Electrical Controls Technician

The Overhead Crane Electrical Controls Technician is responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing, testing, and commissioning electrical control systems used on overhead cranes, hoists, runway systems, and related material-handling equipment. This position requires strong electrical knowledge, hands‑on troubleshooting ability, and a solid understanding of crane controls, motor circuits, VFDs, contractors, relays, limit switches, pendant controls, radio controls, festoon systems, and safety devices.

Pay: $35/hr - $45/hr

• Install, wire, and terminate electrical components on overhead cranes, hoists, end trucks, control panels, runway electrification, and below‑the‑hook equipment.
• Wire pendant controls, radio controls, variable frequency drives, contractors, relays, transformers, disconnects, limit switches, overload devices, braking systems, and safety circuits.
• Install and troubleshoot festoon systems, conductor bar systems, cable reels, junction boxes, and crane power distribution systems.
• Route, secure, and label electrical wiring in a clean, professional, and serviceable manner.
• Perform conduit, cable tray, cable management, and control wiring installation as required.
• Ensure wiring is completed according to electrical drawings, schematics, customer specifications, and company standards.

• Troubleshoot electrical and control system problems on overhead cranes, hoists, trolleys, bridges, and runway systems.
• Diagnose issues with motor controls, VFDs, contractors, relays, transformers, fuses, overloads, limit switches, encoders, brakes, and control circuits.
• Identify root causes of electrical failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Repair or replace faulty electrical components as needed.
• Test incoming power, control voltage, motor leads, grounding, phase rotation, and circuit continuity.
• Troubleshoot intermittent electrical issues using meters, schematics, and logical diagnostic methods.

• Install, program, and troubleshoot variable frequency drives used for bridge, trolley, and hoist motion.
• Adjust drive parameters for speed, acceleration, deceleration, braking, ramping, and load control.
• Verify proper motor rotation, speed control, braking performance, and smooth operation.
• Troubleshoot drive faults and determine whether issues are caused by programming, wiring, motor problems, load conditions, or failed components.
• Work with single‑speed, two‑speed, and variable‑speed crane control systems.

• Assemble and wire crane control panels according to electrical drawings and panel layout requirements.
• Mount electrical components including drives, starters, relays, terminal blocks, transformers, breakers, fuses, disconnects, and control devices.
• Label wiring, terminals, components, and panels clearly and accurately.
• Perform point‑to‑point wiring checks and verify control panel accuracy before power‑up.
• Maintain a clean and organized panel layout for future serviceability.

• Perform electrical inspections before crane testing, shipment, or field startup.
• Support functional testing of bridge, trolley, hoist, pendant, radio, limit switch, and emergency stop systems.
• Verify all motions operate correctly and safely before equipment release.
• Test upper/lower limits, travel limits, emergency stops, overloads, brakes, warning devices, and control interlocks.
• Support load testing, operational testing, and final QC inspections when required.
• Document test results, deficiencies, repairs, and completed work.
• Ensure all electrical systems meet company QC requirements before shipment or customer acceptance.

• Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, ladder logic, layout drawings, bill of materials, and customer specifications.
• Identify drawing issues, missing information, incorrect parts, or wiring conflicts and communicate them to supervision or engineering.
• Follow revisions and ensure the latest approved drawings are being used.
• Mark up drawings when corrections or field changes are…