What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Electrician position at Koppers, Inc.?
Job Summary
The Electrician 2nd Class provides repairs, installation, and preventative maintenance on the electrical equipment and instrumentation devices in the plant. Approximately 60% of the shift is devoted to instrumentation functions and 40% to electrical functions.
Job Responsibilities
- Manages plant lighting (offices, flood lights, etc.)
- Manages heating and air conditioning units
- Manages wiring in the plant
- Operates lifts / lowers / carries / pushes / pulls motors, starters, switches, and valves
- Stoops / squats / crouches to work on and under tank cars
- Utilizes crane to install flow meters
- Ascends / descends platforms / ladders / steps / stairs / railcars / scaffolding / towers
- Operates cranes, slings, man lifts, trucks, box trucks
- Lifts / lowers / carries tool bags
- Wears harness and full-face respirator
- Checks calibrations on sensing unit
- Utilizes voltmeters, ammeters, and other tools and gauges
- Checks batteries
- Pushes / pulls transmitters
- Walks in plant area over rails, pipes, hoses, and debris
- Works in confined spaces
- Communicates via radio
- Conducts quarterly and annual preventative maintenance checks
- Performs repairs, installations, and preventative maintenance duties during plant shut downs
Job Requirements
Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by
federal law, state, or local law
