Electrician

PF Holdings • Waller, TX

16d • Onsite

About The Position

The Electrician is responsible for the installation, modification, and repair of automated industrial control equipment. This includes designing, planning, installing, and maintaining various industrial control equipment and instrumentation. The role requires a thorough understanding of electrical systems, including troubleshooting and repairing electric motors and equipment. The position also involves completing preventive maintenance tasks, documenting work, and contacting vendors for replacement parts. The role may also involve driving a maintenance vehicle to pick up parts. This is a safety-sensitive position that requires working in various weather conditions and potentially high noise levels.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Four years combined schooling and industrial experience required
• Thorough understanding of electrical systems
• Knowledge of basic hand tools and machine shop equipment, the proper use of all electrical test equipment used to perform electrical/electronic repairs of production equipment
• I/O knowledge (hardwired/discrete, digital/ethernet, and analog) and the ability to read electrical schematics
• Must be able to work in adverse working conditions such as heat, wet, cold, noise, etc.
• Must be willing to work overtime when required
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical and mechanical problems
• Ability to read prints including mechanical and electrical prints
• Possess excellent analytical skills, data interpretation
• Knowledge of safety practices such as MSHA, lockout/tagout, NFPA 70E and proper use of PPE
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, stoop, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, push and pull objects
• Ability to operate hand controls with both hands
• Ability to operate mobile equipment, foot pedals with both feet
• Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching
• Ability to tolerate working outdoors in all environmental temperatures and weather
• Ability to work in areas with the potential for high noise levels
• Ability to work in cramped quarters
• Lift objects of various dimensions and weights
• Lift up to 50 pounds, carry up to 150 feet
• Ability to tolerate working at heights up to 150 feet
• Vision: normal depth perception, vision and ability to distinguish color

Nice To Haves

• Associates degree preferred
• Journeyman Electrician License preferred
• Computer skills - Windows environment, loading and setup of various software platforms desired

Responsibilities

• Installation, modification and repair of automated industrial control equipment
• Design, plan, install and maintain industrial control equipment and instrumentation such as loop controller, variable frequency drives, solid state reduced voltage starters, level controls, ethernet motor controls, belt scales, and control panels
• Install, troubleshoot and repair electric motors and equipment (120, 240 and 480V)
• Complete preventive maintenance tasks as scheduled and document finished work
• Contact vendors to source replacement components for all electrical/electronic equipment
• May drive a pick-up truck or maintenance vehicle in the plant and/or to pick-up parts from local vendors
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED