Plant Electrician 2010

About the role

Plant Electricians support operations of company plants by normal and special maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all plant electrical systems including installation of new equipment, modification, and upgrading of existing equipment and isolating and restoring plant and substation equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ordering/collecting of material and determine scope of job.
• Provide information needed for bidding and planning jobs.
• Cut, thread, bend, install electrical conduit and associated hardware, raceways, breakers, switches, motors, contactors, lighting fixtures, modules, electronic boards, pull wire, install fiber optic cable, computer hardware and software, communication systems, etc.
• Using various test devices and monitoring equipment, collect and record pertinent data for the purpose of monitoring equipment conditions.
• Isolate and pinpoint system fault(s) or malfunction by analyzing information supplied by other personnel, observing symptoms, printing findings and readings, and comparing to knowledge of normal operation.
• Using the protective tag procedure, operate circuit breakers (ACB’s, OCB’s, GCB’s), disconnects, safety switches, fuses, etc.
• Troubleshoot, repair, start-up, modify, and program PLC’s (program logic controllers) and DCS’s (digital control systems).

Schedule

Rotating 12-hour shift that includes weekends and holidays.

Pay

Journey level: $51.59 - $63.47/hr. subject to change based on union contract (starting rate will be based on experience level).

Apprentice level: $25.36 - $46.82/hr. subject to change based on union contract (starting rate will be based on experience level).

Requirements

• 1-year certificate in electrical/electronics
• Plant Electrician Requires Journeyman Card

Qualifications

• 2-year associate degree in electrical/electronics

Testing Requirements

• Maintenance Selection System (MASS) - Other level: Ability to understand basic mechanical principles, visualize proper assembled form of objects, read and comprehend technical material; and skill in working basic mathematical problems.

Suggested Preparation: Review basic arithmetic skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, decimals, fractions) and review basic mechanical principles.