Industrial Maintenance Technician

Kruger Family Industries; Portage (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Kruger Family Industries is seeking an experienced technician to inspect, diagnose, install, repair, and program electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic components on manufacturing equipment. You will work on robots, conveyors, PLCs, and related systems and help maintain machinery.

The role requires knowledge of robotics, PLC controllers, and electrical codes, with strong diagnostic and troubleshooting abilities; ability to read blueprints and plan wiring layouts will be essential.

Qualifications

• Requires college or technical certificate or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of robotics and PLC controllers.
• Familiarity with state and local electrical codes.
• Strong problem solving and diagnostic abilities.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret descriptive maintenance duties for preventive and predictive upkeep.
• Operate, diagnose, and repair electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic systems.
• Install wiring, conduit, and electrical components for new equipment and robots.
• Diagnose faults in transformers, motors, relays, switches, and wiring.
• Program robotics and PLCs, test for malfunctions, and verify repairs.
• Maintain repair logs and blueprints, assist with training of coworkers.

Skills

Robotics knowledge

PLC controllers

Electrical codes knowledge

Problem solving

Education

Technical certificate

Tools

Robotics programming tools

Job description

SUMMARY

Inspects and diagnoses electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electronic components on all manufacturing and support equipment. Install, repair and program, electrical systems; Electronic components of industrial equipment; and maintaining machinery and equipment, also fabricating metal parts and tools by performing the following duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The ability to read and understand descriptive job duties pertaining to preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Operate, diagnose, and repair support systems such as refrigeration, HVAC, Vacuum and air compressors.
• Installs power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such as robots, conveyors, and programmable controllers.
• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment.
• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables.
• Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, and motors and positions sensing devices.
• Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards. Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors.
• Pushes buttons and presses keys on robot controller, teach pendant, and programmable controller to program automated machinery, such as robots, to operate automated machinery, to test for malfunctions, and to verify repairs.
• Plans layout of wiring and installs wiring, conduit, and electrical apparatus in buildings.
• Diagnoses and replaces faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
• Operate and repair metal fabricating equipment such as Lathes, Mills, Welders, and cutting tools.
• Direct and assist co-workers in Installing, diagnosing malfunctions, and repairing of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatics, and mechanical maintenance of robotics.
• Create and modify programs of PLC, Robots, and related equipment such as VFDs, Eurotherms and other programmable controllers.
• Recommend and perform measures to improve equipment quality and performance.
• Interprets blueprints, equipment specifications, and job orders to co-workers and self.
• Requisitions of spare parts, such as electronic components and equipment parts.
• Assist co-workers in water treatment and maintaining Ammonia system.
• Set up and maintain equipment repair logs, blueprints, and repair manuals.
• Set up and perform training for co-workers on maintaining and repairing equipment.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Certificate from college or technical school; or seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge of robotics, PLC controllers, necessary.
• Must maintain current knowledge of state and local electrical codes.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

WORK AVAILABLITY AND TRAVEL

Personnel will be required to come in or work overtime with less than 24 hours’ notice. Personnel will be required to work without supervision. Personnel will be required to work on holidays or during shutdowns. Personnel may be required to travel overnight.