Industrial Electrician
Job Description
Industrial Electrician
Employment type: Permanent, Full time
Competitive wage: $37.00 to $39.00 per hour, based on skills and experience
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 6:00am to 3:00pm
Expected hours: 40 hours per week, possibility of overtime
Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Industrial Electrician’s primary responsibilities will include:
Read, understand, troubleshoot, and perform electrical work from electrical schematics
Perform substation maintenance work, transformer connections, voltage tap changing, switch gear, over current relays, dash pots, demand meters, as well as cleaning all gear.
Inspect equipment that has failed, diagnose the problem, and come up with a safe repair procedure in a timely manner to get the equipment back in production.
Perform work with minimum supervision, safely work alone or in a team environment, flexible to work on a cross functional team
Perform stationary maintenance including but not limited to welding, fabricating, troubleshooting mechanical equipment, changing bearings.
Able to work some weekends and callouts during outages (2x per year, 2 weeks)
Qualifications:
Journeyman electrician or equivalent experience
Experience with medium voltage, operating various test equipment, and troubleshooting in an industrial plant environment
Familiar with PLCs, HMI’s, RSLogix, Factorytalk and the use of a laptop for trouble shooting equipment issues. Experience with Allen-Bradley PLC an asset
Experience with:
AC volt motor control circuits
DC motors and controls
Variable Frequency Drives
Soft start AC drives
110 Vac, 480 Vac, and 4160 Vac
Zero speed switches, motion detectors, level controls, shunts, current transformers, and all 110Vac and below input devices used for control, etc.
Understanding of electrical systems and able operates in a safe and efficient manner according to the National Electrical Code
Benefits:
Low premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescriptions
Generous 401k contributions
Employee Assistance Programs