Electrical Tester Maintenance Technician (3rd Shift)

Eaton Corporation•Olean, NY

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s Power Systems Division is currently seeking an Electrical Test Maintenance Technician to join our team. This position is based at our Olean, NY facility. The successful candidate for this role would be someone who has been in industrial maintenance for at least 3-5 years and has been working with and repairing automated equipment with their focus being more on the electrical side (motors, PLC, sensors, etc) rather than the mechanical side (piping, bearings, gearboxes, etc). The Electrical Tester Maintenance Technician contributes to the overall effectiveness of the business unit by maintaining a high level of involvement, motivation, and technical expertise for maintaining, developing and improving manufacturing test equipment and advises engineering as to process improvements.

Requirements

Must have a high school diploma or GED from an accredited institution
Must have a minimum of three (3) years’ Industrial Electrical Maintenance experience
Efficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Experience interpreting electrical blueprints/drawings
Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with other functional areas
Ability to communicate problems to supervisor or manager clearly and concisely

Nice To Haves

Associates degree (Certified Electronic Technician)
Experience in electrical/electronics maintenance of equipment in an automated production environment.
Possess a thorough knowledge of the theory behind the design of test equipment and manufacturing testing procedures.
Specialized knowledge in high voltage and PLC programming
Demonstrated understanding/knowledge in technical capacity, problem solving, decision making, learning orientation, and teamwork orientation
Minimum of two (2) years of electrical tester maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

Perform all work on high voltage equipment related to the operation of machinery and take initiative in making repairs or replacement parts in faulty machines, equipment, and controls using machine and hand tools to the trade.
Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair production test stations to assist in the manufacturing process of arresters by following electrical codes, manuals, schematic diagrams, blueprints, and other specifications.
Diagnose the cause of the malfunction of test stations and other types of electrical equipment by studying wiring diagrams, drawings, and specifications and determining cause of problems and requirements to solve problems.
Provide technical guidance to production staff or maintenance personnel in operating and maintaining the test equipment.
Conducts a variety of electrical tests according to general instructions and/or established test procedures. Evaluate test progress and recommend test procedure changes to provide more accurate results and/or to trace specific causes of unfavorable test results.
Calibration of test stations including the maintenance of test logs/records, preparation of reports and summaries as needed. Analyzes and discusses findings with personnel and recommends modifications to improve performance; able to compute and plot test data.