Electrician III - 2nd Shift

LISI Aerospace•Torrance, CA

About The Position

The Electrician III performs electronic and electrical repairs and troubleshooting on manufacturing machinery and facility premises, as well as plant and facility construction wiring and preventive maintenance. The role installs, maintains, tests, modifies, and repairs electrical systems, industrial machinery, electronic equipment, circuits, PLC controls, wiring, lighting, and electrical distribution infrastructure. It also supports general maintenance activities and may coach or teach less experienced electricians and trainees under management supervision. The position has no supervisory responsibility. The employee must follow company, governmental, and HSE safety and environmental requirements, including safe operating procedures, reporting requirements, permitting and inspection requirements, and lockout/tagout practices. The role involves working around electrical hazards and moving mechanical parts in a manufacturing plant, with required personal protective equipment in designated areas. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, 3:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Electrical and/or electronic trade certification or experience required.
At least 5 years of combined related manufacturing experience and electrical training.
Hands-on experience as an industrial electrical technician or high-voltage electrician in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs (PLC2, PLC5, and PLC500) and/or three-phase and single-phase power distribution.
Experience with pneumatic and hydraulic systems, conveyors, high-speed manufacturing equipment, campus-wide high-voltage electrical grid and distribution systems, and lighting.
Familiarity with lockout/tagout procedures.
Ability to learn to read and interpret manufacturers’ drawings, blueprints, and written instructions.
Ability to learn and use a work order program and word-processing software.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and other documents; write simple correspondence; and communicate information to employees one-on-one and in small groups.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to solve practical problems, interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions, and handle standardized situations involving a few variables.
Advanced working knowledge of manufacturing production control, operations, procedures, and functions; advanced knowledge of electronic controls and voltage, resistance, and amperage measurement, testing, and evaluation.
Computer entry and processing skills.
Analytical, communication, teamwork, business acumen, cost-consciousness, adaptability, planning and organizing, and professionalism competencies.
Ability to comply with applicable safety and environmental requirements and use required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Use work orders to identify necessary maintenance repairs.
Perform preventive maintenance on machines and associated equipment in accordance with company safety policies and manufacturer service procedures.
Install and repair electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment.
Locate, install, maintain, test, and repair electronic equipment and circuits using procedures, specifications, blueprints, wiring and schematic diagrams, and verbal and written instructions.
Design, modify, and integrate changes to electronic equipment.
Teach lower-level electricians and assist with coaching and process teaching of trainees or less experienced personnel under management supervision.
Understand, install, and repair PLC controls and interfaces.
Diagnose malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers and motors, and replace damaged or broken wires and cables.
Diagnose and repair or replace faulty electronic components, including printed circuit boards.
Troubleshoot malfunctioning machinery and consult with maintenance workers and operators to diagnose problems.
Connect power supply wires and cables between machines and equipment.
Replace faulty machine electrical components, including relays, switches, contacts, control panels, starters, and position-sensing devices.
Remove and replace electric motors and bearings.
Plan for and oversee complex plant infrastructure projects, such as campus transformer additions or replacements.
Modify existing electrical distribution to support new production techniques under the direction of the engineering department.
Plan wiring layouts and install wiring; bend, route, and suspend EMT conduit, flex, and other pipe and electrical apparatus in buildings.
Design electrical distribution and size breaker panels.
Design and calculate circuit resistance and voltage drops.
Understand plant lighting types, uses, and measurement; install lighting throughout the plant.
Understand the plant-wide high-voltage electrical grid and distribution.
Install electrical panels, including internal components and circuit breakers.
Read and understand electrical schematic diagrams.
Change fuses and other fault-disconnect apparatus.
Install low-voltage telephone, network, and control wiring.
Understand and follow the National Electrical Code throughout the plant.
Perform electrical wiring for new or remodeled facilities.
Support other general maintenance activities as assigned.
Follow department and company measures to protect workers from hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
Comply with federal, local, and state requirements, company rules and regulations, and HSE procedures; attend required training and follow HSE policies, plans, reporting requirements, and safe operating procedures.
Promptly report known or suspected nonconformance with company procedures or legal requirements to management.
Seek opportunities to improve HSE performance, help establish objectives and targets, measure progress, and report results.
Respect and promote health, safety, and environmental instructions and rules; correct or report malfunctions and risky situations when possible.
Implement preventive actions to reduce environmental impact and control health and safety risks; participate when requested in risk or incident analyses and HSE working groups.
Understand the main health and safety risks and environmental impacts of the work, as well as site HSE policy and objectives; propose improvements to working conditions and environmental impact.