Electrical Technician - Industrial Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Brio Energy; Sterling (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Steel Company in Sterling, IL is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to dismantle, repair, and maintain electrical equipment for continuous production. You will diagnose faults, perform safe repairs on motors, generators, relays, and control panels, and work from wiring diagrams to troubleshoot complex systems.

Joining a 275+ employee team, you will contribute to safe operation and reduced downtime while adhering to quality and continuous improvement standards.

Responsibilities

• Dismantle, clean, repair, replace, install, maintain, assemble, and lubricate electrical equipment to obtain proper operating characteristics
• Make either temporary or permanent repairs as required to equipment such as main motor devices, generators, control panels, relays, interlocking cranes, control systems, electronic devices, and circuit breakers
• Make mechanical and electrical repairs on cranes
• Receive instructions covering the scheduled and emergency repair, installation, and inspection work required for any task to be performed
• Inspect electrical/electronic equipment and power lines, checking motor bearings lubrication, commutation, excessive vibration, obvious signs of wear or need for adjustment, etc.
• Diagnose trouble using testing equipment or own judgment based on general knowledge of electrical principles when faulty operation is observed or pointed out
• Determine the best way to make repairs to minimize interruption of production
• Advise when immediate shut-down of equipment is necessary to minimize damage or when temporarily continued operation will have no harmful effect
• Calibrate electrical measuring equipment
• Assist with plan projects as well as assisting with project start ups
• Interpret and analyze drawings and wiring diagrams to locate and trace electrical circuits, and evaluate programming to determine material and replacement needs, and selects a logical approach to "trouble shooting" and repair problems
• Markup drawing changes and deliver copy to Supervisor
• Make mechanical repairs as required while servicing of electrical equipment
• Make accurate reports and records for the CMMS system for equipment history
• Fill out and maintain work orders and

Job description

Sterling Steel Company in Sterling, IL is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to dismantle, repair, and maintain electrical equipment for continuous production. You will diagnose faults, perform safe repairs on motors, generators, relays, and control panels, and work from wiring diagrams to troubleshoot complex systems.

Joining a 275+ employee team, you will contribute to safe operation and reduced downtime while adhering to quality and continuous improvement standards.