Electrical Technician
Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.
The Electrical Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing industrial: electrical, and electronic control systems. This position will work closely with multiple personnel, including engineering, machine operators and other maintenance employees, in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Ultimately, a top-class industrial maintenance technician boosts production by ensuring all production equipment functions correctly by using their skills and knowledge to improve the equipment and the overall maintenance process.
Essential duties and responsibilities include:
- Perform repairs, maintenance, preventative maintenance, new installations, upgrades, and changes to industrial production equipment and the facility while maintaining detailed records and records of the parts used (inventory) either written or into the CMMS system.
- Troubleshoot production equipment hardware & software (includes PLC's, HMI's, VFD's, AC/ DC Drives, Temperature Controls and Computer based systems)
- Perform repairs, and upgrades to machinery and equipment in support of production in a manufacturing capacity.
- Equipment and machine programming and setup for manufacturing to ensure product specifications are met.
- Assists in creating, modifying, and revising manufacturing work instructions and the process flow documentation.
- PLC, HMI, and VFD programming. Making changes or transfers and troubleshooting as needed.
- Assemble, disassemble troubleshoot, and maintain electro-mechanical production systems and equipment, both manual and automated. Work from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
- Running and bending conduit, mounting boxes, pulling feed wires, and terminating.
- Bench work: Diagnose, rebuild and or repair parts, equipment and machines that are "Offline" and test. For restock as repaired parts inventory. Or red tag and notify lead/supervisor to order new or send out for repair.
- Work safely, accurately, quickly, and independently to keep the equipment operating. Must work well under pressure.
Qualifications include:
- An associate degree in electrical engineering, an Industrial Maintenance Certification or 3 years of being an industrial electrician and mechanical experience; industrial manufacturing experience is a plus.
- Must have knowledge of electrical systems and wiring (including 120/ 277/ 480 volts & 3 phase.
- Previous PLC experience: Allen Bradley and AB - RSLogix experience is a plus.
- Previous VFD, DC and Servo Drive experience.
- Process control experience must include 4-20 mA loops, positioning feedback, and analog controls.
- Previous experience with temperature control systems.
- In-depth knowledge of industrial electrical systems maintenance.
- Previous experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Physical requirements include:
- Prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Intermittent periods of crouching, kneeling, working in confined areas and in varied temperatures and outdoors as necessary to safely service equipment.
- Must be able to lift 50 + pounds at times.
- Must be able to climb a ladder/ scaffolding and work on a scissor/ man lift.
- Drive a forklift, scissor lift and manlift.
Compensation: $36-$42.00 (per hour)
Available Shift: 12-hour swing shifts(1 month 7:00 am-7:00 pm) rotating first Monday every other month to (7:00pm-7:00am)
Text to apply number: 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)
