The SunRice Group is an Australian ASX-listed branded food group, comprising multiple businesses, assets and operations across Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, the United States, The Pacific Islands and Asia. SunRice was built by the Australian rice industry over many decades, and today is one of Australia’s leading branded food exporters, with approximately 2,000 employees and operations in 11 countries. SunRice is a great place to work, providing a real opportunity for passionate people to make a difference.
About the Location!
Looking for a tree change? Based in Leeton where your commute to work will be 5 minutes and the cost of living is substantially lower than the city! Leeton shire has a rich heritage, diverse agricultural production and manufacturing, quality health, education and sporting services, affordable housing as well as a great climate. You will be welcomed to a strong vibrant community! leeton-new-residence-kit_update-march-2023_final_compressed.pdf (nsw.gov.au)
About the Role!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer who is looking to cement their career in a broad role which is technically exciting and stimulating. You will be involved in major projects from green fields to brown fields responsible for designing and delivering complete Process Control Systems including Motor Control Centres, PLC systems and SCADA. Also assisting site electricians support the hundreds of large automation systems already in place in our mills and packing plants. In this role you will be able to make a significant impact.
We have multiple sites in close proximity, including Rice Storages, Rice Milling and Packing, Rice Flour Milling, Convenience food plants as well as multiple Pet and Stockfeed plants. This is an exciting career for an electrical engineer – our company consumes 100GWHrs of energy per year! You will play a key role in being the electrical authority for our business.
There is always something new and challenging in this role - it doesn’t get much better!
. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Support the SunRice Group Businesses and other Project Engineers through the delivery of electrical and automation projects, provision of technical support, and the delivery of associated project works
2. Leading and Developing the Electrical Team
3. Functional responsibility for company electrical systems and compliance with statutory requirements
4. Development of strategic electrical and automation / control solutions across all SunRice Group businesses, incorporating short, medium and long-term priorities
5. Developing Maintenance teams to help build capability in managing their sites electrical and control systems
6. Preparing and managing the tender process for equipment supply to achieve best outcomes for SunRice Group businesses
About You
You are excited about living in Leeton and having responsibility for s such a diverse role, you also have:
7. A Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
8. Strong skills in Design of Electrical and Automation Systems
9. Extensive design experience in SCADA and PLC Systems including Citect, Allen Bradley, Siemens, Schneider and GE
10. Experience in commissioning and integrating electrical systems
11. Experience in developing specifications for electrical equipment purchases
12. Experience in preparing and assessing equipment tenders
13. A very good understanding of Australian Standards for electrical installations
14. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
15. A Driver’s license is essential
Key Perks Include!
16. An amazing lifestyle based in Leeton
17. Corporate discounts across gym memberships, Bupa Health insurance, travel, car rental & home removalists
18. Access to staff allowances of SunRice products weekly!
19. Banking benefits with our partnership with CommBank
All correspondence will be dealt with in strict confidence.
SunRice is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. SunRice will consider qualified applicants for employment based on their merit, individual skills, qualifications and other appropriate criteria relevant to the role for which they are applying.