Maintenance Electrician - 1st Shift

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is seeking a Maintenance Electrician to join our team in Rumford, RI. This is a 1st shift position with core hours of 7 am - 3 pm. The hourly rate is $39.86. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. The Rumford, RI facility is a unionized location with a 60-day probationary period, after which you will be considered a union member and begin paying union dues.

Responsibilities

• Plan, layout, and perform all required operations in the installation, repair, and maintenance of a wide variety of electrical, electric, and high-frequency equipment and wiring.
• Tear down and disassemble complicated equipment, diagnose, and remedy troubles quickly to avoid or minimize shutdowns.
• Install and wire motors for a wide variety of machine tools and all types of starts and controls.
• Establish and install primary and secondary distribution centers, balance loads, and lubricate panel boards.
• Prepare wiring diagrams and change existing drawings as required to assure up-to-date maintenance wiring programs.
• Assist in or build prototype or experimental machinery or equipment, including preparation of prints, fabricating parts, assembly, and tryouts.
• Work with outside Electricians or Technicians when required.
• Perform other maintenance functions, including plumbing, carpentry, driving, painting, moving, and installing equipment and furniture.
• Maintain air conditioners, service and maintain boilers.
• Perform machine maintenance work when required.
• Direct and instruct several helpers when required and perform maintenance and facility emergency response duties.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Rhode Island Electrician Journeyman’s or Master’s License.
• Current and valid Driver's License.
• Must possess or obtain an OSHA Forklift License within 3 months of hire date.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee).
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.
• No relocation benefit is offered; only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Rumford, RI will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Skills

• Knowledge and use of complicated drawings and specifications.
• Advanced mathematic skills.
• Strong knowledge of a variety of precision measuring and electrical testing instruments.

Benefits

Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Schedule

1st shift with core hours of 7 am - 3 pm.

Pay

$39.86 per hour.