Electrical Technician
About The Position
The Electrical Maintenance Technician troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs industrial electrical and electronic control systems in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role works closely with engineering, machine operators, and other maintenance employees to keep production equipment functioning and improve equipment and maintenance processes. The position includes repairing, maintaining, installing, and upgrading production equipment and facility systems; troubleshooting hardware and software; programming and setting up equipment; and maintaining records and parts inventory. The technician also works on electro-mechanical systems, conduit and wiring, and repair or rebuild of offline parts and equipment.
Requirements
- Associate degree in electrical engineering, an Industrial Maintenance Certification, or three years of industrial electrician and mechanical experience.
- Knowledge of electrical systems and wiring, including 120/277/480 volts and three-phase systems.
- Experience with VFDs, DC drives, and servo drives.
- Process-control experience including 4–20 mA loops, positioning feedback, and analog controls.
- Experience with temperature-control systems.
- In-depth knowledge of industrial electrical systems maintenance.
- Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Ability to lift more than 50 pounds at times.
- Ability to climb ladders or scaffolding and work on scissor lifts and manlifts.
- Ability to drive a forklift, scissor lift, and manlift.
Nice To Haves
- Industrial manufacturing experience.
- Previous PLC experience, including Allen-Bradley and AB RSLogix.
Responsibilities
- Repair, maintain, perform preventative maintenance on, install, upgrade, and modify industrial production equipment and facility systems.
- Maintain detailed records, including records of parts used and inventory, either in writing or in the CMMS system.
- Troubleshoot production equipment hardware and software, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, AC/DC drives, temperature controls, and computer-based systems.
- Repair and upgrade machinery and equipment to support manufacturing production.
- Program and set up equipment and machines for manufacturing to ensure product specifications are met.
- Assist in creating, modifying, and revising manufacturing work instructions and process-flow documentation.
- Program PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs; make changes or transfers and troubleshoot them as needed.
- Assemble, disassemble, troubleshoot, and maintain manual and automated electro-mechanical production systems and equipment using schematics, engineering drawings, and written or verbal instructions.
- Run and bend conduit, mount boxes, pull feed wires, and terminate wiring.
- Diagnose, rebuild, repair, and test offline parts, equipment, and machines; restock repaired parts or red-tag items and notify a lead or supervisor to order replacements or send items out for repair.
- Work safely, accurately, quickly, and independently to keep equipment operating, including under pressure.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Well-being resources focused on mental, physical, and financial health.
- Training and development opportunities, including skills development and advanced education programs.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program for non-union employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
