GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position is responsible for providing maintenance services to the entire plant, primarily regarding issues involving the electrical, electronic, or automation problems. The Technician's primary responsibility is line breakdowns involving automation and/or electrical maintenance. In addition, the position requires work on scheduled work orders and on down time work including preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance work orders. The Technician also works as a team member on his/her Maintenance crew, which includes Mechanical Maintenance.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Responds to calls from the plant's process lines for automation and/or electrical breakdowns and makes necessary repairs to continue running the line(s). This includes troubleshooting both hardware and software systems that control the process
   machinery.
2. Repairs or replaces defective or damaged components that affect any of the process lines. This includes identifying the part(s) needed, finding and retrieving the part(s) from Spares and installing the parts as needed.
3. Completes work as assigned on Maintenance work orders. These work orders include any type of Maintenance work (electrical, mechanical, automation) and are performed either on downtime or while the machine is running.
4. Fills out daily reports on work completed, which is logged by the Maintenance Shift Leader in the Maintenance log book.
5. Reports major equipment problems requiring engineering services to the Engineer assigned to the particular area in question.
6. Fills out calibration logs for critical instrumentation calibrations and fills out PM check sheets.
7. Performs housekeeping in all areas of the plant as assigned.
8. Performs any miscellaneous jobs assigned either verbally or in writing by Supervisors, Engineers, or Managers of the Maintenance Department.
9. Physical requirements include lifting at least 50 pounds, climbing ladders, twisting, bending, stooping, and working in narrow, confined areas.