Industrial Maintenance Electrician

Industrial Maintenance Electrician

Reports To:

Facilities & Maintenance Manager

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

• Perform all duties and responsibilities within the guidelines of the Gage Products Company’s Vision, Mission, Quality Policy and Environmental Management Statements.
• Duties and responsibilities are guided by well-defined, repeatable processes that are the key to meeting customer expectations and must be followed or changed as defined in GPS guidelines.
• General responsibilities listed below describe the duties and responsibilities for continuous improvement:
• Utilize procedures to prevent product, service, and process non-conformances
• Identify and record any problems
• Find solutions to problems through prescribed problem-solving methods
• Effectively implement solutions for problems
• Control the use of non-conforming product/service/process
• Monitor and improve respective measurables.
• Ensure that environmental issues are managed according to legal requirements, the environmental policy, the environmental management system procedures and good management practices.
• Maintain an awareness of significant environmental impacts, actual or potential, of work activities.
• Maintain an awareness of environmental benefits of improved environmental performance and continual improvement.
• Maintain an awareness of objectives and targets pertaining to work and the importance of achieving the objectives and targets.
• Understand both the Communication Procedure and the Emergency Preparedness and Response Procedure.

• Responsible for performing electrical preventative maintenance, troubleshoot and repair of facility, production and ground electrical equipment including emergency repairs
• Estimate, install, repair and maintain building/production electrical infrastructure & interface with suppliers on any related electrical issues
• Ensure projects are completed timely, correctly, safely, on budget and to the highest quality current code/standards
• Participate in capital project planning and implementation
• Support and work directly with electrical contractors on capital projects
• Write hot work, confined space, lockout/tagout and line breaking permits as needed
• Conduct housekeeping activities and Lean Manufacturing practices to ensure an efficient, organized workshop and office area
• Provide training and mentorship for new FSG members as needed
• Other duties as assigned in conjunction with colleagues/manager

• Must hold a Journeyman Electrician License in the State of MI
• 5+ years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, chemical industry preferred
• Strong understanding of electrical requirements for intrinsically safe environments (Class I, Div. I, Group C&D)
• Demonstrated experience with electrical tools and equipment, installation, testing of electrical systems including blueprints and schematics
• Strong knowledge in PLC, ladder logic, AB, Micro Logix, other families of processors
• Strong mechanical/technical background troubleshooting/repairing electrical equipment
• High level of proficiency and demonstrated field experience with commercial/residential codes
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required, including basic math skills
• Strong work ethic and attendance record, being available on call may be required
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Basic computer skills, experience with computerized maintenance management systems preferred
• Ability to operate a forklift

• Able to stand or sit for long periods of time
• Able to lift up to 75 lbs.
• Able to withstand extreme weather both hot and cold
• Able to go on top of tanks via a crane so cannot have a fear of heights
• Cannot be color blind