Electrical Maintenance Technician

Electrical Maintenance Technician Duties:

• Complete required repairs and tasks to instruments, controls, and electrical systems in an efficient, timely manner to restore or maintain safe operating capability
• Install and verify new instrument, control, and electrical systems according to maintenance procedures using drawings, manuals, or blueprints
• Recommend changes to existing instruments, controls, electrical systems, or equipment to improve reliability, accuracy, or further optimize processes
• Recommend tools, equipment, or methods to improve the safety and timeliness of system repairs
• Maintain acceptable housekeeping standards in the work area
• Communicate any alterations to existing instrument, control, or electrical systems to ensure all site records are current and proper documentation is completed
• Work with electrical equipment such as PLC’s, temperature controllers, various instrumentation (e.g., pressure transmitters, flow meters, temperature sensing devices, etc.), and electrical diagnostic equipment
• Install, maintain, and optimize site equipment to provide a safe operation with maximum production availability, including hammer mills, bucket elevators, conveyor belts and other machinery
• Make recommendations to improve existing control systems to improve safety, effectiveness, and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and solve electrical controls issues on stationary and rotational equipment
• Read, comprehend, and execute tasks and concepts found in technical operational and maintenance manuals, and other written documents
• Comply with all applicable OSHA, EPA, local regulatory laws, and company safety policies
• Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of this position at any time

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Technical School Degree or Associates Degree in a related field;
  Completion of accredited trade program
• Possess valid Journeyman's certificate or higher
• Minimum of 3 years of experience troubleshooting components; including servos, sensors, control component, PLCs, VFDs, MMI, Service Panels & MCCs sensors/instruments, valves/motors

• Must stoop, bend, reach, walk; perform repetitive motions using hands to grasp, push, pull or do fine manipulations
• Required to stand for prolonged periods
• Intermittently lift medium to heavy weight up to 75 lbs.
• Intermittently required to bend and twist