On-Site Reliability & Maintenance Technician

Howmet Aerospace; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace is seeking a maintenance professional in Hampton, VA to perform electrical maintenance on motors, conveyors, and production equipment. The role involves diagnosing issues, performing preventive maintenance, and upgrading electrical systems to ensure reliable operation on industrial machinery.

The position requires reading blueprints, using precision instruments, and working at heights up to 50 feet.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read basic blueprints to install equipment and components.
• Must be familiar with and provide all types of hand tools as required.
• Must be able to work in varying heights up to and including 50 feet.
• Must be able to communicate with various levels of personnel (Maintenance leadership, production leadership, and equipment operators).
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops & reviewing technical publications.

Responsibilities

• Locates sources of problems by observation, using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Investigates failures and performs root cause analysis to eliminate systemic issues and improve long term performance.
• Evaluate preventive maintenance effectiveness and support TPM events.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on motors, pneumatics, conveyor systems, and production machines; following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications; troubleshooting malfunctions.
• Removes defective parts by dismantling devices; using hoists, cranes, and hand and power tools; examining form and texture of parts.
• Troubleshoots 480Vac power systems and 120Vac electrical controls.
• Uses calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments for determining dimensional data of components.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments by using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
• Uses electrical meters to identify voltage, current, capacitance, resistance, etc. of various types of electrical circuits.
• Fabricates repair parts by using machine shop instrumentation and equipment.
• Dismantles and reassembles machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Prepares maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment, as directed.
• Rigs equipment for installation or relocation, as directed.
• Installs conduit and field wiring for all on site areas.
• 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, motors, positions sensing devices, and printed circuit boards

Skills

Blueprint Reading

Electrical Troubleshooting

Maintenance Skills

Communication

Safety Awareness

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Electrical Meters

Hand Tools

Hoists

Cranes

Machine Shop Equipment

Job description

Howmet Aerospace is seeking a maintenance professional in Hampton, VA to perform electrical maintenance on motors, conveyors, and production equipment. The role involves diagnosing issues, performing preventive maintenance, and upgrading electrical systems to ensure reliable operation on industrial machinery.

The position requires reading blueprints, using precision instruments, and working at heights up to 50 feet.