Electrical Maintenance Technician

ZipStaff•Ahoskie, NC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting and repairing electrical issues on various machinery, including presses, blenders, lining, and palletizing equipment. This role involves working with programmable logic controllers, relays, contactors, motor starters, and other electrical components. The technician will also be responsible for fabricating electrical and mechanical equipment, performing controller PM and calibration, and ensuring all safety protocols are followed. Additionally, the role requires updating electrical drawings, identifying arc flash boundaries, and assisting with LOTO procedures. General mechanical duties and adherence to plant goals such as safety, quality, ISO, and GMP are also part of the responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Twelve months related experience and/or training, or a combination of education and experience of at least twenty-four months.
Electrical safety and arc flash training per NEC, NFPA70E, OSHA and IEEE1584.
Herzig Engineering test score of at least 80.
Must be able to read schematics.
Ability to obtain a forklift license.

Nice To Haves

Certain duties require licensing from a recognized electrical body or Herzig test score of at least 90.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot electrical issues on presses and blenders in Molding, including controller malfunctions, proximity switches, rack switches, gate switches, nozzle heaters, heat detectors, pump or clamp issues, and safety gates, switches, and devices.
Perform thermocouple repair/replacement.
Troubleshoot electrical issues in Lining and Palletizing, such as feed eyes, elevator wiring, camera power supply and belt, camera reject eye, strobe issues, glue sensors, and Alan Bradley systems.
Perform miscellaneous electrical troubleshooting, including verifying voltage, addressing power outages, wiring/rewiring, fuse/circuit breaker issues, drives, encoders, sensors, breakers, switches, motors, e-stops, and interlocks.
Fabricate electrical and mechanical equipment.
Perform controller PM and calibration.
Maintain programmable logic controllers, relays, contactors, motor starters, and other related equipment.
Verify, repair, or replace e-stop and interlock functions on all equipment.
Read schematics and perform wiring/rewiring as needed.
Access NRC-0 and NRC-1 rated electrical panels.
Disconnect or shut off electrical current for NRC-2 or NRC-3 rated panels.
Update one-line drawings and verify Arc Flash and NRC rating of panels are properly and correctly labeled.
Identify Arc Flash boundaries for high-risk areas.
Assist with identifying appropriate LOTO requirements for isolating energy sources on equipment.
Verify no current with approved Fluke meter.
Perform general mechanical duties as requested, including operation of basic hand tools.
Follow all safety procedures such as Hot Work, Confined Space, LOTO, and Electrical Safety.
Complete Work Orders and document work (electronic or paper).
Promote plant goals, such as Safety/Housekeeping, Quality, ISO, and GMP.