Maintenance / Electrician - 1st shift

Malco Products•Barberton, OH

About The Position

Ensure the operation and appearance of machinery, equipment, and facilities through preventive maintenance, inspections, setups, repairs, and upgrades, following diagrams, sketches, manuals, manufacturer and engineering instructions, and verbal instructions. Inspect, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment, and troubleshoot electrical malfunctions in motors, control panels, PLCs, conveyors, and machinery. Install wiring, lighting, breakers, transformers, and other electrical components. Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals; perform preventive and predictive maintenance; and test electrical systems using meters, diagnostic tools, and testing equipment. Ensure compliance with electrical codes, OSHA regulations, and company safety standards, and respond to emergency breakdowns and equipment failures. Maintain maintenance logs, repair records, work orders, parts and supplies inventories, and related forms and charts. Fabricate repair parts using machine shop equipment and fabrication tools. Report projects needing attention, communicate needs to supervision, and train or transfer knowledge as needed. Maintain technical knowledge through internal and external means. Perform normal maintenance repairs on factory equipment and troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, dismantle, and reassemble equipment used in the facility. Use required personal protective equipment and follow company safety rules, including procedures for confined-space entry. Perform other related duties as needed by supervision. The role requires regular shift work and overtime as needed. Work may involve different temperatures, exterior weather conditions, dust and product smells, confined spaces, and work at heights. The employee must be physically capable of meeting the described activity, lifting, respirator, and forklift requirements. Minimum work attire includes long pants and a sleeved shirt; adequate clothing for exterior conditions and a change of clothes kept on premises are required. The employee must have a reasonable supply of maintenance tools, a toolbox, and knowledge of proper tool use.

Requirements

Electrical ability to work with and repair motors, motor starters, contractors, relays, and distribution systems, and to use electrical test equipment.
Experience performing normal maintenance repairs on factory equipment.
Mechanical ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, make necessary repairs, and dismantle and reassemble most equipment used in the facility.
Strong diagnostic abilities.
Ability to work regular shifts and overtime as needed.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs.
English reading and writing skills and math skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to communicate and work with peers and management and as part of a team.
Ability to work in different environmental temperatures and in exterior weather conditions.
Ability to read and plan work from instructions, sketches, and prints, and to follow verbal and written instructions.
Ability to climb ladders and work at various heights, including roofs, bulk tanks, and silos.
Ability to spend 95% of an 8-hour shift standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling.
Range of motion for lifting, twisting, bending, turning, stooping, reaching, and kneeling.
Ability to work wearing a respirator and pass a respirator medical evaluation and fit test.
Ability to pass forklift certification and safely operate a forklift.
Must successfully pass any required testing.
Must have a reasonable supply of maintenance tools required for the listed work, a toolbox, and knowledge of proper tool use.
Must wear long pants and a sleeved shirt and have adequate clothing for exterior weather conditions; a change of clothes must be kept on premises.
May be required to temporarily transfer between plant locations and/or shifts based on business needs.
Must use personal protective equipment as required and follow safety rules.

Responsibilities

Complete preventive maintenance, inspections, setups, repairs, and upgrades on machinery, equipment, and facilities.
Inspect, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment.
Troubleshoot electrical malfunctions in motors, control panels, PLCs, conveyors, and machinery.
Install wiring, lighting, breakers, transformers, and electrical components.
Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, technical manuals, diagrams, sketches, and instructions.
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on electrical systems.
Test electrical systems using meters, diagnostic tools, and testing equipment.
Ensure compliance with electrical codes, OSHA regulations, and company safety standards.
Respond to emergency breakdowns and equipment failures.
Maintain maintenance logs, repair records, work orders, PM forms, and charts as needed.
Fabricate repair parts using machine shop equipment and fabrication tools.
Maintain organized parts and supplies inventories.
Report projects needing attention and communicate needs to supervision.
Train others and transfer knowledge as needed.
Maintain technical knowledge through internal and external means.
Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, dismantle, and reassemble factory equipment.
Use personal protective equipment and follow company safety rules, including confined-space procedures.
Safely operate a forklift after passing certification.
Perform related duties as needed by supervision.