Electrical Controls Technician

Job description

SUMMARY:

Repairs and maintains machinery, robots/automated cells, and mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment such as engines, motors, pumps, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment by performing the following duties while ensuring that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides maintenance support for production operations. Respond to emergencies in utilities or breakdowns of production equipment using a variety of trade tools, gauges, measuring devices, bench equipment and shop machines to perform the work.

Plan, layout, install, repair, and maintain complex electrical; and electronic production and plant equipment; lines and systems. Work from drawings, codes, specifications; operational, spare parts, and maintenance manuals, work orders, and instructions.

Observes, diagnose, troubleshoot, and repairs malfunctioning production equipment and associated devices in a timely manner.

Trouble shoots and repairs electrical equipment.

Dismantles equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts.

Required to accurately generate parts requests and complete preventative maintenance worksheets in a timely manner.

Generate and complete work orders as assigned.

Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.

Repairs or replaces defective parts. Lubricates and cleans parts.

Start devices to test their performance and safety.

Comply with good manufacturing practices (GMP). Safety program and support audit standards.

Use your knowledge and skills to continuously improve the operation, efficiency, and product quality of the Hutchinson brands.

Identifies and records any problems relating to the product, process, and quality system.

Initiates, recommends, or provides solutions through designated channels.

Verifies the implementation of solutions.

Control further processing, delivery or installation of nonconforming product until the deficiency or unsatisfactory activities, including internal quality audits.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Pass Advanced Technical Assessment Tests. (From technician’s skills list.)

High School Diploma or GED

• Complete assigned technician training courses (Annual 3 Course Minimum).
• Minimum 5 years of electrical/mechanical industrial maintenance experience required.
• Prove mechanical and electrical diagnostic/troubleshooting skills in a high-speed industrial environment.
• Must proficiently troubleshoot, operate, and train others on all major production and support equipment.

Clean, lubricate, and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.

• Demonstrate strong mechanical, electrical, and technical aptitude.
• Ability to identify defective parts and materials.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to follow manufacturer’s specifications and schematics.
• Must demonstrate Advanced Electrical troubleshooting skills (PLC, Servos, PID, VFD, RS Logix, Devicenet, etc.).
• Work Independently with limited supervision.
• Required to supply hand tools..
• Willingness to learn from and teach others.
• Trained to operate a forklift, scissor lift, and boom lift.
• Fabricate basic parts using shop tools and machines (Lathe, Mill, Drill Press, etc.).
• Must be a team player
• Must be flexible to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays or occasional overtime as necessary.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Basic knowledge of Microsoft products and Lotus Notes.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems using analytical troubleshooting skills. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

None required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

HEALTH & SAFETY:

Must actively support our Health, Safety and Environmental policy immediately reporting all Safety hazards and correct them when able to safely do so, participate in all required Safety training meetings, inspects and uses all required PPE.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.00 - $38.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $27 - $38