E&I

Smurfit Westrock•Glendale, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical Maintenance Technician performs routine and emergency corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance on electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical equipment and related controls. The role may also contribute to plant layout, installation, and start-up of new equipment. The position requires working safely and effectively in a manufacturing environment and supporting productive operations through equipment repair, maintenance documentation, and collaboration with production, engineering, and other personnel. The technician repairs or replaces existing production and material-handling equipment, helps maintain an inventory of critical repair parts, and determines cost-effective repairs or upgrades. Work includes disassembling equipment, repairing defective components, reassembling and starting up equipment, documenting maintenance work and equipment histories, and installing or modifying machinery. The technician also services and repairs PLCs, motors, and drives, and assembles and maintains electrical and electronic devices, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and other production mechanical systems. The position is based in Glendale, Arizona. The stated salary is $44.84 per hour, with a possible shift differential depending on role, level, and location. Benefits may include a short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid sick leave as required by applicable law. Candidates must undergo drug screening after receiving a conditional offer and before starting employment.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in electrical/electronics, electromechanical, or industrial maintenance.
An electronics technician degree from an accredited school.
Ability to read and interpret electrical/electronic schematics, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, ladder diagrams, PLC programs, instrumentation and piping diagrams, equipment service manuals, and operating manuals.
Ability to diagnose and repair or replace electromechanical systems and use electromechanical tools and test equipment.
Comprehensive understanding of how relevant technologies and skills work together in a productive manufacturing system.
Oral and written communication skills.
Personal computer operation skills.
Ability to follow established company safety policies, standards, practices, and procedures.
Ability to work in a team environment; be cooperative, organized, attentive to detail, customer-oriented, helpful, and motivated.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AC/DC drives.
Experience with automation.
Experience with chain or belt conveyors.
Experience with instrumentation.
Literacy in blueprints and schematics.
Experience with power distribution.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and emergency corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance on electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical equipment and related controls.
Repair or replace existing production and material-handling equipment.
Assist with maintaining an inventory of critical and other repair parts to support uninterrupted productivity.
Determine cost-effective repairs or upgrades; disassemble equipment, repair defective components, reassemble equipment, and start it up.
Document maintenance repairs and equipment histories.
Install and modify machinery and equipment, including one-off assignments, as required by production, engineering, and other personnel.
Service and repair programmable logic controllers (PLCs), motors, and drives.
Assemble and maintain electrical and electronic devices and systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and other production mechanical systems as necessary.
Contribute to plant layout, installation, and start-up of new equipment.