Industrial Maintenance Electrician/ Controls Electrician (3rd Shift) - Starting up to $38/hour plus shift differential

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment such as conveyors systems, hydraulic equipment, pneumatic equipment, compressors, chillers, cooling towers, etc.
• Perform repairs on electrical or electronic instruments.
• Conducts preventive maintenance programs and keeps accurate maintenance records.
• Conduct periodic tests or checks of all electrical or electronic instruments.
• Identify and report potential equipment and building problems.
• Installs, examines, replaces or repairs electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and/or other electrical components.
• Use of electrical testing equipment to test electircal and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance.
• Maintains, repairs, tests and installs electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems.
• Troubleshoots, maintains and repairs industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices.
• May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years industrial maintenance electrician experience preferred.
• Two year Associate Degree in electrical related field is a plus.
• Intermediate knowledge of PLC function and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Rockwell Automation software (RS Logix 5000 and 500).
• Experience with Siemens automation software preferred (TIA portal, Simatic Manager).
• Proficient troubleshooting skills in hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical and complex mechanical equipment with the capability to diagnose using visual and auditory senses, test components and technical publications.
• A minimum of 5+ years experience in industrial maintenance in a manufacturing environment, plastics background a plus.
• Associates degree from a two-year college or technical school preferred and/or combination of education and/or apprenticeship preferred.
• Ability to use shop equipment and tools (lathe, drill press, mill, cut-off saw, arbor press, hydraulic press, wrenches, chisels, grinders, drills, etc.) as well as analog and digital equipment, voltmeters, ohmmeters and other hand tools.
• Ability to read maintenance manuals, schematics, drawings, parts manuals, catalogs and other maintenance literature.
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently.
• Project management skills with the ability to see a project through to completion.
• Ability to assist and train production employees in proper operation and maintenance of machinery.