Industrial Electrician

Itape; Marysville (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Itape in Marysville, MI is seeking an Elect/Inst Tech Journeyman for installation, troubleshooting, repair and rebuild of plant electrical equipment. You will train others, support production uptime, and participate in safety programs and equipment improvements.

The role requires a Journeyman card or equivalent experience, strong PLC and wiring skills, and the ability to read schematics. Occasional travel to suppliers/trade shows is involved.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Journeyman card in Electronics, Electrical or related trade or equivalent experience.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical/electronic schematics.
• Residential/industrial wiring, PLC and computer skills, PCB repair, power distribution.

Responsibilities

• Install, troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild electrical equipment and machines.
• Perform preventive maintenance to maximize uptime.
• Assist production and communicate shift activities to maintenance team and supervisors.
• Travel to suppliers/trade shows as needed to convey requirements.
• Develop repair procedures and participate in equipment improvements.

Skills

Electrical schematics

PLC programming

Industrial wiring

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Power distribution

Explosion proof

Education

Journeyman card

6+ years experience

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Megger

Job description

Position Description

Title: Elect/Inst Tech Journeyman

Department: Maintenance

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor

Status: Non-Exempt Hourly

Position Purpose: Responsible for installation, troubleshooting, repair, preventive maintenance, and rebuild of all plant electrical equipment and machines. Involved with modifying and improving existing equipment. Train and pass along knowledge to other employees. Assist production with maintaining a high level of equipment up time. Work extended schedules during shutdown periods.

Principle Accountabilities

• Actively Participate in the Marysville Plant Safety Program
• Repair electrical failures on systems 460/60/3, 230/60/3, 220/60/1, and 120/60/1 AC and DC systems to 600 Volts.
• Troubleshoot control systems using PC's and PLC's.
• Communicate shift activities with other maintenance personnel and maintenance supervisors.
• Break down work orders to determine feasibility and what resources are needed to complete.
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks to ensure equipment performance is at maximum.
• Interact with equipment suppliers.
• Develop repair procedures and monitor as needed.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions for equipment improvements.
• Actively participate in department meetings.
• Occasionally travel to suppliers and trade shows to communicate our requirements.
• Make some decisions based only on limited amount of information available at a given time.
• Perform shut down activities.
• Communicate equipment and process changes with Production.
• Communicate equipment upgrades with Engineering.
• Investigate problems with equipment, and, or process.

Essential Skills and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Journeyman's card in Electronics, Electrical or related trade and/or a minimum of six years of relevant experience in the trade
• Must be able to read and interpret electrical and electronic schematics
• Have residential and/or industrial wiring skills, PLC and computer skills, electronic circuit board repair skills, power distribution skills along with general machine repair skills
• Demonstrated Proficiency in the following areas:
• Explosion proof systems ranging from three-phase 480-volt transformers to low-volt intrinsically safe instrumentation
• Analog, digital and hard-wired circuit experience
• Test equipment (oscilloscopes, multi-meter, meggers)
• Programmable Logic Controllers
• AC and DC drive installation, programming and troubleshooting
• Ability to set up bench testing and troubleshoot components is a plus
• Troubleshooting relay logic