Electrical Technician II

Joining the Metallus team means becoming part of a legacy that dates back over a century. We are an industry leader, manufacturing the cleanest steel in the world for companies in the industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, and energy markets.

Relocation will not be offered for this position.

Purpos e And Scope

Technicians are system experts that provide advanced and specialized knowledge, skills, and consultation that ensure successful installation and restoration of key operating equipment for the multibillion dollar steel business. This role is directly responsible for ensuring that the manufacturing equipment, with varying complexity, operates according to design standards that enable manufacturing specifications, which have a direct impact to the product characteristics, to be achieved. Technicians are the next (higher) level of reliability support once the skills of maintainers have been exhausted. This position will be required to work on call and/or overtime as per business needs.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and engineer solutions with other technicians, engineers, and other groups.
• Responsible for analyzing, decoding, and making small PLC program modifications which would include schematic reading and drawing.
• Investigate, diagnose, test, calibrate, install, repair and perform preventative maintenance on electronic and electromechanical equipment and systems throughout the plant, to ensure optimal asset utilization.
• Provide advanced or specialized knowledge, skills and tools to restore equipment operation and process integrity.
• Provide support to maintainers, operators and engineers to correct malfunctions, enhance performance and promote continuous improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring that the manufacturing equipment, the complexity of which varies significantly from manual to state of the art/highly automated, operates according to the specified design standards. Optimal operation is critical to the products quality and manufacturing characteristics.
• To coordinate and plan for the repair of all electronic equipment removed from the field due to malfunctions or defects. This includes tracking status of repairs, assessing the quality of the repairs, and maintaining stock of spare parts.
• Responsible for continuous learning and development of work skills and technical through attendance of training classes with vendors, online, and on the job training.
• Responsible for the successful installation, testing and commissioning of new capital equipment.
• Liaison and interface with suppliers, vendors, contractors, OEMs, and other parties to properly select and repair equipment and quickly rectify problems.
• To effectively perform and complete all assigned project work efficiently, on time and safely within a fast paced work environment.
  
  

Technical/Functional Skills

• Basic knowledge of AC/DC circuit analysis and AC/DC drives
• Basic knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Working knowledge of electrical systems, instrumentation, sensors, test equipment, PLCs (hardware and software programming)
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma with at least 5 years of an industrial/electrical apprenticeship or industrial/electrical experience (experience in manufacturing preferred).
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Associate's degree in electrical technology or related with 2 years of industrial/electrical experience (experience in manufacturing preferred).
  
  

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