Electrical Maintenance Technician (2nd Shift)

Tenneco•Manitowoc, WI

About The Position

The Electrical Maintenance Technician performs varied maintenance activities, identifying and implementing efficient ways to complete assigned work while meeting acceptable quality and proficiency standards. The role requires independent judgment, sound communication and organizational skills, and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. The technician tests, calibrates, diagnoses, and repairs a range of devices, generally working with minimal supervision or assistance from a supervisor or Electrical Engineering within the Maintenance Group. The position maintains and improves facility structures and plant and shop electrical and electronic systems. Duties include repairing, replacing, installing, and maintaining electrical, electronic, and electromechanical components of machinery and equipment; troubleshooting and testing circuitry; reading prints and schematics; completing preventive maintenance; and modifying equipment and prototypes under the general direction of an Electrical Engineer. The technician also uses specialized digital cameras and thermographic imaging for infrared analysis, may operate powered industrial trucks such as scissor lifts, and follows company safety procedures. The work involves frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing 40–75 pounds, prolonged standing, and other physical activities. The employee may encounter extreme heat, moving mechanical parts, chemicals, coolants, oils, electrical power, and potentially hazardous materials. Required personal protective equipment in designated areas includes safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel-toe shoes.

Requirements

Knowledge gained through related training and practical experience as an Industrial Electrical Technician.
Three years of experience in the Industrial Electrical Technician field or certification in the Electrical Technician field from an accredited institution.
Ability to use shop mathematics and basic precision measuring devices.
Knowledge of the trade and ability to read and interpret electrical prints and drawings.
Ability to identify and recommend efficient ways to complete assigned work.
Ability to exercise supervised judgment.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to test, calibrate, diagnose, and repair various devices.
Good communication and organizational skills.
Ability to meet acceptable quality and proficiency standards for assigned work.
Ability to maintain a high level of mental concentration and emotional stability.
Ability to frequently lift and/or carry objects weighing 40–75 pounds and stand for long periods.
Provide own hand tools and measuring devices common to the job requirements.
Use required personal protective equipment in designated areas.

Responsibilities

Perform facility maintenance tasks incidental to preserving or improving the physical structure.
Repair and replace defective parts in motors, controllers, switchboards, switches, conductors, and other electrical fixtures.
Install, maintain, and repair electromechanical, electrical, and electronic components of machinery and equipment, including transformers and hydraulic and pneumatic devices.
Perform preventive repair and maintenance of plant and shop electronic and electrical systems, devices, equipment, and components.
Test solid-state circuitry to locate defective parts in digital and analog equipment and replace defective parts.
Apply electrical theory or related knowledge to test and modify operational or developmental electrical control circuitry of facility equipment.
Use specialized digital cameras and thermographic imaging to perform infrared analysis and examination of facility equipment.
Design and modify motor power control equipment circuits and read and interpret blueprints, wiring diagrams, and schematics.
Plan and lay out work orders or work from instructions, sketches, blueprints, and drawings.
Ensure accurate and appropriate completion of preventive electrical technician duties.
Modify electrical prototypes to correct operational deviations under the general direction of an Electrical Engineer.
Operate powered industrial truck equipment, such as scissor lifts, when required.
Implement the company's safety procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.