Electrical Maintenance

Electrical Maintenance Technician

Reporting to the Maintenance Lead, the primary responsibility of this position is to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly team and company objectives. The successful candidate will have broad-based industrial maintenance experience, and a core skill set in extrusion machinery and maintenance repair of equipment. That experience will encompass Electrical/PLC, Robotics, Mechanical, Hydraulics/Pneumatics, Welding, Machining, Conveyor systems, etc.

Must be willing to tackle all maintenance challenges, and be willing to assist and learn from others in their areas of expertise. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Participates in safety meetings and dialogs, performs Job Hazard Analysis, and performs Incident Investigations as needed to maintain the safest work environment possible. • Takes ownership of safety processes; performs maintenance safety program audits (Lockout/Tag out, Confined Space, Fall Protection, PPE, mobile equipment, etc.

• Ability to make decisions on equipment repairs and be self-motivated.
• Must have working knowledge of all or some of the following: electrical/electronic circuits, PLC’s, wire installation/termination, combustion, power distribution, electronics process control computers conduit threading, schematics, bending and installation, AC and DC drives and welding.
• Ability to read, follow and understand electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic drawings, blueprints, schematics, code requirements, service manuals and manufacturers’ specifications.
• Monitors condition of equipment and makes maximum use of planned outages
• Reduces MTTO (occurrence restoration), increases MTBO (between occurrences)
• Manages the Production housekeeping and 5s program.
• Assists in maintaining an accurate backlog of all Work Requests and Work Orders, in cooperation with maintenance supervisor. • Determines work priorities for weekly and daily maintenance schedules and assists in the coordination of maintenance activities affecting production or quality.
• Must have the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize to ensure minimum interruption to process.
• Must have good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Willingness to work off shift, weekends, and holidays
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Conditioning activities such as sizing, gravity operation, bagging, palletizing
• Return and rework activities
• Warehousing activities including forklift operation, collecting samples, spooling, etc.
• Gathering data for future aid in continuous improvement projects • Various other duties as assigned by supervisor Job

Qualifications The following are required:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Willing and able to work in a variety of areas (assembly, plant, warehouse)
• Willing and able to climb and/or work in elevated areas; standing and sitting for extended periods
• Willing and able to lift up to 60 lbs. and complete work that involves repetitive motion and/or repetitive lifting
• Willingness and ability to work shift work (days/nights) overtime hours including weekend work when needed The following are preferred:
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles such as 5S, Continuous Improvement and Standardized Work are a plus
• Knowledge of plastic extrusion processes plant operations desired
• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills and teamwork skills