SP Electrical Maintenance Technician

Mount Franklin Foods; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Franklin Foods is seeking a maintenance technician to set up, adjust, and maintain production equipment, monitor systems, and perform preventative maintenance on packaging lines. You will analyze and repair electrical and mechanical problems, read diagrams, and install new equipment while adhering to GMP and safety standards.

The role requires knowledge of PLC programming, electrical measurement tools, and pneumatic systems, with experience in fault tracing and motor installation.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED with or without technical training; 3 years' experience preferred.
• Experience reading electrical diagrams and interpreting schematics.
• Experience with PLC programming and electrical control systems.
• Experience using electrical measurement equipment.
• Knowledge of pneumatic systems and motor installation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with GMP and food safety standards.
• Repair equipment for Maintenance, Production, Sanitation and Warehouse to keep operations running safely and efficiently.
• Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment and assist in installing new packaging lines.
• Analyze and troubleshoot technical/mechanical problems; repair and overhaul equipment and controls.
• Ensure equipment functionality and safe operation, following quality and 5S practices.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical measurements

Reading electrical diagrams

Pneumatic systems

Motor installation

Fault tracing electrical control

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Primary Purpose of this Position

Set up, adjust, and maintain assigned equipment with responsibility for production and quality on this equipment. Monitor all systems during plant operations. Analyze and correct technical and mechanical problems and repair and overhaul equipment and controls. Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment. Assist in the installation on new packaging lines.

Qualifications

Education / Certification

• High School diploma or GED and/or technical training or 3 years’ experience

Special Knowledge / Skills

• knowledge of industrial electrical control /PLC programing

Experience

• Experience in using electrical measurement equipment.
• Experience in repairing problems in pneumatic systems
• Experience in fault tracing in electrical control circuits
• Experience in installing electric motors
• Experience in reading electrical diagrams.
• Experience in PLC programing

Essential Functions and Major Responsibilities

Area:

• Manages level of adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices with regards to Maintenance, Production and Sanitation
• Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory product quality standards, sanitation standards, food safety standards, employee safety and environmental standards
• Complies and enforces food quality.
• Adequately carries out all activities related to quality of the finished product.
• Complies and enforces Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)

Production:

• Provide repairs on equipment for Maintenance, Production, Sanitation and the Warehouse to safely and efficiently run operations

Order & Cleanliness:

• Keep work area clean and in neat condition.
• Meet and enforce best practices for manufacturing (GMP's and 5S's).
• Supervisor may assign other duties.

General Functions:

• Maintain equipment functioning in a safe and efficient operation.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts. Install special functional and electrical parts in devices.
• Initiates purchase order for parts and machines. Repair electrical equipment.
• Analyzes mechanical and operational problems on assigned equipment. Plans for and takes corrective action.
• Analyzes circuits, wiring diagrams and drawings to install, repair, calibrate, service or replace electrical and electronic devices and systems.
• Tests equipment to check operation. Tries out equipment after repairs, changeovers or extended downtime.

Core Competencies

Technical Skills

• Electrical installations 110,220,440
• Electric motor repair
• Fault detection in control panels
• Reading plans and diagrams.
• Manufacturing of electrical control panels
• Connection of electric motors 90vdc,110ac,220ac,440ac.
• Connection and programming of electric motor drivers
• Connecting and programming temperature controls
• Connection and programming of electrical sensors
• Knowledge of pneumatic systems
• Knowledge of PLC programming.

Soft Skills

• High mental and visual effort required.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts when required
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus

Physical and Mental Job Requirements

Mental Demands / Physical Demands / Environmental Factors

• Job involves standing most of shift.
• Good physical condition, able to lift and push 50 lbs. safely.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to repair machines properly.
• Physical ability to do work requiring frequent stooping and bending (more than 4 hours of each activity?).
• Sufficient visual acuity (corrected) to read instructions, operate machines, and visually inspect parts and equipment.