Industrial Electrician at North Shore Water Reclamation District Gurnee, IL

Industrial Electrician job at North Shore Water Reclamation District. Gurnee, IL.
Title:
Instrument Repairer Department:
Electrical Maintenance
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Purpose Statement: Perform duties to maintain, repair and install a variety of electrical and electronic processing equipment instruments and controls, communications equipment and data transmission, security, lighting and HVAC systems.
Reporting Structure: Supervisor, Electrical Maintenance and Assistant Supervisor, Electrical Maintenance.
Essential Job Functions:
1. Complete scheduled preventive and corrective work orders and check with the Facility Supervisor and the Electrical Supervisor to prioritize the daily work.
2. Maintain and repair all installed electrical/electronic equipment including motors, controllers, generators, variable frequency drives, processing equipment, metering, monitoring and controlling devices, HVAC, lighting, security, communications systems, and external PLC circuitry.
3. Maintain, repair and/or install hydraulic and pneumatic control systems.
4. Troubleshoot, analyze, test equipment to diagnose the nature of the equipment malfunction. Perform necessary repairs, test and restore to operation.
5. Perform preventive maintenance, including checking fluid levels, drive belts and brushes. Test equipment for proper operation, cleaning slip rings and Eddy Current couplings and do thermal testing of contacts, bus bars and other electrical connections.
6. Install new equipment, conduit, wiring and connection boxes. Determine the parts required for proper installation and obtain them. Make electrical connections and test for proper operation.
7. Operate electrical power distribution system, including the emergency generators and 4160-volt switch gear. Parallel the 4160-volt generators with supplied power to test generator operation.
8. Modify and rewire installed electrical systems in accordance with engineering work orders and documents. Update existing drawings as required.
9. Design and build special test fixtures as needed.
10. Respond to emergency calls on a 24-hour basis. Maintain contact with the plants via phone during off-hours. On-call is required.
11. Perform other duties in a safe manner as assigned by immediate supervisor or other supervisors
as required.
Title:
Instrument Repairer Department:
Electrical Maintenance
Physical and Visual

Activities:


Physical and visual activities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. Standing, Walking, Sitting, Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling, Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching, Handling, Fingering, Feeling, Talking, Hearing, Acuity far, Acuity near, Depth Perception, Field of Vision, Accommodation, Color Vision. Heights and ladders.
Physical Demands:
Physical demands commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. Lift up to 1 lb up to 15% of the time, Over 1 lb up to 5 lbs over 70% of the time, Over 5 lbs up to 25 lbs over 40% up to 70% of the time, Over 25 lbs up to 60 lbs over 15% up to 40% of the time, Over 60 lbs up to 15% of the time.

Environmental/Atmospheric

Conditions:


Environmental and atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. Inside, Outside, Both, Extremes of cold, Cold temperature changes, Extremes of hot, Hot temperature changes, Wet, Humid, Noise, Vibration, Hazards, Fumes, Odors, Toxic conditions, Dust, Poor ventilation.
Knowledge: Use of electrical and electronic test equipment, i.e. (DMM's, oscilloscopes, signal generators), use of pipe bending equipment, (hand, mechanical, hydraulic) threading tools (hand, mechanical, electric), hand fish tapes and powered cable pullers, use of all related hand and power tools (drills, drill press, lathe, mill, belt and wheel grinders, air tools, bending brakes and shears). Ability to comprehend both oral and written instructions in the English language.

High School graduate or equivalent. Post high school education in electricity and electronics, with several years of technical training beyond high school is strongly desired. (e.g. CLC, DeVry, Gateway Tech., M.A.T.C., etc.) Such training does not substitute for experience.
Examples of Desired Knowledge: Familiarity with 5000-volt power distribution equipment, including proper splicing and termination procedures of shielded and unshielded high voltage cable. Knowledge of special safety considerations and techniques required when working at these voltage levels. Good working knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic control systems and related electrical interfaces. Ability to analyze and interpret electrical ladder diagrams and electronic schematics to aid in trouble shooting, equipment installation and to determine if electrical operation is proper.

A working knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (P.L.C.'s) and how to interface them with external electrical apparatus. Knowledge of plant operations and how their actions affect the overall…