Electrical/Controls Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Electrical/Controls Maintenance Technician
Location: Lake Odessa, Michigan, United States
Type: Full-Time Direct Hire

Industry: Manufacturing & Production

Job Category: Manufacturing – Production

Shift(s) Available: 2nd

Principal Accountabilities

• Manufacturing Process Reliability
• Maintain Process and Industry Standards and Specifications
• Safety, Health and Environment
• Effectively and safely operates standard maintenance tools such as power tools, basic hand tools and basic electrical testing equipment
• Perform preventative maintenance up to and including Annual PM’s
• Read and understand mechanical and electrical schematics without issue
• Possess an extremely strong personal safety philosophy, able to follow all safety policies & procedures, seek out & correct unsafe conditions
• Complete complex troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical related issues without direct supervision
• Follow prescribed safety rules and regulation as well as other departmental policies and procedures. Help to develop proper safety techniques
• Locate sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments
• Understand and certify in LOTO
• Identify follow-up work required
• Acquire planned materials, tools and documentation for planned work, and work order information for reactive work
• Investigate job site if required – determine scope of work (reactive work)
• Prepare work site – scaffolding, safety, etc
• Respond to interruption work from immediate supervisor
• Move to next job after completion or as directed by Maintenance Supervisor
• With the Maintenance Supervisor, resolve problems as needed to perform work
• Complete Closeout Activities including, Tool accountability / Parts reconciliation, Sanitation tagging / Notification to Production, return unused materials and tools, Functional Operations test complete, and arrange for PdM validation
• Complete, Sign and return hardcopy Work Order to Maintenance Supervisor complete with; Work Description, Symptoms, As Found, As Left, Start / Finish time, and Labor Hours and Note Deficiencies, Delays, any Job Plan Feedback
• Effectively inform through written communication daily pass-downs issues and actions
• Help to establish and implement preventative maintenance procedures for electronic controlled equipment, plant instrumentation and plant data collection systems
• Maintain and troubleshooting electronic controlled equipment, plant instrumentation and plant data collection system
• Self-starter and high-performance individual with ability to prioritize his/her daily workload
• Working knowledge of, ability to troubleshoot and repair analog, digital control devices and sensors
• Ability to effectively operate and use an oscilloscope, VOM and other test equipment to troubleshoot and repair industrial control devices
• Working knowledge of serial communications and /PC and ASCII devices. (bar-code readers, scales, label printers, digital displays, terminals, RFID, wireless networking, etc.)
• Proven troubleshooting skills
• Aggressive to solve problems in a methodical manner
• Programming and troubleshooting skills, preferably with Allen-Bradley

Required Qualifications

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Programming and troubleshooting skills, preferably with Allen-Bradley
• Be able to troubleshoot PLCs and Ladder logic
• Be willing to be a part of the Hazmat team
• Electrical/Maintenance Journeyman License in the state of Michigan
• Experience in Maintenance
• Strong electrical & mechanical aptitude
• Ability to read & interpret blueprints or other forms of engineering drawings
• Ability to read & interpret detail blueprints, P&IDs, single-lines, and wiring schematics
• Ability to work weekend and off shift hours as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer literacy and eagerness to learn SAP/PPE systems
• Programming and troubleshooting skills with Allen-Bradley
• Maintenance experience in a food processing environment
• Able to effectively use typical test and calibration equipment including, RTD calibrators, digital multimeters, 4 to 20 ma calibration unit, etc
• Ability to troubleshoot 480 VAC 3-phase motor controls, 120 VAC and 24VDC control circuits

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $36.00 - $41.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $36 - $41