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Career Opportunity – Electrical Technician, Maintenance Department

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Career Opportunity – Electrical/Electronic Technician, Maintenance Department

Position Purpose:

The Electrical Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving electrical, automation, robotics, and industrial control systems throughout the facility. This position supports production operations by ensuring equipment operates safely, reliably, and efficiently. The technician will diagnose and repair electrical and controls-related issues involving PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, motor controls, robotics, automated production equipment, safety circuits, and other industrial control systems. The position will also participate in preventive and predictive maintenance programs, equipment installations, controls upgrades, and continuous improvement projects involving automated manufacturing systems.

Positions are available for Second and Third Shifts, 3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m., respectively.

Key competencies include:

Demonstrates a primary and unwavering concern for the safety of themselves and others.
Troubleshoots, diagnoses, repairs, and maintains industrial electrical systems, automated machinery, PLC-controlled equipment, and robotic systems.
Troubleshoots and modifies PLCs, including I/O, digital and analog signals, sensors, actuators, interlocks, timers, counters, and control logic.
Diagnoses electrical and controls-related faults using PLC programming software, HMIs, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, multimeters, and diagnostic equipment.
Maintains and troubleshoots industrial robots, robotic cells, automated material-handling systems, conveyors, servo systems, and automated production equipment.
Supports programming, troubleshooting, and optimization of PLC, HMI, VFD, servo, motion-control, and automation systems.
Troubleshoots VFDs, servo drives, motors, encoders, proximity sensors, photo eyes, safety circuits, relays, contactors, and control panels.
Troubleshoots industrial communication networks and controls-related communication faults.
Performs electrical modifications, panel wiring, component replacement, and control-system upgrades.
Diagnoses robotic faults, including servo errors, position faults, safety faults, communication issues, and peripheral equipment failures.
Performs preventive and predictive maintenance on electrical, automation, and robotic equipment.
Assists with installation, commissioning, startup, and integration of new automated equipment and robotic systems.
Reads and interprets electrical schematics, PLC I/O drawings, control-panel layouts, pneumatic diagrams, and equipment documentation.
Works with engineering and production teams to identify recurring failures, perform root-cause analysis, and implement permanent corrective actions.
Follows LOTO, OSHA, NFPA 70E, machine-safety procedures, and company safety requirements.
Maintains accurate maintenance records and document troubleshooting, repairs, and equipment conditions.
Responds to equipment breakdowns and emergency maintenance calls to minimize production downtime.
Recommends improvements to equipment reliability, controls, automation, and preventive-maintenance programs.
Maintains a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
Communicates potential equipment problems and dangers.
Performs routine maintenance/cleaning duties in the department on equipment and area.
Works in close association with operators, process technicians and floor supervisors.
Performs other duties as assigned and directed.

Reports to:

Supervisor, Maintenance Department

Requirements:

Education: High School Vocational Education or higher in electrical/electronic field.

Knowledge: An ability to read and write. Must be able to follow verbal as well as written instructions and have a thorough understanding of electrical/electronic basics and procedures. An excellent working knowledge of plastic injection machinery/equipment.

Experience: Must be a previously trained, certified electrician with at least three (3) years experience working with plastic injection machinery/equipment or at least four (4) years experience in machine repair of plastic injections machinery/equipment. Strong understanding of AC/DC electrical systems, industrial controls, PLCs, and automation equipment.

Responsibilities: Must be able to understand and troubleshoot a variety of electrical and electronic machinery, equipment, components and structures. Must have a thorough understanding of electric and electronics. Must possess excellent figure aptitude and arithmetic skills; an ability to work accurately with electricity. A detailed knowledge of electrical safe practices, a willingness to work overtime, abnormal work hours and weekends as necessary; must have a detailed knowledge of wiring practices and electronic supplies/inventory.

Independent Judgment: Semi-Regular. Uses when troubleshooting, working on equipment, diagnosing problems, and suggested solutions. Works with little supervision and has to make some autonomous decisions.

Quality: Follows regulatory, company, and departmental procedures implicitly. In the execution of the job function the Electrical/Electronic must focus on the quality aspect of all maintenance activities. The Electrical/Electronic is involved with the quality of the maintenance department. It should always be a goal to achieve zero defects on each job. Material loss as well as time loss must be always minimized.

Physical Exertion: Routinely requires working in close quarters, beneath machines and equipment and in uncomfortable positions. Requires climbing and working with heights. Constant movements of wrists and shoulders, legs, waist and back; uses hand – eye coordination on a regular basis, uses a high degree of precision and attention to prevent injury to self and others, has to work with and around heat and dusts; is constantly exposed to danger from high voltage electricity.

Tools: Ability to use electrical test equipment such as multimeters, clamp meters, insulation testers, and other diagnostic tools. Knowledge of industrial safety systems, machine guarding, emergency-stop circuits, and safety interlocks. Wire crimpers, knife(s), screw drivers, hammer, wrenches, pry bars, voltage meters and regulators, calibrators, electrical/electronic testing devices, conduits, wiring, circuit boards, panels, control switched, cables, wire caps, pencils, tow motors, rulers, measuring devices, drills, saws, vacuums, cover plates, locks, tags, lift truck platforms, ladders, paper, forms, overhead cranes and hoists, light bulbs, florescent lights, calculators, eye protection, grinders, and transformers.

Attendance: Must be in attendance on a regular, full time basis and conform to all Company Attendance Policies. Due to the limited numbers in this classification, attendance is of the utmost importance. Must be willing and available to work other shifts and overtime (including weekends) as necessary/required.