Industrial Electrician

Job Responsibilities

• Performs routine maintenance, installation and integration of various types of process control instrumentation equipment such as transmitters, controllers, integrators, recorders, square root extractors and final drive elements.
• Make repairs to electrical power, motor and motor control circuits.
• Prepares for inclement weather by taking necessary precautions including, but not limited to, checking condition of heat tape, boarding of windows, securing loose equipment and any other related assignments as directed by District Management.

Develops, Prepares and Presents Recommendations and Reports

• Routine maintenance which includes but is not limited to the following:
• determines if instrument has failed or if it is a process problem;
• field calibration of instrumentation utilizing proper test equipment;
• complete overhaul in shop environment to include component replacements, alignments and calibration to specifications of record;
• repair of signal transmission facility such as tubing, wiring, etc.;
• instrumentation to include pneumatic, electronic and digital equipment;
• fault analysis of hardwire relay logic, motor control circuits, motor power circuits (120V to 480V 3phase) and common utility / lighting circuits;
• installation of new control circuits, modification of existing instrument/electrical systems as requested, to include design, load and implementation of new control logic;
• fault analysis of PLC based systems with control logic modification if required.
• analysis of 12.47kv incoming power service.

Knowledge and Skills

• High School Graduate or GED required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with diploma from accredited Technical School, military electrical/electronic training Or a minimum ten years field experience in industrial environment, without a degree; or any combination of experience and training that would provide the required skills, knowledge and abilities.
• Knowledge of our quality policy and objectives demonstrate proficiency in both oral and written communication.
• Must have the ability to interpret schematic drawings (to component level) of pneumatic loops, hardware relay logic diagrams, PLC control programs, motor control circuit diagrams, etc.
• Must associate circuit symbols with actual components to include solid state electronics (transistors, integrated chips, resistors, capacitors, etc.) and common industrial electrical hardware (relays, contactors, starters, etc.).
• Must have good mathematical skills to include basic algebra for calculation of electrical/electronic equations as applicable in water/wastewater treatment and basic trigonometry for calculation of vectors as in VFD systems.
• The ability to analyze problems, identify solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift 50 pounds and occasionally move or manipulate drums weighing between 200-500 pounds.
• Stand, walk, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Sit.