Maintenance Electrician

Description

Role Summary:

The Industrial / Maintenance Electrician is responsible for day-to-day electrical maintenance and repair activities required for equipment and facilities. In this role, you will meet day-to-day short-term objectives, and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning as well as establish the long-term planning through a facilities and equipment preventative maintenance program.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems including but not limited to numerical controls, power supplies, drives, gages and test equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance functions.
• Install, start up, and shut down, equipment in accordance with company safety procedures and in line with OSHA requirements.
• Maintain housekeeping of work area and equipment.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, diagrams, sketches, engineering specifications, and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics to troubleshoot equipment faults and failures.
• Working knowledge of NFPA 70 and 79 codes and their applications to meet national, state, and local codes.
• Experience and ability to work with AC and DC voltages up to and including 480 volts.
• Install and repair electric motors of all types.
• Ability to diagnose and program VFD’s as necessary.

Minimum Requirements:

• Journeyman Industrial Electrician Card or 5 years equivalent industrial electrician experience.
• Collaborative team player, willing to take ownership of decisions and be a results-oriented self-starter.
• Able to work effectively in all environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and coordinate several projects simultaneously.
• Experience leading initiatives of moderate scope and impact.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes and provide efficient solutions.

Preferred Skills:

• Previous knowledge of preventative maintenance systems a plus.
• Experience with Okuma, Makino, WFL and Pama equipment.
• Fanuc and Siemens controls expertise.
• Experience with older manual and automatic grinding equipment a plus.