Job Description
Job Description
Title: Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor
Location: Lovell, Wyoming
Salary: $100,000 - $120,000
Position Overview
The Western Sugar Cooperative has a challenging opportunity for an Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Supervisor. This position will oversee the electrical and instrumentation operations across our facility, ensuring reliable and efficient performance of all electrical systems, instrumentation, and control systems. This role requires a highly skilled and motivated individual with a strong foundation in electrical and instrumentation systems, the ability to troubleshoot complex issues, and the leadership to guide and develop a team of E&I technicians. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of industrial electrical systems from 480V motor control through 4160V power distribution, PLC/DCS/SCADA controls, VFDs, and process instrumentation, along with a commitment to safety and preventative maintenance practices.
Essential Functions
- The ideal candidate will embody the Western Sugar Cooperative's core values: Safety Leadership, Integrity, Openness & Trust, Teamwork, Entrepreneurship, and Social Responsibility.
- Reports to the Maintenance Manager to execute operational strategies/plans to maximize electrical and instrumentation safety and reliability.
- Provides direction and follow-up to manage the people and process of the electrical and instrumentation department
- Evaluates Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and focuses resources to capture opportunity and optimize throughput and recovery throughout the process
- Lead, develop, and participate in root cause and corrective actions to process chokepoints.
- Responsible for electrician & instrumentation department coaching, training, development, hiring, and discipline
- Responsible for continuous improvement, including the utilization of the tools for Lean Manufacturing
- Seek to expand the use of technology to effectively control the process. Be familiar with Wonderware or similar industrial human machine interface and automation software.
- Manage and direct resources to successfully maintain and improve process reliability of the electrical & instrumentation of the facility
- Participates in developing and is responsible for effectively managing a budget in designated area(s).
- Maintain and manage 4160V switchgear and power distribution.
- Troubleshoots and directs repair of 480V three-phase power distribution, motor control centers (MCCs), motor starters, VFDs, soft starters, and AC induction motors.
- Oversees installation, calibration, and troubleshooting of process instrumentation, including 4-20 mA loops, I/P converters, transmitters (temperature, pressure, level, pH), flow measurement, and automatic control valves.
- Supports PLC, DCS, HMI, and VFD troubleshooting, programming, and configuration changes, and ensures changes are documented and backed up.
- Must be able to read and interpret one-line, three-line, control schematic, loop, and P&ID drawings, as well as schedules, policy, specifications, and other technical prints. Ensures drawings and as-builts are updated after modifications.
- Creates, prioritizes, and closes work orders in SAP PM, ensuring accurate labor confirmations, failure coding, and equipment work history.
- Identifies, reserves, and checks out parts and materials for E&I work. Maintains critical spares and recommends stocking levels for E&I components.
- Partners with Maintenance Planning & Scheduling to develop job plans, estimate labor, manage backlog, and execute the weekly schedule. Accountable for E&I PM and schedule compliance.
- Plans and executes intercampaign E&I overhauls, outages, and capital project work, and provides on-call and after-hours response during campaign.
- Owns the facility electrical safety program, including NFPA 70E compliance, lockout/tagout, energized work permits, qualified-person training, and keeping arc flash labels and studies current after changes.
- Ensures electrical installations in combustible dust and other hazardous (classified) locations meet NEC requirements.
- Develops and manages an electrical predictive and preventive maintenance program in line with NFPA 70B, including infrared thermography, insulation resistance testing, and motor circuit analysis.
- Manages and oversees electrical contractors and service vendors working on site.
- Learns all process areas (beet end, sugar end, dryer, sugar warehouse, boiler house, PKF, and fire systems) and their electrical and instrumentation dependencies.
- Administers the E&I Technician Progression program, including conducting progression reviews and building individual development plans.
- Responsible for steam turbine power generation
Skill & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or other electrical field preferred; Journeyman or Master Electrician license with equivalent industrial experience will be considered
- Requires broad technical and administrative experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the Food Industry
- Experienced in PLC, DCS, VFD, and other control systems, including troubleshooting logic and changing drive parameters
- Experienced in Industrial Human Machine Interface and other automation software
- Experienced in low voltage (480V three-phase), medium voltage, and high voltage industrial power distribution, including MCCs, transformers, and breakers
- Working knowledge of motor starter control circuits and AC motor maintenance and testing (megger, insulation resistance, motor circuit analysis)
- Working knowledge of process instrumentation, including 4-20 mA loops, I/P converters and 3-15 psi signals, transmitters, control valves, and flow measuring instruments
- Prefer 5 years experienced in the technical electrical field
- Demonstrated experience with improvements in safety, productivity, GMP, and quality
- Excellent verbal, written, group facilitation, and presentation skills
- Knowledge of Root Cause Failure Analysis
- Familiarity with predictive maintenance technologies such as infrared thermography, vibration analysis, and precision alignment
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