Job Description
The Electrical Technician supports the production process by troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining electrical and control systems in a manufacturing environment, ensuring safety, efficiency, and reliability of equipment and operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical, controls, and mechanical equipment on production and facilities.
- Inspect and maintain heavy equipment following OSHA and Enviva safety standards.
- Troubleshoot electrical issues related to PLC-controlled devices, motor control centers, VFDs, sensors, and electrical distribution equipment.
- Wire, repair, and replace electrical circuits, sensors, fixtures, and communication systems such as D-Net, E-Net, and Fiber Optic.
- Perform preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance on electrical systems, process controls, drives, actuators, instrumentation, and telemetry equipment.
- Monitor production parameters and make adjustments to ensure safe and efficient equipment operation.
Requirements
- At least two 2 years manufacturing experience.
- Four 4 years of electrical experience.
- Demonstrated ability in using hand tools and power tools as required for troubleshooting, repairing and or replacing wiring, equipment, sensors, and fixtures.
- Must be proficient in basic computer knowledge.
- Ability to interpret, illustrate, and apply regulation codes and rules.
- Ability to interpret sketches, blueprints, shop drawings, and work orders.
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job descriptions.
- Excellent communication, critical thinking, analytical, problem solving interpersonal and team skills.
- Willing and able to adhere to safety rules and regulations, including wearing prescribed safety equipment.
- High School degree or equivalent, applicants in process of getting GED will be considered.
- Four 4 years of progressively responsible journey level electrical experience or completion of a technical training program and two 2 years of experience.
- Experience in a pellet mill or manufacturing environment.
- Must demonstrate electrical aptitude and troubleshooting.
- Proficient in mathematics and measurements.
- Experience working with PLC programming and automated devices, including DeviceNet, ControlNet, and Flex I/O.
- Ability to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees.
- Willing and able to work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments.
- Occasionally walk on slippery or uneven surfaces.
- Work at heights and in confined spaces.
- Ability to lift and pull up to 50 pounds, walk, climb, stoop, stand, push, and pull for up to 12 hours a day.
- Ability to safely perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA.
- Ability to work from heights and confined spaces, including climbing multiple flights of steps, ramps, vertical ladders, scaffolds (fixed or portable).
- Able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
- Ability to perform work while wearing PPE including Arc Flash protection.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range not specified
Work schedule includes working in outdoor environments, sometimes in extreme temperatures, and at heights or confined spaces
Work environment perks include working in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial settings, with safety equipment provided
Additional benefits include safety training, PPE including Arc Flash protection, and opportunities to work with advanced electrical and control systems
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