Electrical Technician – Plant Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Inteplast Group; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Inteplast Group in Wisconsin is seeking an Electrical Technician A to perform maintenance duties in a manufacturing environment. You will troubleshoot electrical systems, install and service motors, and read blueprints to support production.

This role requires strong attention to safety, reliability, and teamwork, with a willingness to work overtime as needed. Prior maintenance experience and the ability to interpret schematics are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of electrical experience.
• Vocational education desirable.
• Maintenance experience required.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Must have regular, reliable attendance, and willing to work outside the regular schedule as required.
• Willing to handle job stress and interact with others in the workplace
• Consistently demonstrates safe work habits
• Adhere to all company rules and policies
• Has complete understanding of the plant and department safety rules
• Demonstrates good housekeeping by ensuring his or her assigned area is kept clean.
• Works efficiently with other employees in order to meet plant and department goals in safety, quality, production and housekeeping
• Follows oral and written instructions from higher management
• Works and cooperates with other departments within the plant
• Attends scheduled department safety and training meetings
• Ability to receive constructive suggestions
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment, i.e. FMC bag machine and winder, kiefel extruder and winder, amplast unwinder, ktron resin system.
• Comply with all written and verbal safety rules using personnel protective equipment as required by department and plant safety programs.
• Plan and carry-out tasks to accepted national and local standards and codes.
• Identify and correct, in a timely manner, problems in all areas of the plant including production equipment, material handling equipment, etc. to within accepted codes.
• Ability to coordinate and lead small work groups to complete assigned tasks.
• Check voltage with volt meter.
• Install bearings and deals in electrical motors of all sizes.
• Replace electrical motors (AC and DC)
• Do PMS on electrical equipment
• Troubleshoot and replace heater bands
• Replace and repair if possible heat controls.
• Troubleshoot replays, starters, circuit breakers and replace when needed.
• Be able to bend rigid or EMT pipe
• Check and replace fuses.
• Read dial and venire calipers.
• Be able to read metric and standard measurements
• Check and repair or replace when necessary thermocouples
• Must know about resin systems
• Must know how to download and reload computers.
• Must be able to repair faulty wiring.
• Identify and understand the function of equipment
• Provide timely preventive maintenance support and records all test data
• Ability to properly fill out necessary paperwork associated with work orders, historical files, time cards and issues tickets.
• Must have and properly select tools required for task being performed
• Able to disassemble equipment make necessary repairs and restore to normal operations.
• Ability to train other personnel effectively
• Planning and achieve job tasks in a timely manner
• Ability to seek method by which to improve department efficiency
• Available for overtime, call-ins and rotating schedule
• Willingness to learn and upgrade skill level.
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Provide timely preventive maintenance support coordinating with production personnel
• Responsible for good housekeeping in assigned and work areas.
• Make any mechanical repairs on equipment as necessary
• Check voltage with volt meter
• Check amperes with amprobe
• Read electrical and construction schematics pertaining to electrical
• Understand electrical diagrams
• Troubleshoot electrical motors
• Check out and troubleshoot DC drives
• Troubleshoot relays, starters, circuit breakers and replace when needed.
• Must know how to troubleshoot and repair solid state circuitry
• Must be able to install starters, wiring, etc. in panels
• Must know all wires sizes and voltage and amp ratings.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Blueprint reading

Communication skills

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

Vocational training

Tools

FMC bag machine

Kiefel extruder

Amplast unwinder

Ktron resin system

Volt meter

Amprobe

Job description

Inteplast Group in Wisconsin is seeking an Electrical Technician A to perform maintenance duties in a manufacturing environment. You will troubleshoot electrical systems, install and service motors, and read blueprints to support production.

This role requires strong attention to safety, reliability, and teamwork, with a willingness to work overtime as needed. Prior maintenance experience and the ability to interpret schematics are essential.