Electrical Technician

SGS Consulting; Williamstown (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting in New Jersey is seeking an experienced industrial technician to join our maintenance team. You will own safety practices, respond to incidents promptly, and work to keep plant equipment running reliably.

Responsibilities include reading schematics and P&ID drawings, understanding electrical codes, wiring, motors, drives, control loops, and burner systems. You will troubleshoot and repair complex equipment and collaborate with colleagues to maintain high safety and quality

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• PLC training or certification preferred.
• Ability to read schematics and P&ID drawings is essential.

Responsibilities

• Notify supervisor of any accident, near miss or injury immediately.
• Own safety standards daily and enforce them with teammates.
• Understand basic industrial electrical code and local compliance.
• Read schematics and P&ID drawings to troubleshoot.
• Knowledge of fusing, thermal overload protection and motor theory.
• Understand AC, DC and servo drive basics.
• Safely troubleshoot motor control and power circuits; read amp readings.
• Troubleshoot DC/AC drives and tune control loops; coordinate with support.
• Ensure proper grounding and shielding to reduce electrical noise.
• Understand burner systems and proper tuning with a team.
• Install and repair complex industrial equipment.

Skills

Electrical

PLC

Hydraulic

Pneumatics

Reading schematics

Basic Welding

Team or alone

English communication

Attention to detail

Basic computer skills

Safety mindset

Education

High School Diploma or GED

PLC Training

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Notify your supervisor immediately of any accident, near miss or on- the -job injury when it occurs no matter how insignificant it may seem.
• Take personal ownership to work safely each and every day and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety
• Basic industrial electrical code. ; ;(local compliance issues)
• Capability to read schematics and P&;ID drawings
• Fusing, thermal overload protection, wire sizing, motor theory, etc.
• AC, DC and Servo drive system ; ;(basics)
• Be able to safely conduct motor control and power circuit troubleshooting. Understand fuse sizing, take motor amp readings, understand basic DC motor control, etc.
• Ability to fully troubleshoot drives-DC and AC variable frequency, and communicate technically with outside technical support when needed. Ability to fully understand and properly tune the various control loops in the plant including IM/APC systems and weight control equipment. Fully competent in electrical noise avoidance-grounding, shielding, etc. (at least 2 persons, each plant)
• Burner system understanding, troubleshooting and properly tuning (at least 2 persons, each plant)
• Basic Skills, pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical gear
• Install and repair complex industrial equipment

Skills:

• Basic Computer Skills
• Electrical
• PLC
• Hydraulic
• Pneumatics
• Basic Blueprint &; Schematic ; ;reading
• Basic Welding
• Able to think under pressure and make quick decisions
• Ability to work well in a team or alone
• Able to communicate in English
• Good attention to detail

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• High school or GED
• PLC Training