Industrial Electrician

General Statement of Responsibilities:

Provide electrical support to the plant machinery and equipment.

Specific Duties:

Troubleshoot electrical problems.

Install, repair, and maintain electrical control systems, wiring setups, and lighting systems.

Performs preventative maintenance on equipment.

Assist in moves, and installs machinery.

Responsible for the start up and shutdown of specific plant machines and equipment.

Participate in process improvement.

Maintain housekeeping in the department in order to facilitate a neat, safe, and orderly work environment.

Perform all other duties as assigned by a supervisor. Assist management as appropriate, to ensure all environmental and safety regulations as well as best practices are met and/or exceeded. Ensure the proper segregation and labeling of all waste products and recyclables, and ensure waste minimization is practiced wherever possible. Adhere to all plant safety rules.

Position Requirements:

Ability to be licensed and drive a powered industrial truck.

Ability to work all shifts.

Ability to work overtime when necessary.

Experience:

Eight (8) years of electrical experience and/or UAW Electrician Journeymen.

Previous experience in an manufacturing environment preferred.

Skills:

Blueprint reading.

Knowledge and use of precision gauging equipment.

Knowledge of machine tool operation, machine design and operation.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos preferred.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals preferred.

Ability to work in a team or individual environment.

Other Job Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, to up stairs; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms, work in lift-a-lofts at a height.

Ability to perform work at heights.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Ability to wear a respirator and adhere to all lead regulations.