What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Technician position at American Sugar Refining?
ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal and Italy. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.
OVERVIEW
Electrical Technician performs work associated with but not limited to maintenance and electrical work.
DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Must be able to work in a Safety Conscious Work Environment and willing to identify any safety concerns
- Knowledge and experience in conducting maintenance, installation, troubleshooting, and repairs on pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, control and instrumentation equipment and infrastructure in a manufacturing environment.
- Follow manufacturers’ guidelines on testing and maintaining plant equipment and identifying issues that may cause premature failures.
- Troubleshoot using testing equipment and meters to identify issues with medium and low voltage, Allen Bradley PLC’s, control and instrumentation equipment.
- Must be familiar with repairing, servicing, calibrating and installing process instrumentation. Including but not limited to level, temperature (RTD and thermocouple), flow, pressure, absolute pressure, and analytical transmitters.
- Must be familiar with repairing, servicing, calibrating and installing control valves and valve positioners, and current to air converters (4-20ma to 3-15psi).
- Reading and understanding schematics, PIDs, manuals, manufacturer’s specifications, and diagrams in diagnosing the root causes of the problem.
- Repair components that control and automate plant equipment.
- Perform ancillary tasks to complement the job task not limited to operation of man lift, rigging, forklift operation and scaffolding erection.
- Effective Oral and Written communication skills required
- Must be available to work a rotating shift arrangement as required
- Must be able to work most weekends and holidays to perform maintenance as required
- Must have experience working with 480v starters and motors.
- Must have experience with three term control - PID
Required Experience
- Preferred 2-3 years of experience working in industrial electrician position or equivalent.
Required Education
- High school diploma or GED
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
- No
ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)
- Must be able to perform tasks such as climbing, lifting and standing for long periods of time.
- Must be able to perform tasks while wearing all required PPE such as but not limited to protective clothing, safety glasses/goggles, steel-toed boots.
- Must be available to work weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.
LOCATION OF ROLE
- Yonkers, NY
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Our Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of this Employer to comply with all applicable fair employment practices and equal opportunity laws in every country where our employees work, and to provide employment opportunities, as well as administer all terms and conditions of employment, to all qualified persons on an equal basis. The Employer prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by law.
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