Maintenance Electrical Technician

Maintenance Electrical Technician

Qualified candidates starting at $36.33/hr with opportunity to progress.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to support manufacturing operations at our plant in Marietta, PA. The plant manufactures mineral fiber ceiling tiles in a 24/7 fast paced environment. This position will be responsible for ensuring that the plant meets its key performance metrics and goals for safety, quality, throughput, delivery and cost.

You will be responsible for installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical systems including:

• Installing conduit and wirings, motors, instrumentation, recording devices, starters, and temporary wiring setups
• Performing preventive and predictive maintenance on electrical devices and other manufacturing equipment such as conveyor systems, chart recorder, labeling equipment including POD and ink jet (e.g. Video Jet) equipment, servo motors and systems
• Diagnosing electrical problems and malfunctions and taking corrective action
• Maintaining and repairing plant instrumentation
• Developing wiring diagrams as necessary
• Using precision instrumentation such as voltmeter, ammeter, megger, wattmeter, etc.
• Maintaining, repairing, testing and calibrating instrumentation and equipment of various types including flow meters, thermocouples, HMI, laboratory control instruments, loop controllers, PLC and process control and related networks, page phones, radios, and various other forms of electrical / electronic equipment.
• Completing record and inventory of supplies necessary to perform jobs.
• Maintaining personal work tools.
• May be called upon to initiate, lead and design small projects as directed.
• Perform other related miscellaneous duties as required to maintain or improve plant reliability.

The position is expected to work a four crew 12 hour shift rotation which includes weekends and overtime.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least six (6) years of relevant electrical experience in a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of all current and voltage characteristics (such as single phase, 3 phase, 110v, 220v, 440, 12.5kv and d.c. voltage), solid state circuitry and programmable controllers.
• Experience using precision instrumentation such as voltmeter, ammeter, megger, wattmeter and repairing, maintaining, testing and calibrating instrumentation and equipment of various types (flow meters, thermocouples, HMI).
• Able to work with various PC programs and operating systems.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E and other applicable safety and industry codes expected.

• Journeyman certification in electrical trade is highly desired.
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP system.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisition and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.