What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Technician position at Ace Manufacturing & Parts Co.?
Job Description: Electrical Technician
Department: Maintenance
Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor
Classification: Non-Exempt
Job Summary
This position is responsible to plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria. Devise new approaches to problems, and prepare or modify drawings, specifications, calculations, charts and graphs, and monitor work for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices and standards.
Full-Time. Monday - Thursday 5:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
10 Paid Holidays each year
40 Hours of Vacation earned at 90 days
40 additional Hours on anniversary date
Summary of Essential Job Functions
- Enable computer technology to meet the needs of the company.
- Performs systems studies to assist company to realize maximum benefit from investments in equipment, personnel, and business processes.
- Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing procedures.
- Design systems, such as instruments to control robots, machines, and mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems to interface machines, hardware, and software.
- Coordinate projects, fabrication, operation, application and installation of electromechanical (PLC, SCADA) products and systems.
- Develop project instructions, blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, objective, test equipment, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions.
- Development and implementation of training of new processes.
- May direct and coordinate work of others to develop, test, install, and modify programs.
- Compiles documentation of program development and trains subordinates in systems analysis, feasibility studies, programming, and program coding.
- Troubleshoot PC hardware and installation as well as software integration of systems.
- Follows lockout-tagout procedures when machines must be shut down for repair, as well as following all safety rules regarding machine operation and proper guarding.
- Works closely with all employee levels throughout the company.
- Purchase of personal tools as required by company policy.
- Assume other duties as directed by the supervisor.
Skills/Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering or scientific discipline is preferred.
- Knowledge in electrical engineering, obtainable through a combination of experience and continuing education; or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Experience with any or all of the following is helpful: SCADA Software (Lookout, Labview), Promis E Draw, PLC Programming (Direct Logic, Allen Bradley RS Logic 500), PID Set-Up and Control, VFD (Programming & Parameter Set-Up, Servo Motor, Controller Programming & Parameter Set-Up, HMI Programming (C More, C More Micro and AVG – EZ Touch), Omega Furnace Profiling Software HH800SW, electrical systems design and development, Hydraulic and Pneumatic circuit design and development, and machine and motion control.
- 5-7 years of previous manufacturing experience.
- Ability to read directions, job orders, measuring instruments (ie. micrometers, calipers), blueprints, and specifications.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to communicate with other personnel is required.
- Self-disciplined and self-motivated.
- Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for a long period of time, 90% of the time is spent standing.
- Must be able to frequently move about the cell (work space) to access moving parts and machinery, etc.
- Sufficient reading and writing ability to follow work order instructions and prepare simple production reports.
- Manual dexterity to operate machines properly.
- Visual acuity (corrected) to read instructions, operate machines, and visually inspect parts produced.
- Frequently relocates metal parts and equipment weighing between .5 (1/2) pound up to 60 pounds at various times. Finished parts may weigh up to 60 pounds.
