About the role
Gorbel Incabout 20 hours ago
Elmira, Ontario
Mid Level
full_time
About the role
Gorbel’s mission is simple: We improve people’s lives.
That mission guides everything we do, from the products and service we provide to our outside customers to the work environment we foster for our employees. We are a manufacturer of material handling and fall protection products for the production and warehouse/distribution sectors. We’re on the cutting edge of manufacturing and distribution; a thriving, growing company that is constantly seeking out new ways to innovate and elevate our products and our processes – and we’re looking for people like you to join us in that mission.
We’re currently hiring for open positions in the US and Canada. We operate in Canada as Engineered Lifting Systems and Equipment (ELS)/DBA Gorbel® Canada, and subsequent communication related to Canadian positions may show the ELS name. You may be contacted by phone by recruitment personnel based in either Canada or New York.
Work Shift Day Shift (Canada)
Job Description The Electrical Designer is responsible for designing electrical control systems and schematics for material handling equipment. They will create electrical systems using their expertise on how electricity works, and programming with wiring and power distribution diagrams to fit the needs of individual projects.
Responsibilities
- Develop safe control designs for mechanical systems including component specifications, component selection, schematic design, enclosure design, interconnection, and cable design based on applicable standards.
- Complete detailed drawings for manufacture by utilizing AutoCAD Electrical and SolidWorks PDM software.
- Develop Programs for PLC, HMI, and Servo Drives that may use Ladder Diagram, Codesys, C, C++, python.
- Own projects from kickoff through design, procurement, manufacture, shipping & commissioning.
- Responsible for the ERP job content, bill of materials, requisitioning of materials, release of production orders, release of electrical and mechanical manufacturing drawings.
- Provide technical support for the manufacturing floor.
- Independently develop workable design concepts.
- Check for errors which cause rework and mistakes.
- Produce detailed, standards and production-ready drawings and software.
- Generate manuals to accompany product, when required.
- Document changes to projects or jobs and ensure proper documentation occurs.
- Work quickly and be willing and to learn new concepts.
- Comprehend the project objectives and direct the design to this end.
- Make recommendations on products, designs, and materials for cost improvements.
- Create and manage design standards.
- Proactively list and implement all project tasks.
- Proactively manage all the necessary materials with minimum supervision.
- Control design/build targets related to customer requirements.
- Attend site visits, project kick off meetings, department meetings and project debrief meetings.
- Liaise with the manufacturing team to ensure designs are executed correctly within timelines.
- Collaborate with installation team and respond to questions/problems before and during the installation stage of the project.
Qualifications
- Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology, or Engineering.
- Strong working knowledge of Standards such as the Electrical Safety Code, SPE 1000, UL508-A, ISO 13849 or EN62061.
- Completion of AutoCAD Electrical courses and SolidWorks courses is an asset.
- Completion of Programming courses for PLC, C, C++, and Python, an asset.
- Experience with embedded systems CAN J1939, CANopen, an asset.
- Experience with Industrial Risk assessment and Sistema, an asset.
- Completion of SOLIDWORKS training courses an asset
- P.Eng. designation an asset.
- Maintain valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle.
- Maintain valid passport with ability to travel in North America as needed, less than 10%.
- 5+ years of experience in electrical design.
- A demonstrated track record of producing professional schematic sets and Programs for manufacture.
- Proficiency in integrating and manipulating PLC, HMI, Servo Drive, data between platforms.
- Experience with IIOT, industry 4.0 and MQTT information handling.
- Proven experience working in a Lean manufacturing environment, methods, and process improvement programs.
- Strong AutoCAD Electrical and programming abilities.
- Prior experience using SolidWorks PDM, an asset.
- Proficient software experience with ERP systems (Infor CSI/Syteline preferred), and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project).
Core Competencies, Interpersonal & Intrapersonal Skills
- Above average communication effectiveness; speaks, listens and writes in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
- History of communicating up, down and throughout the organization encouraging candor and clarity.
- Foster Teamwork: work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problem, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
- Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information, and activities matrix with solid analytical skills.
- Proven track record to build strong positive relationships with internal and external customers, actively listens to and understands impact on others.
- Able to assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
- Manufacturing and business acumen with a positive attitude, behaves ethically and a willingness to learn.
- Proactive, a self-starter, with initiative and ability to operate with minimal supervision.
- Able to navigate a team of technical professionals involved in multiple projects.
- Organized and able to communicate multiple timelines and schedules.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address hardware and software challenges effectively and quickly.
- Collaborate within a team environment to pursue solutions to challenges.
- Managing the scope and pace of change aligning priorities and resources to effectively multitask with attention to detail, while concurrently meeting the requirements of timely deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure with high tolerance for interruptions, and the ability to work with diverse groups of people with ambiguity and have a flexible approach.
- Creates an open, positive work environment to stimulate open discussions.
- Commits to a course of action despite incomplete information, if required.
- Demonstrates integrity, elicits trust and emotional capacity.
- Encourages constructive questioning to achieve collective success.
- Demonstrates the ability to cross train others and can articulate mandates, goals, and outcomes of their position.
- Practice’s flexibility, transparency and fairness in all day-to-day activities and actions.
- Encourages and incorporates diverse and creative initiatives and perspectives.
Working Conditions
- Works in office and manufacturing facility with flexibility for travel to off-site meetings.
- Usually works a standard forty (40) hour work week.
- May be required to work some overtime hours to attend meetings or meet organizational needs.
- May experience tight deadlines and stressful conditions at times.
- Must be able to manage frequent interruptions and multiple tasks daily.
- Ability to move around factory workstations.
- Sitting, working at desk/personal computer for extended periods.
About Gorbel Inc
Manufacturing
201-500
Gorbel has 40 years experience providing overhead handling solutions to customers in a wide range of industries. We have a comprehensive line of Crane Technology products, including work station bridge cranes, patented track cranes, I-beam jib cranes, gantries, and work station jib cranes. We also have an exciting line of Ergonomic Lifting products, featuring our G-Force® Intelligent Lifting Device and our Easy Arm® Intelligent Lifting Arm. Our newest line, Tether Track Fall Arrest Safety Systems, provides a turn-key fall protection solution that exceeds OSHA safety standards.
About Gorbel Inc
Gorbel has 40 years experience providing overhead handling solutions to customers in a wide range of industries. We have a comprehensive line of Crane Technology products, including work station bridge cranes, patented track cranes, I-beam jib cranes, gantries, and work station jib cranes. We also have an exciting line of Ergonomic Lifting products, featuring our G-Force® Intelligent Lifting Device and our Easy Arm® Intelligent Lifting Arm. Our newest line, Tether Track Fall Arrest Safety Systems, provides a turn-key fall protection solution that exceeds OSHA safety standards.
About the role
Gorbel Incabout 20 hours ago
Elmira, Ontario
Mid Level
full_time
About the role
Gorbel’s mission is simple: We improve people’s lives.
That mission guides everything we do, from the products and service we provide to our outside customers to the work environment we foster for our employees. We are a manufacturer of material handling and fall protection products for the production and warehouse/distribution sectors. We’re on the cutting edge of manufacturing and distribution; a thriving, growing company that is constantly seeking out new ways to innovate and elevate our products and our processes – and we’re looking for people like you to join us in that mission.
We’re currently hiring for open positions in the US and Canada. We operate in Canada as Engineered Lifting Systems and Equipment (ELS)/DBA Gorbel® Canada, and subsequent communication related to Canadian positions may show the ELS name. You may be contacted by phone by recruitment personnel based in either Canada or New York.
Work Shift Day Shift (Canada)
Job Description The Electrical Designer is responsible for designing electrical control systems and schematics for material handling equipment. They will create electrical systems using their expertise on how electricity works, and programming with wiring and power distribution diagrams to fit the needs of individual projects.
Responsibilities
- Develop safe control designs for mechanical systems including component specifications, component selection, schematic design, enclosure design, interconnection, and cable design based on applicable standards.
- Complete detailed drawings for manufacture by utilizing AutoCAD Electrical and SolidWorks PDM software.
- Develop Programs for PLC, HMI, and Servo Drives that may use Ladder Diagram, Codesys, C, C++, python.
- Own projects from kickoff through design, procurement, manufacture, shipping & commissioning.
- Responsible for the ERP job content, bill of materials, requisitioning of materials, release of production orders, release of electrical and mechanical manufacturing drawings.
- Provide technical support for the manufacturing floor.
- Independently develop workable design concepts.
- Check for errors which cause rework and mistakes.
- Produce detailed, standards and production-ready drawings and software.
- Generate manuals to accompany product, when required.
- Document changes to projects or jobs and ensure proper documentation occurs.
- Work quickly and be willing and to learn new concepts.
- Comprehend the project objectives and direct the design to this end.
- Make recommendations on products, designs, and materials for cost improvements.
- Create and manage design standards.
- Proactively list and implement all project tasks.
- Proactively manage all the necessary materials with minimum supervision.
- Control design/build targets related to customer requirements.
- Attend site visits, project kick off meetings, department meetings and project debrief meetings.
- Liaise with the manufacturing team to ensure designs are executed correctly within timelines.
- Collaborate with installation team and respond to questions/problems before and during the installation stage of the project.
Qualifications
- Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology, or Engineering.
- Strong working knowledge of Standards such as the Electrical Safety Code, SPE 1000, UL508-A, ISO 13849 or EN62061.
- Completion of AutoCAD Electrical courses and SolidWorks courses is an asset.
- Completion of Programming courses for PLC, C, C++, and Python, an asset.
- Experience with embedded systems CAN J1939, CANopen, an asset.
- Experience with Industrial Risk assessment and Sistema, an asset.
- Completion of SOLIDWORKS training courses an asset
- P.Eng. designation an asset.
- Maintain valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle.
- Maintain valid passport with ability to travel in North America as needed, less than 10%.
- 5+ years of experience in electrical design.
- A demonstrated track record of producing professional schematic sets and Programs for manufacture.
- Proficiency in integrating and manipulating PLC, HMI, Servo Drive, data between platforms.
- Experience with IIOT, industry 4.0 and MQTT information handling.
- Proven experience working in a Lean manufacturing environment, methods, and process improvement programs.
- Strong AutoCAD Electrical and programming abilities.
- Prior experience using SolidWorks PDM, an asset.
- Proficient software experience with ERP systems (Infor CSI/Syteline preferred), and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project).
Core Competencies, Interpersonal & Intrapersonal Skills
- Above average communication effectiveness; speaks, listens and writes in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
- History of communicating up, down and throughout the organization encouraging candor and clarity.
- Foster Teamwork: work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problem, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
- Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information, and activities matrix with solid analytical skills.
- Proven track record to build strong positive relationships with internal and external customers, actively listens to and understands impact on others.
- Able to assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
- Manufacturing and business acumen with a positive attitude, behaves ethically and a willingness to learn.
- Proactive, a self-starter, with initiative and ability to operate with minimal supervision.
- Able to navigate a team of technical professionals involved in multiple projects.
- Organized and able to communicate multiple timelines and schedules.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address hardware and software challenges effectively and quickly.
- Collaborate within a team environment to pursue solutions to challenges.
- Managing the scope and pace of change aligning priorities and resources to effectively multitask with attention to detail, while concurrently meeting the requirements of timely deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure with high tolerance for interruptions, and the ability to work with diverse groups of people with ambiguity and have a flexible approach.
- Creates an open, positive work environment to stimulate open discussions.
- Commits to a course of action despite incomplete information, if required.
- Demonstrates integrity, elicits trust and emotional capacity.
- Encourages constructive questioning to achieve collective success.
- Demonstrates the ability to cross train others and can articulate mandates, goals, and outcomes of their position.
- Practice’s flexibility, transparency and fairness in all day-to-day activities and actions.
- Encourages and incorporates diverse and creative initiatives and perspectives.
Working Conditions
- Works in office and manufacturing facility with flexibility for travel to off-site meetings.
- Usually works a standard forty (40) hour work week.
- May be required to work some overtime hours to attend meetings or meet organizational needs.
- May experience tight deadlines and stressful conditions at times.
- Must be able to manage frequent interruptions and multiple tasks daily.
- Ability to move around factory workstations.
- Sitting, working at desk/personal computer for extended periods.
About Gorbel Inc
Manufacturing
201-500
Gorbel has 40 years experience providing overhead handling solutions to customers in a wide range of industries. We have a comprehensive line of Crane Technology products, including work station bridge cranes, patented track cranes, I-beam jib cranes, gantries, and work station jib cranes. We also have an exciting line of Ergonomic Lifting products, featuring our G-Force® Intelligent Lifting Device and our Easy Arm® Intelligent Lifting Arm. Our newest line, Tether Track Fall Arrest Safety Systems, provides a turn-key fall protection solution that exceeds OSHA safety standards.
About Gorbel Inc
Gorbel has 40 years experience providing overhead handling solutions to customers in a wide range of industries. We have a comprehensive line of Crane Technology products, including work station bridge cranes, patented track cranes, I-beam jib cranes, gantries, and work station jib cranes. We also have an exciting line of Ergonomic Lifting products, featuring our G-Force® Intelligent Lifting Device and our Easy Arm® Intelligent Lifting Arm. Our newest line, Tether Track Fall Arrest Safety Systems, provides a turn-key fall protection solution that exceeds OSHA safety standards.