Ohly is the third largest yeast extract producer in the world with sites in Germany and the USA. We develop, produce and deliver high-quality yeast-based flavors and specialty powders. Ohly is part of the $17.6bn turnover Associated British Food (ABF) Group. ABF is a broad portfolio of businesses which includes Primark, Ovaltine, Twinings, AB Enzymes, and is the world’s second largest producer of both sugar and baker’s yeast.  ABF takes a long-term perspective on investment and performance and stimulates entrepreneurship by giving high degrees of autonomy to operational businesses. This means that decisions are taken as close as possible to their point of impact allowing teams the freedom to act, in order to be successfully flexible and fast. ABF invests a great deal in selecting and developing the right people for Ohly and the broader ABF group of companies.

Ohly has a great opportunity for an Electrical Engineer to join our team in Boyceville, Wisconsin. The Electrical Engineer supports facility power, controls, and automation systems used in the production of existing and new products (ProDry, nutritional, and extract products) at our Boyceville operation.  This position also includes supporting future investment and upgrades of existing systems.  The new team member will be the subject matter expert of all facility electrical systems.

Key Responsibilities Include:
Technology:

• Remain current with the technological developments in power, automation, and controls
• Build and manage a database of all plant electrical and control equipment, networks, and logic to manage reliability and obsolescence
• Well-versed in all plant processes and control systems to provide support and troubleshooting as necessary

Project Support:

• Manage production and support systems electrical and control hardware, systems software, programs, and networks for optimum reliability
• Install, program, and repair devices and systems that are used to control, measure, and operate production processes
• Troubleshoot and problem solve in the field of automation, measurement, and control technologies
• Carry out systematic fault analyzes for repairs
• Independently execute work according to specifications (maintenance plans)
• Improvement and standardization of the electrotechnical infrastructure
• Be a team player with effective communication and inform team of extraordinary events or important circumstances
• Ensure documentation is adequate, accurate, maintained, and managed
• Create risk and hazard assessments for newly planned projects
• Red line drawing changes, coordinate update process, and redistribution

Innovation:

• Represent electrical, automation, and process controls with all future processes or projects
• Maintain a relationship with Innovation colleagues within the enterprise and industry

Additional Responsibilities:

• Optimization of systems in cooperation with R&D, engineering, production, IT and HSE
• Create risk assessments and weak point analyzes in the context of general occupational safety, maintenance, and repair, as well as quality management for electrical engineering
• Improve energy efficiency (ISO 50.001) and maintain product safety (our highest priority) while performing job duties. 
• Assure compliance to Ohly Legal & Safety Procedures
• Maintain compliance with federal, state and local regulations
• Attend educational workshops, review professional publications, establish personal networks and participate in professional societies
• Support and train maintenance and operations staff in automation systems to build skill set with maintaining and troubleshooting issues
• Manage 3rd party contractors for engineering support, installs/modifications, and with systems or equipment maintenance
• Assist with the implementation of new processes for the plant
• Support technical needs of plant daily operations, as necessary

Job requirements:
Essential Skills & Knowledge:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 year’s experience in industrial food plant processes
• 3 – 5 years’ experience working in an electrical engineering role
• Independent working style and able to deal with and handle changing priorities
• Critical thinking, complex problem solving, judgment and decision-making, system analysis, adaptability, and monitoring skills
• Creative, self-starter, and flexible
• Production focus with a sound understanding of systems reliability and maintenance
• Ability to work off normal schedule hours and weekends, when needed
• Good communication, teamwork, and reporting skills

Desirable Skills & Knowledge:

• Previous experiences managing electrical systems and equipment
• Previous project management and production process support experience

Ohly operates based on our values of doing the right thing for our people, customers, and planet.  We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes colleagues with varied lifestyles, backgrounds, and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our values while innovating and delighting our customers throughout our global communities. If you are a creative engineering professional with an electrical engineering related background, passion for manufacturing, and would like to find out more about US based opportunities we’d love to hear from you.