Electrician

Responsibilities

• Installs power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such as robots, conveyors and programmable controllers.
• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment.
• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors and lighting fixtures and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables.
• Tests malfunctioning machinery and discusses malfunction with other maintenance workers, such as Maintenance Machine Repairer and Maintenance Tool Maker to diagnose malfunction.
• Replaces faulty electrical components of machines such as relays, switches and motors and positions sensing devices.
• Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards.
• Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors.
• Utilizes robot controller, teach pendent and programmable controller to program automated machinery, such as robots, to operate automated machinery, to test for malfunctions and to verify repairs.
• Plans layout of wiring and installs wiring, conduit and electrical apparatus in buildings.
• Diagnoses and replaces fault mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.