Electrician II

USA Today•Des Moines, IA

About The Position

The Electrician II performs advanced electrical maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on production equipment and systems in an industrial environment to support efficient production operations. The role serves in a lead capacity on a team responsible for on-time production, product quality and accuracy, and operational safety, including OSHA and EPA compliance. Equipment may include prepress systems, presses, inserting and bindery equipment, conveyors, motors, pumps, dryers, and other ancillary equipment. The position may also involve building infrastructure equipment such as HVAC and plumbing. The Electrician II monitors production reports for maintenance and repair needs, records equipment failures and preventive maintenance in logs, and identifies trends in machine performance. The role communicates repair issues and project and preventive-maintenance updates to a supervisor. It also helps lead departmental safety compliance, maintains a clean and safe work area, verifies machine guards are installed and functioning, completes annual OSHA training, and promptly reports hazards, operational concerns, accidents, injuries, and near misses. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Certified electrical training from a vocational school, military, or trade program.
Journeyman-level electrical certification.
At least five years of experience in electrical maintenance, diagnostics, and repair.
Ability to read blueprints.
Sufficient computer skills for diagnostic applications.
Ability to use precision instruments and measuring tools.
Ability to read pneumatic and electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
Ability to use testing equipment.
Proven excellent time-management skills in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, with a sense of urgency.
Strong mechanical aptitude.
May be required to work flexible shifts, including weekend, nighttime, and holiday shifts around loud production equipment.
May be on call for emergency services.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PLC controllers.
Experience uploading programs to a CPU and downloading them to a laptop.
Experience with synchronous and asynchronous motors.
Understanding of AC frequency drive controllers, instrumentation, and measurements.
Proficient verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Perform advanced preventive and corrective electrical maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on production equipment and systems.
Provide direction on electrical repairs and serve in a lead role on a team supporting production performance, product quality, accuracy, and safety.
Maintain specified equipment, which may include CTP imagers, processors, benders, press controls, printing units, reels, dampening and inking systems, inserting equipment, stackers, strappers, labelers, applicators, bindery equipment, conveyors, motors, pumps, dryers, and ancillary equipment.
Potentially assist with building infrastructure equipment, including HVAC and plumbing.
Monitor production reporting for maintenance and repair issues.
Record failed equipment in repair logs and preventive maintenance in log books, and look for trends in machine performance.
Communicate repair and maintenance issues and provide updates about ongoing projects and preventive maintenance programs to the supervisor.
Work safely, use required safety equipment, and maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Assist in leading departmental safety compliance, including accident investigations and follow-up.
Complete required annual OSHA safety training programs.
Ensure machine safety guards are installed, functioning properly, and in use.
Immediately report potential hazards, operational concerns, accidents, injuries, and near misses to production management.