Electrical Maintenance Specialist

AAA United States, Inc. has partnered with a company in Athens, Alabama that is a global leader in high-performance specialty alloy-based materials and process solutions for critical applications in the aerospace, transportation, defense, energy, industrial, medical, and consumer electronics markets.

The Electrical Specialist maintenance position requires an Associate's Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or an individual who has demonstrated in electrical maintenance/engineering/technical support positions and activities an exceptional ability to deal with very complex assignments with minimal supervision and an acceptable period of work experience in appropriate maintenance/engineering/technical work. The Specialist position is determined by the capabilities required, of the individual, by the type of work to be performed; i.e., the higher levels requiring the ability to handle increasingly complex work with minimal supervision.

• Plans and performs work requiring a thorough working knowledge of electrical principles, wiring specification codes, properties of various materials and principles of operation and application of equipment including digital computers, programmable controllers, motor drives, micro-processor, data loggers and digital/analog feedback/interface control systems.
• Assumes a leadership position on assignments assuring a cooperative effort during start-ups, breakdowns, and trouble calls or when enhancing or improving a system.
• SME on at least one critical piece of equipment
• Demonstrated presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Perform and explain root cause analysis that incorporates equipment trends, work process improvements, and setup of reliability-based metrics
• Performs in a leadership/senior technician capacity
• Provides supervision with information concerning projects throughout assigned area
• Interfaces with maintenance/information services, manufacturing operations and engineering relative to the development and modification of procedures, methods, processes and equipment
• Assists in the securing and directing of outside contractors engaged in major repairs, and construction of installation of equipment including equipment vendors for assigned projects
• Makes recommendations of preventive maintenance procedures on electrical, electronic, and electro-mechanical systems
• Provides written and/or verbal presentations pertaining to work assignments
• Establishes Preventative Maintenance's and written procedures for the calibration and set up of special instruments and devices
• Recommends and maintains the education needed to maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the job requirements
• Provides and maintains a co-operative and productive working relationship with employees, groups and vendors in a manner that fosters cooperation and considers customer/supplier relationships and the key principles of interpersonal interaction in all that is done
• Successfully completes, in a timely manner, all class room/OJT training, testing, job performance evaluations to meet the job requirements and various job classification criteria.
• Provides preliminary cost estimates for assigned projects
• Provides project management and development of functional descriptions for assigned projects, as defined in Engineering Department guidelines.
• Understands and adheres to the Company's Operating Model/ Continuous Improvement Philosophy/ Initiatives including supporting and/or participating in Team activities
• Understands and adheres to all Company policies and procedures
• Ability to organize, prioritize tasks and make appropriate decisions
• Ability to conceptually develop and manage large assignments including following/developing the appropriate standards and procedures with minimal supervision of engineer, supervisor or manager
• Proficiency demonstrated in Drives, Allen-Bradley and Siemens S7 PLC's, AC/DC Motors, Level 1/11 HMI PC's & Servers, Networks, Databases, Communications, Security, Operating Systems, Special and Legacy systems
• Handles process PC/Server/HMI/Allen-Bradley and Siemens S7 PLC/ ORV system problems.
• Answers calls 24/7 to assist shift electricians with complex troubleshooting
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed to support the business

• 7 - 10 years relevant experience as determined by department management
• 2 Year College/Associate's Degree in the electrical/electronic discipline or demonstrated equivalent experience as determined by department management
• Minimum Level V Maintenance Technician