Electrician

T. Parker Host

23d

About The Position

Install, maintain, diagnose and repair equipment/instrumentation related to the unloading, loading, transfer and storage of cargo including conveying equipment, AC and DC motors, PLCs and IO modules, VFDs and DC Drives, associated wiring and power supplies on ship loaders, stacker/reclaimers, continuous barge unloaders, bucket cranes and various support equipment.

Requirements

High School Graduate or equivalent required.
5 years of prior industrial electrical experience.
Master Electrician-level knowledge/experience in troubleshooting at a component level of industrial electronic controls: VFDs/DC drives, PLCs, HMIs, industrial networks, and associated wiring.
Working knowledge of Ohm’s Law.
Experience with Allen Bradley controllers.
Ability to attain and maintain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC).
Successful completion of background check.
Ability to maintain regular, dependable attendance.
Must meet “fit for duty” requirements upon job offer (pre-employment physical and drug test)
The employee must meet physical requirements including but not limited to, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing up/down ladders and stairs, negotiating uneven and moving surfaces
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work at protected heights up to 130 feet.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Perform work in dusty environment and all types of temperature/weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Medium Voltage motors and starters preferred.
Successful applicant will work closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Information Technology Groups
Thoroughness and attention to detail are required as a significant amount of time may be spent working with complex PLC programs and advanced process control systems

Responsibilities

Diagnose and repair equipment various equipment used to transfer cargo to/from barges and vessels by use of conveying equipment
Work from blueprints, wiring schematics, manuals or verbal instructions
Perform preventive maintenance on all terminal equipment
Complete work in a safe and timely manner in compliance with company and regulatory requirements
Safely operate various types of equipment related to transfer of cargo for testing purposes
Perform routine inspections on assigned equipment and report finding in accordance with policy and procedures
Accurately document information generated in support of operations to include but not limited to: receiving, shipping and storage of coal, petroleum coke, and bio-mass. Maintenance inspections and safety related reports.
Participate in and successfully complete required training and related testing
Identify, report, and correct safety and environmental concerns.
Perform any other terminal functions as trained, requested and instructed by supervision.
Support Operations through the installation, programming, start-up and maintenance of electrical, automation and process control equipment
Responsible for installation, programming, calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical and automation equipment in order to improve plant system operation/uptime and reduce total operating costs
Support all types of facility systems including Allen Bradley PLCs, Toshiba VFDs and DC Drives, SEL MV control and monitoring, bulk cargo belts scales, wireless radios and related equipment, 120v-4160v motor controls, and others.
Will be subject to overtime and call-out work as needed. Other tasks may also be assigned to support Operations as necessary