Maintenance

 Company Description:

PTC is a growing, fast-paced, mechanically advanced organization that provides value-added solutions to worldwide users of mechanical tubing. This is not “an old steel pipe” business. PTC is a fact-based, solutions-oriented company that is growing each day. PTC is a manufacturer of welded steel & alloy tubing and chrome-plated bar. PTC has eight plants in PA, OH, IN, IL and MO; and its products are used globally, in products made by its customers such as Caterpillar, John Deere, Jeep, and Honda.

PTC Alliance is a leading manufacturer and marketer of welded and cold drawn mechanical steel tubing and tubular shapes, plated bar and tubing, and fabricated parts and precision components.

We at PTC Alliance value our employees’ health and wellness. We offer the following:

• 95% Company PAID Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Dependent & Spouse Life Insurance
• 401K plan with company match
• Referral Bonus
• Annual college scholarship available for children & grandchildren of PTC Alliance employees

Job Summary: 

This position oversees the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical systems in factories, warehouses, production areas and other businesses. The electrician will test existing equipment and determine if components of a system need to be upgraded or replaced. They will check switches, motors, regulators, and other parts of an industrial electrical system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule, oversee, and conduct inspections, repairs, installations, and wiring of all electrical apparatus, devices, and circuits of any voltage within the plant or assigned area.
• Must be able to read wiring diagrams, specifications, and instructions related to scheduled and emergency repair, installation, and inspection work.
• Analyze various types of drawings and wiring diagrams to locate and install circuits and equipment, determine material or replacement needs, and develop effective troubleshooting and repair strategies.
• Determine necessary tools and materials; plan and perform work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical principles, wiring specifications, codes, properties of various materials, and the operation and application principles of equipment.
• Locate sources of failure in any electrical equipment by tracing and testing circuits and inspect for faulty operations.
• Dismantle, inspect, repair, and adjust or replace faulty parts and wiring of motors, generators, power distribution and control panels, circuit breakers, rectifiers, electronic devices, transformers, cranes, etc.
• Reassemble, test, and adjust equipment for safe and proper operation.
• Replace components such as coils, resistors, rheostats, and relays.
• Adjust contactors, relays, bus rigging, etc., and reconnect terminal leads, panel boards, and distribution feeders.
• Bypass defective coils to return equipment to operation.
• Change DC motor characteristics by bypassing series coils as needed.
• Install conduit, fittings, switches, controls, and fixtures; wire and connect all types of electrical equipment required for new installations or facility replacements.
• Make all required splices and connector joints.
• Clean all areas of the plant when not directed by a supervisor to perform other tasks.
• Adjust all new equipment for proper operating characteristics.
• Must be familiar with PLC operating systems.

The incumbent is expected to understand that all employees have a shared responsibility for the quality of products and related services provided to our customers. Duties and Responsibilities are to be carried out in accordance with the PTC Quality Management System and its policies, procedures, and work instructions as applicable to the job or function being performed. 

Number of Direct Reports:  None         

Skills and Abilities: 

• Must be familiar with PLC operating systems
• Knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics
• Computer skills for CMS and work order system.
• Multi-meter usage and ability to work on 24 VDC, 120 VAC, 240 VAC, and 480 VAC systems.
• Lockout/tagout, arc flash, fall protection, PPE, confined space training.
• Experience with automation and controls is a plus.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: 

Valid driver’s license

Work Environment:  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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; twist; bend; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell.  The employee must 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.

Salary : $27