Electrician A

The Electrician A oversees complex electrical troubleshooting, system upgrades, and control system support. This role may mentor junior electricians and is responsible for ensuring the reliability and safe operation of plant electrical systems.

• Diagnose malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and replace damaged or broken wires and cables.
• Test malfunctioning machinery and discuss malfunction with other maintenance workers to diagnose malfunction.
• Replace faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, and motors, and position sensing devices.
• Diagnose and repair or replace faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards. Replace electric motor bearings and rewire motors.
• Install power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such as robots, conveyors, and programmable controllers.
• Connect power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment.
• Plan layout of wiring and installs wiring, conduit, and electrical apparatus in buildings.
• Diagnose and replace faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
• General plant cleanup, including but not limited to, sweeping with push broom and vacuuming warehouse floors, cleaning hoppers and taking waste to the landfill, picking up trash, cutting/pulling weeds, painting with a paint brush, roller or sprayer, conducting cycle counts (physical inventory) of finished products/raw materials/supplies, filing paperwork, conducting safety audits (looking for unsafe conditions or unsafe acts) and other inspections, assist with data entry, quality analysis and equipment calibrations.
• Help safety manager prepare safety training and present training to other employees.
• Operating a forklift for the maintenance, production and shipping departments, attend extra training classes.
• Additional duties as assigned
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• High level of safety and quality.
• Ability to multi-task at a fast-pace (at times), work in outside conditions during all seasons, climb multi-levels by stairs & ladders, work from elevated platforms, use hand tools (shovel, hammer, wrenches, etc.).
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Mine Safety and Health (MSHA) Knowledge - Preferred.
• Forklift experience - Preferred.
• Computer Software - Preferred.
• Warehouse experience - Preferred.
• 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 speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to understand and effectively utilize electrical schematics and diagrams.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to use word processing software; knowledge of how to program automated machinery, such as robots, packaging equipment and variable speed drives.
• Follows policies and procedures. Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Completes work in timely manner.
• Adapts to changes in the work environment; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected punctuality.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction.
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code.
• Working knowledge of electrical meter.
• Follow all statutory, regulatory, and organizational procedures to protect the environment from hazardous waste exposure.
• Follow all Federal and State Safety Regulations, and company safety policies/procedures; Report potentially unsafe conditions; Aid in correcting unsafe conditions; Use equipment and materials.
• Journeyman Electrician card or equivalent certification. Certificate of Completion from an accepted electrical program.