Electrical Maintenance Technician

Military Technical Recruiting (MTR.vet) | Full time

• Additional Comp First year will be $85k to $100k
• Job Type Full time

The Electrical Maintenance Technician is responsible for the electrical installation of equipment in a manufacturing setting, and the repair, installation, and preventative maintenance of plastic production machinery and facility electrical equipment. This includes building and installing control boxes on new or refurbished equipment, helping the maintenance team solve production maintenance related issues, and may be required to direct the work of contractors who are conducting electrical installation of equipment.

This is currently a Monday - Friday Night Shift role that works a 12 hour shift, 6 PM to 6 AM.

** They currently are working every Friday as they are very busy but hope to hire enough candidates to get back to 4 day weeks, Monday - Thursday *
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• Reads and interprets blueprints and electrical code specifications and schematics to effectively troubleshoot, maintain, and repair equipment and defective parts.
• Installs, tests, maintains, and repairs electrical wiring, control devices, and equipment.
• Diagnose, determines cause and repairs malfunctioning equipment using test equipment.
• Performs repairs (electrical and/or mechanical)
• Performs preventative maintenance through inspection of electrical systems, equipment, and components.
• Operates forklift and scissor lift, as needed.
• Participates in training, retraining, and continual improvement processes.
• Has working knowledge of NEC and wiring methods.
• Maintain repair and maintenance records, including inventory, documents, manuals, drawings, etc.
• Supports the RTP quality policy and customer satisfaction mission by minimizing equipment downtime and lost production capacity.

• Must have the ability to read and troubleshoot and repair equipment off of schematics/prints
• Ability to troubleshoot, repair and maintain industrial electrical equipment in a manufacturing facility on things like PLC's, AC.DC Motors, starters, drives, 3-phase motors, light fixtures and other electrical equipment
• Musthavetheabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyanddemonstratecourtesyandtackwith people.
• Must be able to workovertimeandweekendsasneeded.
• Musthave the ability to work independently,solve problems,andmakedecisionswithinthe scope of the position with little direction.
• Near vision - the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Must have a valid driver's license with a clean driving record and proof of insurability and ability to drive to other facilities if needed
• Attendance is an essential function of the position
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
• Life
• Disability
• 56 vacation, 48 Sick Pay, and 80 hours of holiday pay with no waiting.