What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Electrical Maintenance Technician position at W3Global?
Job Description
What We're Looking For
A technician who takes ownership of equipment reliability, works safely, collaborates across departments, and is motivated to continuously improve aging production equipment rather than simply repairing failures.
Primary Responsibilities
What We're Looking For
A technician who takes ownership of equipment reliability, works safely, collaborates across departments, and is motivated to continuously improve aging production equipment rather than simply repairing failures.
Primary Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and repair 480V three-phase power distribution, motor controls, MCCs, transformers, relays, contactors, overloads, and control circuits.
- Diagnose and maintain VFDs, PLC-controlled equipment, HMIs, sensors, safety relays, scanners, light curtains, and interlock systems.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and OEM info.
- Ability to replace parts and find replacements as needed in our inventory databases.
- Perform preventive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime.
- Support mechanical technicians during repairs including motors, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics...
- Perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
- Participate in equipment upgrades, automation improvements, and capital projects.
- Maintain accurate maintenance documentation and communicate effectively across.
- Ability to use a computer to write daily reports, respond to e-mails, and search for parts
- Ability to properly size circuit conductors, circuit protector devices, ability to run conduit if needed, install electrical equipment, wire and unwire equipment as needed
- Responsible for proper care/cleanliness of tools, parts, materials and work area.
- Responsible for providing coverage in the absence of other Maintenance Technicians.
- 5-10 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience preferred.
- Experience in steel processing, stamping, or heavy manufacturing preferred.
- Strong troubleshooting ability with PLC-controlled equipment (mostly Allen-Bradley).
- Knowledge of OSHA, NFPA 70E, and Lockout/Tagout.
- Industrial electrical training, apprenticeship, technical school, or equivalent experience.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, email and job related internet research.
- Steel processing and slitting equipment
- Heavy-duty motors, pumps, conveyors
- Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- 480V three-phase power distribution
- Motor Control Centers and Power Distribution Panels
- AC/DC motors and Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
- PLC-controlled equipment, diverse HMIs, and older relay controls
- Sensors, safety relays, scanners, and light curtains
- Industrial automation projects, and upgrades
- Use of hay bay cranes, and other bigger machinery
Salary : $34 - $40