Group Description
Role Summary
This individual performs routine and emergency electrical and mechanical repairs including:
- preventative maintenance programs.
- troubleshooting electrical and equipment problems.
- repairing electrical equipment and systems.
- Installation of equipment and electrical systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Installs, repairs, rebuilds and maintains electrical systems to provide power to machine tools, production equipment and lighting.
- Diagnoses and programs PLCs.
- Diagnosis machine malfunctions and difficulties. Disassembles, reworks, adjusts, or replaces electrical components of machines or equipment to achieve desired results.
- Installs and wires control panels, distribution centers, machine tool controls, switches, timing devices and lighting systems.
- Reads and interprets blueprints, schematics, machine manuals and electrical codes in order to perform safe and effective repairs and installations.
- Makes emergency repairs when necessary to avoid production delays.
- Performs layouts of installations. Prepares bills of material and requisitions from engineering specifications.
Key Qualifications/Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of a 4-year apprenticeship program certified by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Must have a class III electrical license from the state of Michigan.
- Must obtain and maintain a valid powered industrial truck operator permit and a State of Michigan Driver’s License.
- Must be able to work with a minimum of supervision and guidance.
- Requires the use of judgment, organization, initiative, teamwork, creativity, problem solving and commitment to tasks.
- Must be able to read and interpret electrical schematics and have an understanding of electrical concepts, practices and theory.
- Must have troubleshooting skills in AC/DC electrical control circuits, transformers, relay logic, LVDT’s and programmable logic controllers.
- Requires bending, heavy lifting, reaching, working in cramped and confined spaces.
- Commitment to continuous learning.