Oregon Licensed Electrician

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Portland, OR

About The Position

Mission: To survey, adjust, repair, install, modify, debug and maintain control systems, and electrical systems and equipment for production equipment and facilities; to provide technical assistance on equipment and facilities projects. To complete projects in accordance with city, state and national electrical codes, customer, and PCC specifications. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: 1.Instrumentation Objective: to maintain, calibrate, design, install, and debug control systems for all machines and equipment. Essential Job Functions: Regularly surveys plant equipment controls and instrumentation, calibrates, installs, debugs, repairs and/or adjusts as necessary to meet process control specifications. Fabricates, re-certifies, and installs thermocouples. Working knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), computers, industrial control programs, and interfacing between controllers and programming systems. 2. Electrical Objective: to maintain, install, repair, and adjust electrical systems and equipment that provide power to production equipment and facilities. Essential Job Functions: Troubleshoots electrical malfunctions using electrical test instruments. Installs and maintains control panels, motors, motor controllers, transformers, wiring, switches, alarm systems and other equipment. Programs, installs, troubleshoots, and maintains programmable controllers. Assist with mechanical repairs as required, including, but not Limited to: Furnace preparation, troubleshooting of systems, general mechanical repairs, response to plant emergencies, off shift assistance to on-duty Millwrights. 3.Projects and Technical Assistance: Objective: to plan and design instrumentation/electrical projects and provide assistance on technical issues. Essential Job Functions: Plans and designs complex installations. Provides technical assistance for the selection of new equipment. Assists others, including maintenance coordinators and engineers with planning and technical issues. 4. Safety: Objective: to take responsibility for and demonstrate safe work practices. Essential Job Functions: Adheres to plant and department safety rules. Safely operates all equipment and tools. Identifies and reports safety problems, corrects when possible. May be required to work with hazardous waste. 5. OTHER (MARGINAL) ACCOUNTABILITIES: Completes logs and records. Provides work direction, training, and working supervision as assigned. Performs other tasks as directed. May be required to participate in Hazardous Materials Spill Response team.

Requirements

Advanced electrical and instrumentation skills, as demonstrated by four years competent performance of all Electrical Technician duties.
Completion of a four-year electrical apprenticeship program is preferred.
Completion of a two-year electronics training program.
OR An equivalent combination of classroom training and work experience.
A valid Oregon State Manufacturing Journeyman Plant Electricians License (or higher-level license).
Valid driver's license in order to drive PCC vehicles.
Ability to apply city, state, and national electrical codes.
Ability to distinguish between all colors.
Ability to read, interpret, and follow specifications on complex blueprints, drawings, Quality Control Manuals, Process Control Procedures and other technical manuals and specifications.
Ability to assist other departments through planning and technical assistance processes.
Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) with a working knowledge of Algebra preferred.
Ability to work independently and in a team with limited supervision.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to provide working supervision, work direction, and/or training as directed.
Physical ability to perform the essential job functions.

Responsibilities

Maintain, calibrate, design, install, and debug control systems for all machines and equipment.
Regularly surveys plant equipment controls and instrumentation, calibrates, installs, debugs, repairs and/or adjusts as necessary to meet process control specifications.
Fabricates, re-certifies, and installs thermocouples.
Maintain, install, repair, and adjust electrical systems and equipment that provide power to production equipment and facilities.
Troubleshoots electrical malfunctions using electrical test instruments.
Installs and maintains control panels, motors, motor controllers, transformers, wiring, switches, alarm systems and other equipment.
Programs, installs, troubleshoots, and maintains programmable controllers.
Plans and designs complex installations.
Provides technical assistance for the selection of new equipment.
Assists others, including maintenance coordinators and engineers with planning and technical issues.
Adheres to plant and department safety rules.
Safely operates all equipment and tools.
Identifies and reports safety problems, corrects when possible.
Completes logs and records.
Provides work direction, training, and working supervision as assigned.
Performs other tasks as directed.
May be required to participate in Hazardous Materials Spill Response team.