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 equipment reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform installation, maintenance, and inspections of electrical and heavy equipment following safety standards and electrical codes
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical issues related to PLC devices, motor control centers, VFDs, sensors, and electrical distribution equipment
- Conduct preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance on electrical systems, process controls, drives, actuators, and instrumentation
- Monitor production parameters and adjust equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation
- Analyze production data to improve safety, uptime, quality, energy consumption, and operational metrics
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, with applicants in process of getting GED 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 skills.
- Proficient in mathematics and measurements.
- Experience in PLC programming and working with automated devices and electrical distribution equipment.
- 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.
- Ability to lift and pull up to 50 pounds, walk, climb, stoop, stand, push and pull for up to twelve 12 hours a day.
- Ability to work from heights and confined spaces, including climbing multiple flights of steps, ramps, vertical ladders, scaffolds (fixed or portable).
- Ability 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 12-hour shifts
Work environment includes outdoor, hot, humid, cold, noisy, heights, and confined spaces
Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing, standing, walking, and working in PPE
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