Automation Engineer
Newport Economic Development Commission
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Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Certificate from a technical school or three to six months related experience.
- Ability to read, comprehend and carry out instructions.
Responsibilities
- Perform electrician duties independently.
- Install, troubleshoot and maintain electrical circuits and equipment.
- Lead and teach other craftsmen in servicing and installing electrical circuits.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
Under general supervision, performs Electrician duties. Works with a high degree of independence and skill from knowledge and ability acquired through experience and technical training on corrective actions and procedures in repairing and installing equipment and utilities and testing, servicing electrical equipment and circuits. Must perform specific responsibilities as instructed or requested by supervision. Must meet specific performance standards to complete assigned tasks.
- Keep work area, tools and equipment clean and orderly.
- Work with other craftsmen, as required to coordinate the moving, changing, or placing of materials, parts, and supplies used in installing, repairing, or servicing equipment and utilities.
- Teach, and lead other craftsmen in servicing and installing electrical circuits and equipment.
- Analyze and make independent decisions in taking corrective measures to eliminate problems and malfunctions.
- Install, troubleshoot and perform preventive maintenance on electrical circuits and equipment.
- Maintain x-ray, DC rotating machinery and other complex equipment.
- Read, interpret and perform work from blueprints, wiring diagrams and verbal instructions.
- Follow National Electrical Code and company policy for electrical installation.
- Stay abreast of new or revised electrical standards and developments.
- Compile written report on malfunction investigated and/or corrective action taken on circuits and electrical equipment.
- Repair motors or make minor re-wirings and repairs.
- Recommend substitutes and replacements for equipment not in stock or to improve and upgrade equipment.
- Respond to call-ins and perform emergency work when requested.
- Use and care for hand and power tools in accordance with safety and good operating practices.
- Perform other maintenance duties as assigned or requested.
- Perform assigned Senior Electrician duties according to Maintenance Department practices. Due to the wide range of responsibilities for this position, the department supervisor or Superintendent will make judgment decisions based on their knowledge of tasks needing to be performed.
- Ensure daily tasks are completed in time allotted.
- Ensure daily tasks are performed in compliance with established practices.
- Ensure safety rules are followed.
- Follow established guidelines in relation to attendance, breaks, on call responsibilities, and company policy.
- Report machinery, safety or personnel issues to supervisor.
- Determine nature of machinery malfunction or breakdown. Advise supervisor to arrange repairs as necessary.
- Recognize safety hazards or unsafe activities of other personnel. Report such to offending associate and supervisor for review during scheduled safety talk.
- Recognize misuse, theft or damage of company property and report such to a supervisor.
- Support and participate in open communication between supervision and fellow employees.
- Secure necessary supplies to perform assigned duties.
Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required. Certificate from a secondary technical or vocational school; or three to six months of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Computer and other Skills: Ability to acquire basic computer skills to enter and extract information from computer.
Technical Skills: Working knowledge of National Electrical Code, electrical circuits and equipment. Ability to learn alignment procedures for various types of equipment. Ability to read and understand blueprints and technical drawings.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret graphic representations.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Working knowledge of problem solving skills and ability to apply them in a reasonable manner.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Exposure to strong magnetic fields.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and high heat.
Personal protective equipment includes but is not limited to safety glasses, steel-toed footwear, and hearing protection as required.
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Bonus pay
At Granges, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Granges believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
Full-time
$34.27 - $37.87 per hour
Electrical: 3 years (Required)
Electrical License (Required)
Newport, AR 72112 (Preferred)
In person
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