Industrial Electrical Technician

** Duties require shift work including days, evenings, and/or overnight shifts. Availability to respond to emergency call-ins is also required. **

The Industrial Electrical Technician performs skilled work in the design, installation, maintenance, repair and inspection of electrical and/or electronic operating and control systems, equipment fixtures, including instrumentation and heating and cooling systems; and performs other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate works effectively as a member of a team; possesses the ability to follow a management philosophy that is input orientated and values fairness, problem solving and the development of partnerships; and desires to be part of an organization that values service, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation and team work.

Work in this class involves Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems including the design, installation, maintenance, inspection and repair of electrical and/or electronic operating and control systems, equipment and fixtures using standard and specialized electrical tools and equipment such as volt-meters, ammeters, thermal imaging cameras, and computers. Assignments are received in the form of oral or written work orders and may be accompanied by sketches, penciled layouts or blueprints, although much work arises out of inspection and preventative maintenance.

The work is generally performed independently, subject to inspection in process or upon completion. Work is reviewed by a supervisor through observation, a review of reports and results achieved.

• Installs conduits, wires, pull boxes, switches, motor starters, circuit breakers, transformers, switchboards and other related equipment required in making additions, extensions or alterations in electrical systems;
• Services, repairs and maintains lighting, power, heating, cooling and related systems;
• Inspects, maintains and repairs electrical control equipment, meter outlets, panels and instruments;
• Repairs and replaces defective parts in motors, generators, transformers, pumps, standby generators, batteries, switchboards, controllers, metering equipment and other fixtures and appliances; and defective underground cables on lighting, power and control systems;
• Performs preventative maintenance and maintains accurate records on motors and other electrical equipment; electrical analysis of existing and proposed process control systems;
• Tests, locates and repairs breakdowns in electrical circuits and equipment;
• Repairs or replaces defective underground cables on lighting, power and control systems;
  Assists in the repair and maintenance of other electrical, automotive, plant and power equipment;
• Prepares, plans and develops cost estimates of work;
• Obtains electrical permits
• Orders materials and supplies;
• Interprets oral and written instructions, specifications, wiring diagrams and codes;
• Maintains records of work performed on equipment;
• Programs programmable logic controllers (PLC) used as process control computers;
• Updates prints, diagrams, O&M manuals and other documents in PLC and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems;
• Provides technical analysis of operational control processes relating to software and hardware components of the control system;
• Administers the system database for PLC program and logic and updates and maintains database programs;
• Responds to residents’ questions and service requests;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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