Electrician Technician

Electrical Technician Position

The essential functions of the electrical technician position include responsibilities and essential duties that include:

Tasks:

• Perform hands-on electrical, electronic, and controls troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on production and general plant equipment, working alongside the shift maintenance crew to keep the lines running.
• Possess strong hands-on knowledge of industrial electrical and electronic systems, motor controls, instrumentation, and industrial automation, with the ability to diagnose and repair them directly on the floor.
• Complete assigned work orders and preventive maintenance tasks issued by the Maintenance Manager, and document all work performed in the CMMS.

Principal Responsibilities
- Core Competencies
- Working knowledge of the electrical, control, and drive systems on the following production equipment:

• Standalone spiral freezers (Messer, Linde)
• Tunnel Freezers
• Depositors
  - Fillers
• Portioners
• Grinders
• Unifiller 400
• Unifiller 1000
• Unifiller 600, 601 Multistation
• Handtmann 608, 808
• Vemag 520
• GEA Optiflour
• GEA Multiformer
• GEA Crumbmaster
• Rheon Rounder
• Rheon Portioner
• Tromp Laminating Lines
• Dough Sheeting
• Urschel Grinder
• Mixers (Escher, AMFEC, Hobart, Handtmann, Tonelli)
• PD Pumps (Graco, UNIBLOC)
• Cooking Equipment
• Tilt Skillets
  - Cleveland Kettles
• Blentech Cooker
• Chester Jensen
• Ovens (Middleby Marshall, Revent)
• Fryers (Heat and Control Mastermatic)
• Packaging Equipment
• Flow Wrappers (Sleek 65, Weighpack)
• Cartoners (ADCO)
• X-Ray (Ishida, Novus, JBT)
• Metal Detectors
  - Tape Sealers
  - Cleaning Equipment
• Viking Sanitation Cars
• Rackwashers (Somengil)
• Industrial Automation
• ABB Robots
• Fanuc Robots
• Self-Motorized Pulleys (Interroll)
• Demonstrated hands-on competency in the following electrical and controls disciplines:
• Power distribution and building electrical: 480V/240V/208V three-phase and single-phase systems, transformers, panel boards, disconnects, breakers, and branch circuits.
• Motor controls: across-the-line and reversing starters, contractors, overload relays, control transformers, VFDs, and servo drives including parameter setup, fault code diagnosis, and drive replacement.
• PLC and HMI systems: ability to go online with the controller, monitor ladder logic, force and trace I/O, and troubleshoot to the failed device (Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms).
• Field devices and instrumentation: photo eyes, proximity and capacitive sensors, encoders, limit switches, RTDs and thermocouples, pressure, level and flow transmitters, load cells, and checkweigher/metal detector sensing.
• Machine safety circuits: E-stops, safety relays and safety PLCs, light curtains, interlocked guarding, and gate switches verified and restored to OEM design, never bypassed.
• Conduit and wiring: EMT and rigid conduit layout and bending, wire pulling, cable tray, terminations, wire labeling, and panel building to NEC standards.
• Reading, interpreting, and red-lining electrical schematics, ladder diagrams, wiring diagrams, and P&IDs, and keeping drawings current after modifications.
• Refrigeration and freezer control systems, oven and fryer temperature control, burner controls and flame safety devices, and coordination with OEM technical support when required.
• Work hands-on alongside the maintenance crew and Production to keep the lines running, without compromising safety, food quality, or reliability.
• Personally perform and complete preventive maintenance work orders and corrective repairs on the shift, following the preventive maintenance program set by the Maintenance Manager.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, electronic, controls, and automation faults on production equipment to restore operation as quickly as possible, and assist with mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic repairs as needed.
• Support and document Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on electrical and controls failures, and escalate recurring or major issues to the Maintenance Manager.
• Carry out the safe repair, replacement, wiring, installation, and startup of production equipment during the shift.
• Support on-site electrical and automation contractors during the shift, and report any work that does not meet safety or quality standards to the Maintenance Manager.
• Identify critical electrical spare parts and repair needs, and communicate them to the Maintenance Manager for ordering and vendor follow-up.
• Support the spare parts program by pulling, using, and logging parts, and by helping maintain min/max levels for critical electrical components.
• Be a first responder to emergency electrical issues, equipment failures, facility-related incidents, and major breakdowns during the shift, and act promptly to resolve them.
• Available to attend to work on requested weekends, based on the needs of the organization.
• Use the CMMS system daily to receive, complete, and close work orders, and to log labor, parts, and equipment history accurately.
• Attend plant huddles and daily follow-ups with the crew, and work the floor to carry out repairs and scheduled preventive maintenance.
• Ensure a smooth…