Electrical Technician

Overview

Performs maintenance, installation, repair of electrical systems on heavy equipment by applying electrical principles.

Responsibilities

• Repairing and replacing defective parts in controllers, switchboards, switches, conductors, and other electrical fixtures.
• Installing and maintaining electrical components.
• Performing preventive repair and maintenance of field electrical systems, devices, equipment, and components.
• Testing solid-state circuitry to find defective parts in digital and analog equipment and replacing defective parts.
• Installing enhancements and major upgrades to electrical subsystems.
• Designing and modifying motor power control equipment circuits, reading, and interpreting blueprints, wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Ensure the accuracy and completion of all preventive maintenance duties.
• Maintain a strong, personal commitment to the safety culture.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Competencies

• Demonstrates quality work through accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail.
• Exhibits efficiency in problem solving by identifying and resolving problems in a timely manner to meet established customer deadlines.
• Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills and share expertise with others.
• Commitment to a standard of excellence in customer service.
• Shows adaptability by effectively responding to frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Exhibits superior dependability by consistently arriving to work on time and as scheduled.
• Contributes to building a positive team environment through commitment, respect, and communication.
• Demonstrates professionalism by acting with integrity, high moral standards, and personal accountability.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience in the manufacturing industry working with low, medium, and high voltage electrical equipment maintenance is preferred.

• Proficient ability to calibrate, test, troubleshoot and install instrumentation and/or electrical equipment.

• Able to read blueprints.

• Strong understanding of safety procedures.

• Must be capable of utilizing proper PPE.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to frequently lift up to 50 lbs. Able to lift 65 lbs. from floor to shoulder level occasionally.

• Ability to frequently exert the pound force limits for push/pull 50lb f (no wheels) or 100lb f (wheels).

• Requires frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, balancing, lifting, carrying, and reaching or handling with arms, hands, and fingers.

• Requires crawling and working in narrow spaces.

• Requires frequent repetitive movements, i.e. hammering, turning wrenches, screwdrivers and impact tools.

• Manual dexterity sufficient to work with fingers.

• Normal vision with or without corrective lenses.

• Exposed to cold, heat, noise mechanical/electrical fume or odor.

• Will be required on occasion to work more than 8 hours on one shift.

• Will be required to work at a minimum height of four feet off of the ground.

• Ability to operate overhead cranes, mobile equipment and motor vehicles as required