Electrical/Controls Maintenance Technician

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients an Electrical/Controls Maintenance Technician in Lake Odessa, MI.

Principal Accountabilities

Manufacturing Process Reliability

Maintain Process and Industry Standards and Specifications

Safety, Health and Environment

Effectively and safely operates standard maintenance tools such as power tools, basic hand tools and basic electrical testing equipment

Perform preventative maintenance up to and including Annual PM’s

Read and understand mechanical and electrical schematics without issue

Possess an extremely strong personal safety philosophy, able to follow all safety policies & procedures, seek out & correct unsafe conditions

Complete complex troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical related issues without direct supervision

Follow prescribed safety rules and regulation as well as other departmental policies and procedures. Help to develop proper safety techniques

Locate sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments

Understand and certify in LOTO

Identify follow-up work required

Acquire planned materials, tools and documentation for planned work, and work order information for reactive work

Investigate job site if required – determine scope of work (reactive work)

Prepare work site – scaffolding, safety, etc

Respond to interruption work from immediate supervisor

Move to next job after completion or as directed by Maintenance Supervisor

With the Maintenance Supervisor, resolve problems as needed to perform work

Complete Closeout Activities including, Tool accountability / Parts reconciliation, Sanitation tagging / Notification to Production, Return unused materials and tools, Functional Operations test complete, and arrange for PdM validation

Complete, Sign and return hardcopy Work Order to Maintenance Supervisor complete with; Work Description, Symptoms, As Found, As Left, Start / Finish time, and Labor Hours and Note Deficiencies, Delays, any Job Plan Feedback

Effectively inform through written communication daily pass-downs issues and actions

Help to establish and implement preventative maintenance procedures for electronic controlled equipment, plant instrumentation and plant data collection systems

Maintain and troubleshooting electronic controlled equipment, plant instrumentation and plant data collection system

Self-starter and high performance individual with ability to prioritize his/her daily workload

Working knowledge of, ability to troubleshoot and repair analog, digital control devices and sensors

Ability to effectively operate and use an oscilloscope, VOM and other test equipment to troubleshoot and repair industrial control devices

Working knowledge of serial communications and ability to troubleshoot communications between PLC/PC and ASCII devices. (bar-code readers, scales, label printers, digital displays, terminals, RFID, wireless networking, etc.)

Proven troubleshooting skills

Aggressive to solve problems in a methodical manner

Programming and troubleshooting skills, preferably with Allen-Bradley

Requirements

Required Qualifications

High School or GED Equivalent

Programming and troubleshooting skills, preferably with Allen-Bradley

Be able to troubleshoot PLCs and Ladder logic

Be willing to be a part of the Hazmat team

Electrical/Maintenance Journeyman License in the state of Michigan

3 years manufacturing maintenance experience

Strong electrical & mechanical aptitude

Ability to read & interpret blueprints or other forms of engineering drawings

Ability to read & interpret detail blueprints, P&IDs, single-lines, and wiring schematics

Ability to work weekend and off shift hours as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Computer literacy and eagerness to learn SAP/PPE systems

Programming and troubleshooting skills with Allen-Bradley

Maintenance experience in a food processing environment

Able to effectively use typical test and calibration equipment including, RTD calibrators, digital multi-meters, 4 to 20 ma calibration unit, etc

Ability to troubleshoot 480 VAC 3-phase motor controls, 120 VAC and 24VDC control circuits

Benefits

$3/hr Weekly Attendance Bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance

Health and Wellness Incentives

Paid Vacation and Holidays

401(k) with the company's Matching Contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Sign-in Bonus $5000