Industrial Electrician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair motor control circuits
• Install new fixtures, motors, light and control circuits and other electrical equipment as required
• Work with PLC, including upload/download program, troubleshoot discrete ladder logic, forces, searching, and timers
• Respond and handle trouble calls throughout the plant
• Possess basic understanding of Fanuc robots
• Troubleshoot and replace variable speed drives, temperature controllers, chart recorders
• Operate safely electrical test equipment including ammeter, ticker, and voltmeter
• Troubleshoot and repair low voltage control circuits and three phase motor circuits up to 480 volts
• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment
• Assist in the installation of plant and process equipment
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: HS Diploma or GED; additional training, degrees, or diplomas in industrial maintenance or related discipline is preferred
• Minimum Experience: Candidates with at least 2 years of experience as an industrial electrician or multi-craft technician is preferred; knowledge of three phase electrical circuits; understanding of motors and motor control circuits; experience with programmable logic controllers; experience with variable frequency drives; familiarity with NFPA 70E; computer literate
• Certifications Required: Aerial lift certification; Confined spaces certification; Crane certification; Fall protection certification; Forklift certification; Hot workers certification; Lock-out/Tag-out certification; Pallet jack certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Communication Skills: Ability to effectively listen and communicate ideas and thoughts to others; able to assimilate ideas originated by others
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions and decimals
• Reasoning Skills: Ability to carry out and communicate written and/or oral instructions; electrical schematic comprehension; understanding of the NEC; able to interpret schematics and prints; able to interpret electrical and mechanical situations to determine process failure; able to process needs and improvements; able to use test equipment including, but not limited to DMMs, amp meters, and Megger meters; able to repair, replace, and maintain motors, drives, controls, starters, lights, power, PLCs, and other related systems; know the practices, methods, tools, materials, and equipment of the electrician’s trade; able to upload, download, and modify HMI programs (AB Panelview and AB Panelview Plus); competent with RSLogix 500 and RSLogix 5000 programming software
• Physical Abilities: Regularly required to stand, walk and use hands; must be able to lift 50 pounds any time during his/her shift; the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions