Maintenance Electrician

Job Title:

Maintenance Electrician

Reports To:

Maintenance Manager

FLSA Status:
Hourly, Non-Exempt

Pay Range (Based on qualifications and experience): $22.00 - $30.00/hour

Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Saint Marys is looking for a maintenance electrician to join our team! Currently, we have multiple open positions in our maintenance department, spanning dayshift - night shift.

Eligibility for benefits upon satisfactory completion of 60 day introductory period. Benefits include some of the following: health benefits, PTO, group term life insurance, short-term/long-term disability, 401k (90 days of employment).

Assist in repair and maintenance of machinery, equipment, physical structures, plumbing, electrical systems, and any other duty assigned by Maintenance Manager or as dictated by position.

• Properly and consistently uses mandatory PPE for all assigned jobs.
• Install or dismantle machines or equipment, replaces defective parts and motors, and adjusts feed mechanisms.
• Cleans and lubricates machine parts such as shafts, pulleys, gears, and bearings.
• Read and follow electrical schematics.
• Work with PLC’s.
• Trouble shooting and repairing electrical problems.
• Work with temperature controls and thermocouples.
• Replaces or repairs machine belts.
• Removes dust, dirt, grease, and waste material from machines.
• Paints machines or equipment to prevent corrosion.
• Bends, cuts, and runs conduit and wire; drill holes in walls, floors, and ceilings for electrical connections.
• Connects wire to motors, fixtures, and other electrical equipment, replaces switches and fuses, and splices wire and insulates wire with friction tape.
• Bends, cuts, and threads pipe, cuts openings in walls, ceilings, and floors for pipes, and seals pipe joints with sealing compound.
• Cuts out and joins parts for worktables, benches, shelves and other furnishings.
• Patches or replaces plaster or plaster board and paints walls, ceilings, and trim of building.
• Clears clogged drains and replaces plumbing fixtures.
• Operates welding machine to repair or join metal parts.
• Cleans work area, tools, and equipment.
• Daily upkeep including maintaining quench oil, smog hog cells and housekeeping.
• Attends and actively participates in all OSHA required safety trainings (i.e., LOTO, confined spaces, PPE, etc.).
• Performs other routine duties and preventative maintenance as assigned by supervisor.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger/handle/feel, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places and extreme cold/heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is generally loud. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.