Electronics Technician

Total Safety U.S. Inc.; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Safety is seeking an Electronics Technician to join a safety-focused team. The role involves maintenance, calibration, and repair of gas monitoring systems, emergency lighting, and ventilation equipment.

It requires reading manuals and schematics, documenting service activities, and traveling to customer sites, including offshore projects. The candidate should have a high school diploma or GED with an associate degree or technical/military training preferred, plus experience with

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and comprehend English for manuals, wiring guides, schematics and safety instructions.
• Ability to draft routine reports and records.
• Understanding of basic electrical units and measurements.
• Experience with electronics test equipment.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites including offshore projects.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance, calibration, and repair of gas monitoring systems and related equipment.
• Returns monitoring equipment to active status within required timeframes.
• Documents service activity for invoicing and records with customer signatures when required.
• Assists with stocking, staging, and loading orders for delivery.
• Maintains clean and orderly work area and vehicle as needed.

Skills

Electronics principles

Electronic test equipment

Reading/writing English

Data interpretation

Team player

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate degree or technical/military training

Tools

Digital Multimeter (DVM)

Oscilloscope

Function generator

Job description

Total Safety is looking for an Electronics Technician to join their safety conscious team! The Electronics Technician performs maintenance, calibration, and repair of various equipment which may include fixed and portable gas monitoring systems, emergency lighting and air movement / ventilation equipment. Maintains hand-held and confined space radio communication equipment.

Total Safetyis the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance, repair, cleaning, and sensor change-outs on several types of equipment which may include fixed and portable gas monitoring systems, emergency lighting and air movement / ventilation equipment.
• Returns monitoring equipment to active status within established period.
• Performs routine calibration procedures on portable and fixed gas monitors.
• Learns to service and repair hand-held and confined space radio communications equipment.
• Completes all documentation associated with service in a timely and accurate manner and obtains signature from customer if necessary, so that proper invoicing and documentation can be provided to customer. This includes all inspection and repair documents, job cost billable expenses and time sheets.
• Assists others in facility including stocking shelves with clean, tested, and ready to use equipment and pulling, staging, and loading customer orders onto trucks for delivery.
• Maintains work area and other areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Performs basic maintenance and care of assigned vehicle and/or trailer.

Skills and Experience

• Ability to read, write and comprehend English (operational, manufacturer’s manuals, wiring guides, schematics, diagrams and blueprints, safety, and quality instructions).
• Ability to draft routine reports and correspondence. Second language is a plus.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Knowledge of electronics and electrical principles. Experience with electronic test equipment (DVM, amp probe, oscilloscope, signal generator, etc.)
• Ability to read, interpret and record data from meters, gauges, panels, computer consoles and other equipment.
• Ability to draft routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to use RentalMan or similar AS400 mainframe-based computer system.
• Ability to diagnose basic problems, troubleshoot equipment and take corrective action within established guidelines.
• Valid driver's license from state of residence and valid proof of vehicle insurance. Must possess safe driving record and be insurable for Total Safety vehicle insurance while driving company truck.
• Proficiency in the care and use of all sites specific, facility and customer required Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).
• Trained in Respiratory Protection and fully certified to wear respiratory breathing equipment (Fit Tested).
• Be willing travel to customers site and available for travel for short and long-term out-of-town or offshore projects.
• Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily.
• Shop environment. Electricity and shock hazards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Education

• High School diploma or GED and associate degree, technical or military training strongly preferred.

Total Safety and its subsidiaries afford equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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