Electrical Maintenance Technician

Our Albion, MI sheet-feeder plant is looking for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a close-knit team dedicated to safety and value creation.

About the role

This position assists in the safe production of corrugated sheets that become printed boxes for our customers. Opportunities for advancement arise as openings occur.

Schedule

• Currently hiring for 1st shift: 4:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
• Overtime, holidays, and weekends required as needed.

Pay

• Starting pay: $35.50/hour, plus additional compensation based on experience, skills, and certifications.
• Quarterly performance pay bonuses.

Benefits

• 80 hours of vacation annually, available after the first 6 months of employment.
• Health insurance (BCBS – Anthem).
• Dental insurance (Delta Dental).
• Vision insurance (VSP).
• 401k contributions with employer match.
• Educational assistance.
• 10 paid holidays.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair, and maintain industrial machinery and mechanical equipment in compliance with all plant policies and procedures to improve reliability and uptime.
• Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Respond to unscheduled production floor requests for assistance to troubleshoot and perform repairs with a sense of urgency.
• Work with industrial machinery and equipment including motors, pneumatic & hydraulic components, conveyor systems, and production line equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair, replace, and commission electrical control devices, including AC drives, DC drives, Servo Controllers, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids, and power supplies.
• Troubleshoot PLC and HMI hardware, including processors, discrete and analog IO cards, power supplies, network adapters, distributed IO, message displays, PC-based interfaces, and operator interfaces such as PanelView.
• Read blueprints, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications for installations and preventative maintenance practices.
• Use hand tools, power tools, precision-measuring devices, and testing instruments.
• Work with operations teams to identify and prioritize maintenance and repair needs.
• Critically problem-solve with team members from various departments to address complicated and challenging problems.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings.
• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, including wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Demonstrate a self-disciplined work ethic.
• Work in hot, humid, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environments.
• Perform physical tasks such as lifting, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for at least eight hours a day.
• Be willing to work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Requirements

• One or more years of previous industrial electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing or military environment OR a two-year electrical controls degree with at least one year of industrial maintenance working experience.
• Experience installing and troubleshooting electric motors up to 480V and various electrical/controls components, such as relays, switches, drives, input & output cards.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics & pneumatics.
• Experience reading electrical, hydraulic, & mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and making precision measurements.
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors, rollers, pulleys, and shafts.
• Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the corrugated packaging or containerboard industry.
• Experience troubleshooting boiler operations.
• Experience with industrial air compressors.
• Mechanical maintenance experience including fluid handling, conveyor systems, accumulators, valve identification, application, and welding.