Maintenance - Multi-skilled Electrician/HVAC

GKN Aerospace Careers•El Cajon, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on facility systems with a primary focus on electrical distribution and HVAC equipment. The role requires troubleshooting, repair, and installation of electrical and mechanical systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient facility operations.

Requirements

Several years of hands-on maintenance experience in industrial, manufacturing, facilities, aerospace, or similar technical environment.
Strong troubleshooting skills involving both mechanical and electrical equipment.
Experience working on 480 VAC industrial electrical systems.
Experience troubleshooting motor control circuits, variable frequency drives, servo systems, and PLC-controlled equipment.
Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, or repairing HVAC systems in an industrial or commercial environment.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, and technical manuals.
Ability to safely use electrical test equipment including multimeters, clamp meters, insulation testers, and related diagnostic tools.
Experience using computerized maintenance management systems, CMMS, to complete work orders, document maintenance activities, and maintain equipment history.
Working knowledge of industrial mechanical systems including pumps, bearings, motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, hydraulics, valves, and filtration systems.
Ability to support production and maintenance needs across multiple shifts, including occasional overtime, weekends, or off-shift support as business needs require.
Ability to lift up to 100 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation, and work in confined spaces, elevated platforms, and active manufacturing environments.

Nice To Haves

Certification or formal training in industrial maintenance, electrical technology, HVAC, mechatronics, automation, or a related technical field.
EPA Section 608 Certification or other HVAC-related certification.
Experience maintaining CNC machines, robotics, automated production equipment, or precision manufacturing equipment.
Experience working in the aerospace industry or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Experience maintaining process equipment including chemical processing lines, wastewater systems, pumps, filtration systems, tanks, valves, and related utility systems.
Experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment and working with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar control platforms.
Experience with building automation systems, BAS, or HVAC control systems.
Experience with compressed air systems, vacuum systems, water treatment systems, exhaust systems, and other facility utility systems.
Welding, fabrication, machining, or millwright experience.
Forklift, scissor lift, boom lift, or rigging experience.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain a wide variety of production, facility, utility, and process equipment.
Diagnose equipment failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and process equipment.
Troubleshoot and repair 480 VAC industrial electrical systems, motor control circuits, VFDs, servo systems, PLC-controlled equipment, sensors, relays, contactors, and control panels.
Support HVAC systems including air handlers, rooftop units, exhaust systems, chillers, cooling systems, pumps, fans, dampers, controls, and related mechanical components.
Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.
Safely use electrical test equipment including multimeters, clamp meters, insulation testers, and related diagnostic tools.
Complete work orders, maintenance documentation, PM records, corrective maintenance notes, and equipment history in the computerized maintenance management system, CMMS.
Support production and facility operations across multiple shifts as needed, including urgent equipment repairs and recovery of downtime.
Assist with troubleshooting mechanical systems including pumps, motors, gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, valves, pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, filtration systems, and process equipment.
Support installation, startup, commissioning, and modification of production and facility equipment.
Partner with operations, engineering, quality, safety, contractors, and vendors to resolve equipment issues and improve system performance.
Identify recurring equipment issues and recommend long-term corrective actions or reliability improvements.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area while following all site safety procedures.
Follow lockout/tagout, electrical safety, confined space, elevated work, hot work, and other applicable safety requirements.
Support spare parts identification, parts replacement, and communication of critical inventory needs.
Participate in continuous improvement activities related to equipment uptime, maintenance efficiency, safety, and cost reduction.
Provide technical support during equipment upgrades, process changes, and facility improvement projects.