Electrician

DFM Solutions; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

DFM Solutions is seeking an Electrician to maintain industrial manufacturing equipment and building facilities. You will diagnose electrical issues, read schematics, and perform preventive and predictive maintenance to keep operations safe and compliant.

Responsibilities include installing wiring, testing equipment, and supporting equipment modifications. A Journeyman’s Card or equivalent experience is required, with strong safety practices and PLC troubleshooting skills preferred.

Qualifications

• Journeyman’s Card or equivalent years of industrial experience.
• Experience reading electrical prints/schematics.
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting and utilities.
• Familiarity with testing equipment (multimeter, megger).
• Generator knowledge and dock equipment experience preferred.
• EPA Refrigerant license preferred.
• Strong computer skills and safety discipline.

Responsibilities

• Perform corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Assemble, install, test and maintain electrical wiring and fixtures.
• Inspect electrical systems for hazards/defects and ensure compliance with safety regs.
• Connect wires to fixtures and motors; replace switches and fuses.
• Use testing tools and power hand tools to diagnose and repair.
• Support equipment modifications and installations and conduct routine audits.

Skills

PLC troubleshooting

HVAC equipment

read electrical prints

safety practices

generator knowledge

Education

Journeyman’s Card in relevant industrial field

Tools

Multimeter

Megger

Job description

ELECTRICIAN

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Electrician is responsible for assessing any electrical issues involving machinery and building maintenance.

Primary Goals and Responsibilities:

• Corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance on industrial manufacturing equipment and/or building facilities equipment.
• Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, and fixtures.
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards or defects.
• Connect wires to fixtures, motors and other electrical equipment; replace switches and fuses.
• Operate testing equipment, power tools, hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
• Support equipment modifications and equipment installations.
• Conduct routine audits and verifications to confirm the completion of maintenance activities.
• Arrive on the job, ready to work every day according to the work plan and schedule.
• Demonstrates role model behavior for safety, integrity and ethical standards.
• Ensure all work performed complies with environmental regulations.

Role Requirements:

• Journeyman’s Card in relevant industrial field or equivalent years of experience.
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting, hoist maintenance, utilities, substations, HVAC equipment, and dock equipment.
• Must be able to read electrical prints and schematics.
• Experience using electrical testing equipment including multimeter, megger, etc.
• Generator knowledge.
• Universal EPA Refrigerant license preferred.
• Good computer skills.
• Experienced in industrial safety practices.Professional, service oriented and easy to work with.

Working Conditions:

• Required to communicate in an industrial setting at a moderate noise level.
• Required to stand and walk on a concrete surface for 8 hours per day.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and adjust for focus.

Work Environment:

• Moving mechanical parts
• Noise levels moderate to loud
• Non-climate control facility environment
• Employee may be required to work above ground level or in small work areas