Industrial Electrician

SUMMARY:

Installs and repairs electrical systems, apparatus, and electronic components of industrial machinery/ equipment by performing the following duties.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs and installs new electrical control panels.
• Installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical components of industrial equipment.
• Understand and make decisions based on technical documents, such as blueprints, schematics, or instructions. 
• Install, repair and inspect various industrial electrical machinery and systems.
• Run diagnostic tests and troubleshooting for electrical and mechanical machinery.
• Perform preventative services such as replacing wiring and oiling parts of machinery.
• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment.
• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as PLCs, drives, control panels, transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables.
• Tests malfunctioning equipment and discusses findings with operators, cell managers and engineers to support day to day operations.
• Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, drives, PLC's, components, switches, and motors, and position sensing devices.
• Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors.
• Connects power supply wires to machine and equipment, and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment per industry standard and electrical codes.
• Will troubleshoot to best correct immediate situation and develop long term solutions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Communicates with and support internal customers (Operator, Supervisor, Equipment Owner, others) in a clear, timely and complete manner. 
• Will act and work as a professional to provide world class service to all internal customers to build trusted partnerships. 
• Will be directly involved is continuous improvement activities of processes in all departments to improve performance and meet company goals.
• Must work safely at all times and follow company, corporate, and regulatory safety practices.  

 

*Other duties may be assigned*

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Vocational certificate in electrical maintenance, electronics or related field and 5+ years' directly related work experience; OR High school diploma or equivalent and 4+ years' directly related work experience.
• Journeyman experience or the completion of an apprenticeship program.
• Knowledge of NEC and NFPA 70E required
• Awareness of national, state, and local electrical codes and regulations.
• Ability to understand piping and instrument diagrams, electrical one line drawings, electrical equipment and system schematics, electrical as built drawings, electrical manuals and tables.
• Knowledge of Relay Logic, HIM's, motor driven motion control systems, electrical systems and power feeds for equipment and systems.   Able to function as a subject matter expert in electrical troubleshooting and electrical construction and installation of equipment.
• Self-Directed, able to function as part of a team or independently in a fast-paced department.  Maintain good interpersonal skills and good working relationship with peers and management.
• Leader in Safety as pertains to equipment, including but not limited to LOTO, NFPA-70E, Powered Industrial Trucks, Confined Spaces, Chemical and Mechanical Equipment Guarding and Hazards, Compressed Gasses.
• Predictive Maintenance exposure and interest – to include IR scanning, ultrasonic monitoring, lubrication testing and other techniques.
• Ability to work with and direct outside vendors and contractors to plan, lay out and construct electrical projects as requested.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations.