Industrial Electrician

Company Profile Dynacast Peterborough is known for its multi-slide technology, standard die casting with integrated automation, and IMA (Injected Metal Assembly) precision zinc manufacturing. IMA offers a unique process where precision tooling is combined with metal alloys and is used to join multiple components into a ready-to-use assembly with a single operation. Dynacast Peterborough is dedicated to designing, building, manufacturing, and delivering quality die cast components.

Below are additional details about what is offered at the Peterborough location:40 multi-slide proprietary zinc die casting machines ranging from 12 to 21 tons

Five multi-slide proprietary zinc die casting machines ranging from 70 to 200 tons Injected Metal Assembly (IMA) up to one ton Precision tool building with in-house capabilities

Design, prototyping, and modeling services

Wide range of finishing surfaces available including tumbling, polishing, shot blasting and thermal de-burring

Cosmetic or protective coating equipment either through certified suppliers or in-house

Wide range of secondary operations including CNC machining, tapping, reaming, and drilling

About the Role:

The Industrial Electrician maintains the facilities and equipment in optimum operable conditions at all times to support improved uptime, and to implement and maintain electrical, mechanical and facility-related equipment, Preventative Maintenance (P.M.) activities, and ensure accurate and up-to-date records.

Key

Duties & Responsibilities:

Troubleshooting electrical, electronic, Process Logic Control (PLC) problems and mechanical breakdowns and repairing production machines, CNC machines and facility equipment using best practice methods. Evaluating, repairing and/or rebuilding machine components to improve uptime, and support quality, production and shipment delivery commitments. Respond to machine breakdown, assess/discuss the situation with the Operator to determine root cause, review past machine number file and maintenance records to identify any recurring problems;

Determine root cause (i.e. mechanical/electrical) and identify necessary repairs to get machine operational as quickly as possible, implement required corrective action(s), and keep the Supervisor and/or Operator apprised of status of repair activities;

Consult with team members to identify the best practices to address repetitive repair activities to establish the most consistent and efficient repair practices;

Re-build electrical and some mechanical component parts back to original print specifications to ensure availability for re-use, review Engineering drawings, identify specification requirements, troubleshoot problem, consult with required resource (i.e. supplier) if necessary, and determine required action to recondition parts;

Document repair activities and recommend actions on the work order system to prevent recurrence of high frequency problems;

Provide leadership as a key contact person/resource involving plant emergencies and repairs to electrical plant equipment and services;

Liaise with vendors and Supervisors to ensure timely purchase of necessary supplies to support capability to repair equipment when needed.

Maintaining and fabricating electrical/electronic repairs for essential services to keep facilities in optimal condition, minimizing the cost of operations to the Company. Provide routine, ongoing maintenance and repair of internal essential services (i.e. chilled water system, air compressors, vacuum systems, fire protection systems, sprinkler systems, HVAC systems, process plumbing, filters, and PLC controls) within capabilities, and/or notify the repair/service company as instructed to initiate required repairs;
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