Electrical Maintenance Technician

Job Description

We are seeking a Multi-Craft Maintenance Mechanic for a position located in Charlotte, NC.

Overview:

This position will be under the supervision of the Maintenance Manager, ensures the correct operation, repairs, and preventative maintenance schedules of the office, manufacturing, and distribution facilities. This position will perform tasks to install, maintain and/or repair plant production machinery such as plastic resin handling systems, co-extrusion cast film lines, pallet wrapping machines, and pre-stretch machines.

1. Respond rapidly to all production breakdowns with a strong sense of urgency.
2. Diagnose and remedy machine faults, both electrical and mechanical, and determine necessary repairs.
3. Install plant processing equipment piping including copper, stainless steel, plastic and iron pipefitting.
4. Trouble shoot and repair vacuum, centrifugal, and reciprocating pumps.
5. Inspect all plant equipment and machinery for proper lubrication and perform other preventive maintenance such as draining air filters, changing panel air filters.
6. Weld metal objects together by means of tig, oxyacetylene, and arc welder.
7. Perform simple adjustments, repairs or replacements on motors, controls, VFD’s, on electrical equipment. PLC troubleshooting desired.
8. “Follow Lock Out Tag Out” Policy and procedures to ensure that machines or equipment are isolated from all potentially hazardous energy before performing cleaning, service or maintenance activities where they may be an unexpected energization, start-up, or release of stored energy.
9. Learn machine operating and maintenance requirements of all production machines and equipment.
10. Must be able to interpret basic mechanical drawings and schematics.

Job Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

1. Working knowledge of OSHA Regulations.
2. 3-5 years of maintenance experience in an industrial setting.
3. Strong mechanical trouble shooting skills.
4. Strong electrical, electronic, and PLC skills.
5. Basic welding and pipefitting skills.
6. Ability to work flexible hours, overtime and take call-ins.
7. Good writing, reading and math skills
8. Ability to communicate clearly and accurately with peers, managers, and productions staff.
9. A sound knowledge of strengths and mechanical properties of materials.
10. Ability to use common precision measuring instruments, gauges and hand tools.
11. Must possess a quality set of standard and metric size mechanic’s tools as well as basic electrical test equipment. (muti-meter)
12. Understanding of proper lubrication techniques.