experienced in PLC and HMI systems design, programming, commissioning and start up including system hardware selection, I/O panels and subsystems layout and wiring.
• Proficient in Allen Bradley PLC and HMI programming, preferred.
• Siemens programming experience would be an asset.
• Knowledge of industrial ethernet networks and network communication standards.
• Knowledge of control and distribution panels, switchgear, and MCCs.
• Excellent analytical, technical, problem-solving, research and teamwork skills.
• Computer skills – AutoCAD, MS Project, Excel, Word, etc.
• Organizational skills - managing projects.
• Some travel to various sites in North America will be required

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 82000.00/Yearly.