Maintenance / Electrician

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY

The Maintenance / Electrician is responsible for performing highly skilled maintenance, installation, repair and troubleshooting work involved with electrical systems. Work involves technical application of electrical principles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes the following and other duties may be assigned).

Responsible for :

• Installing, servicing, and repairing lighting fixtures, electrical panels, outlets, and wiring.
• Operating power hand tools and specialized electrical equipment.
• Installing, repairing, maintaining, and servicing specialized electrical equipment and machinery.
• Reading electrical circuit diagrams.
• Requisitioning material and supplies from inventory; calling vendors to discuss needs for parts and supplies and recommending purchases and suppliers.
• Transferring primary power from one power source to another.
• Installing conductors, splicing cable, building terminations, and doing necessary hook-up for primary power lines.
• Laying underground conduit for electrical lines and installing low voltage electric lines and conduits for telephone systems.
• Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting PLC's, process controls, electrical, instrument, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
• Performing emergency maintenance on failed equipment to ensure minimal production downtime.
• Ensuring excellence in all areas of compliance, environmental and safety.
• Replacing and repairing parts, rewire, install related instrument / electrical items including conduit and / or wiring.
• Fulfilling work orders and documenting the time, tasks and parts / supplies needed to complete the project.
• Working and coordinating with VP Asset Management and other staff members to design incoming electrical service, motor control centers, and miscellaneous items for all new projects.
• Performing according to company safety policies, OSHA, EPA, National Electrical Safety Code and DOT regulations and procedures.
• Promoting and adhering to the company Core Values of honesty, integrity & teamwork.
• Securing equipment and facilities when closing.
• Promptly and regularly reporting to work and working overtime hours as needed.
• Presenting a clean and professional appearance.
• Employee is required to perform all other duties as directed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications, demands and environments described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Must have a High School Diploma or 3-5 years of previous experience with a minimum of an associate degree in electrical technology or similar program. Must have basic computer operation experience. Willing to seek out and attend additional continuing education, seminars, classes, or other job-related education requirements or opportunities.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to read aerial photo maps for proper field identification.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, volume, and weights.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS

Must obtain and maintain a Class B CDL with airbrake endorsement with a safe driving record.

REASONING ABILITY

The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Able to deal with problems with several concrete variables in standard situations. Must be able to think quickly and perform a mental assessment of workplace hazards, take appropriate precautions, and choose appropriate PPE as dictated by need, regulation, and labeling.

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 frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk, or hear, taste or smell; stand; walk; sit and climb; or balance. The employee is required to regularly stand or sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 65 pounds. The employee may frequently need to climb ladders (may range from 5’ to 30’). This may include structural ladders as well as climbing into large vehicles and / or tractors. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions; high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock and explosives. The noise level in this work environments is usually loud (although not believed to exceed the eight-hour threshold for working in or around loud equipment). The employee must understand and implement all related safety policies, procedures and programs for prevention and protection while performing job duties in various work environments.