Electrician

Koppers•Stickney, IL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrician provides repairs, installation, and preventative maintenance on the electrical equipment and instrumentation devices in the plant. Approximately 60% of the shift is devoted to instrumentation functions and 40% to electrical functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required, with a technical degree preferred
5 or more years of electrical experience at refinery, steel plant, or chemical plant
Applicants must possess knowledge and experience in all aspects of industrial electrical work from 4160 volts down. This includes safe work practices, conduit bending, wiring, troubleshooting, and maintenance of electrical control circuits, PLCs, motors, boilers, process heaters, and lighting
Applicants must also possess knowledge and experience of electronic and pneumatic process control instrumentation, including PID controllers, control valves, DSC I/O, and temperature, flow, pressure, and level transmitters
Willing to perform weekend work as required

Responsibilities

Manages plant lighting (offices, flood lights, etc.)
Manages heating and air conditioning units
Manages wiring in the plant
Operates lifts/lowers/carries/pushes/pulls motors, starters, switches, and valves
Stoops/squats/crouches to work on and under tank cars
Utilizes crane to install flow meters
Ascends/descends platforms/ladders/steps/stairs/railcars/scaffolding/towers
Operates cranes, slings, man lifts, trucks, box trucks
Lifts/lowers/carries tool bags
Wears harness and full-face respirator
Checks calibrations on sensing unit
Utilizes voltmeters, ammeters, and other tools and gauges
Checks batteries
Pushes/pulls transmitters
Walks in plant area over rails, pipes, hoses, and debris
Works in confined spaces
Communicates via radio
Conducts quarterly and annual preventative maintenance checks
Performs repairs, installations, and preventative maintenance duties during plant shut downs