Electrical Maintenance Technician

Ethos; Charles City (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Job summary

Ethos in Charles City, IA is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to disassemble, repair, and reassemble production machines and troubleshoot manual and CNC equipment. You will work with electrical/electronic systems and PLCs, handling 240v-480v and motor controls on 3-phase equipment.

Responsibilities include repairing equipment, sourcing parts, relocating machinery, and performing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic repairs.

Qualifications

• Electrical certification is required.
• 2+ years vocational training or 6+ years in maintenance.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, blueprints, correspondence, and memos.
• Maintenance troubleshooting on production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot manual and CNC equipment to identify problems and repair.
• Disassemble, repair, and reassemble production machines.
• Maintain detailed records of maintenance activities, repairs performed, and parts used.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot motor controls on 3-phase equipment and control circuits.
• Relocate machinery as needed.
• Perform mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic repairs on plant equipment.

Skills

Electrical systems

PLC knowledge

Troubleshooting

3-phase motors

Education

Vocational training

Electrical certification

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Technician

The Electrical Maintenance Technician will be responsible for disassemble, repairing, and reassembling production machines used at the plant.

Position Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoots all manual and CNC equipment to identify problem & perform repairs.
• Maintain detailed records of maintenance activities, repairs performed, and parts used for accountability and future reference.

Knowledge of electrical and electronic systems.

Knowledge of programmable logic controls.

Performs mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic repair work on plant equipment and CNC’s.

Work with voltage of 240v-480v.

Diagnose and troubleshoot motor controls on 3-phase equipment and control circuits.

• Helps initiate equipment procedures when updates have been instigated.
• Repairs equipment by removing defective parts, replacing with new or usable, test to see if repair was adequate.
• Responsible for identifying parts needed for repair and getting quotes to purchase the parts.
• Relocates machinery when needed.
• Makes repairs to various units within the plant such as heating, cooling, test equipment.

• 2+ years vocational training or a minimum of 6 years’ experience in a related maintenance field.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, blueprints, correspondence and memos.
• Prior maintenance troubleshooting experience with production equipment.

* Electrical Certification is REQUIRED!

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development