Maintenance Electrician Lead

Merck•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Support reliable, safe plant operations by responding to routine and unscheduled maintenance requests and operating, testing, installing, repairing, and maintaining facility equipment, systems, utilities, and electrical systems, including low-voltage control systems. Investigate equipment failures, contribute to preventive and predictive maintenance programs, maintain required documentation, and partner with operations and other trades to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and meet production goals. This is a union position. The role includes inspecting, installing, replacing, and repairing electrical wiring and components in accordance with applicable National Electrical Code requirements; testing electrical and electronic devices with basic test instruments; maintaining plant equipment and facility machinery; and installing, troubleshooting, and repairing control systems and related hardware. The employee must read basic electrical drawings and follow safe work permits, plant and department safety processes, and applicable work practices, while maintaining accurate maintenance logs and compliance documentation.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid Texas Journeyman Electrician License.
At least 2 years of electrical maintenance experience.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of alternating-current motors and related applications, including 120/240-volt single-phase and 480-volt three-phase systems, thermal overloads, and overcurrent and undercurrent protection.
Knowledge of power distribution equipment, including motor control centers, power panels, transformers, metering, and switchgear.
Familiarity with hydraulics, pneumatics, centrifugal pumps, rigging and material handling, scaffolds and ladders, powered lift trucks, shop machines, and hand tools.
Familiarity with filling, packaging, and material handling systems, as well as basic furnace operations involving gas and electric heat.
Experience using Outlook, SharePoint, or SAP applications for maintenance documentation and work coordination.
Experience supporting preventive and predictive maintenance, root-cause investigations, continuous improvement, equipment reliability, welding, or fabrication activities.

Responsibilities

Respond to routine and unscheduled maintenance requests to support safe, reliable plant operations.
Operate, test, install, repair, and maintain facility equipment, systems, utilities, and electrical systems, including low-voltage control systems.
Investigate equipment failures and contribute to preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Partner with operations and other trades to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and meet production goals.
Examine, install, replace, and repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, lighting fixtures, and other electrical components in accordance with applicable National Electrical Code requirements.
Test basic electrical and electronic devices, components, and equipment for continuity, current, voltage, and resistance using basic test instruments such as a volt-ohm meter.
Perform corrective and preventive maintenance on plant equipment, systems, and facility machinery.
Install, troubleshoot, and repair control systems and related hardware, including motor circuits, stop-start circuits, motor holding circuits, and protective devices.
Read and interpret basic electrical drawings and follow safe work permits, plant and department safety processes, and applicable work practices.
Maintain accurate maintenance logs and other documentation supporting compliance with applicable policies, standards, codes, and regulations.