Industrial Maintenance Electrician

Onward Technologies

  • Ferndale, Michigan
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for performing electrical preventative maintenance, troubleshoot and repair of facility, production and ground electrical equipment including emergency repairs. Industrial Maintenance Electrician Reports To: Facilities & Maintenance Manager SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: Perform all duties and responsibilities within the guidelines of the Gage Products Company’s Vision, Mission, Quality Policy and Environmental Management Statements.

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    LocationFerndale, Michigan

    Description

    Industrial Maintenance Electrician Reports To: Facilities & Maintenance Manager SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
    • Perform all duties and responsibilities within the guidelines of the Gage Products Company’s Vision, Mission, Quality Policy and Environmental Management Statements.
    • Duties and responsibilities are guided by well-defined, repeatable processes that are the key to meeting customer expectations and must be followed or changed as defined in GPS guidelines.
    • General responsibilities listed below describe the duties and responsibilities for continuous improvement:
    • Utilize procedures to prevent product, service, and process non-conformances
    • Identify and record any problems
    • Find solutions to problems through prescribed problem-solving methods
    • Effectively implement solutions for problems
    • Control the use of non-conforming product/service/process
    • Monitor and improve respective measurables.
    • Ensure that environmental issues are managed according to legal requirements, the environmental policy, the environmental management system procedures and good management practices.
    • Maintain an awareness of significant environmental impacts, actual or potential, of work activities.
    • Maintain an awareness of environmental benefits of improved environmental performance and continual improvement.
    • Maintain an awareness of objectives and targets pertaining to work and the importance of achieving the objectives and targets.
    • Understand both the Communication Procedure and the Emergency Preparedness and Response Procedure.
    PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Responsible for performing electrical preventative maintenance, troubleshoot and repair of facility, production and ground electrical equipment including emergency repairs
    • Estimate, install, repair and maintain building/production electrical infrastructure & interface with suppliers on any related electrical issues
    • Ensure projects are completed timely, correctly, safely, on budget and to the highest quality current code/standards
    • Participate in capital project planning and implementation
    • Support and work directly with electrical contractors on capital projects
    • Write hot work, confined space, lockout/tagout and line breaking permits as needed
    • Conduct housekeeping activities and Lean Manufacturing practices to ensure an efficient, organized workshop and office area
    • Provide training and mentorship for new FSG members as needed
    • Other duties as assigned in conjunction with colleagues/manager
    QUALIFICATIONS (Skills, knowledge, experience):​
    • Must hold a Journeyman Electrician License in the State of MI
    • 5+ years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, chemical industry preferred
    • Strong understanding of electrical requirements for intrinsically safe environments (Class I, Div. I, Group C&D)
    • Demonstrated experience with electrical tools and equipment, installation, testing of electrical systems including blueprints and schematics
    • Strong knowledge in PLC, ladder logic, AB, MicroLogix, other families of processors
    • Strong mechanical/technical background troubleshooting/repairing electrical equipment
    • High level of proficiency and demonstrated field experience with commercial/residential codes 
    • High school diploma or GED equivalent required, including basic math skills
    • Strong work ethic and attendance record, being available on call may be required
    • Good communication skills, both written and verbal
    • Basic computer skills, experience with computerized maintenance management systems preferred
    • Ability to operate a forklift
    PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:​
    • Able to stand or sit for long periods of time
    • Able to lift up to 75 lbs.
    • Able to withstand extreme weather both hot and cold
    • Able to go on top of tanks via a crane so cannot have a fear of heights
    • Cannot be color blind

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