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Job Summary:
Great client is seeking a Technical Electrician who has prior experience in an industrial environment to join their team. Candidates must have at least 2 years in the current role as an electrician, and experience with PLCs and VFDs.
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Location: Naperville, Illinois
Job type: Permanent
Salary: $70,000 - 78,000 per year
Work hours: 8am to 4pm
Education: High School
Responsibilities:
- Performs all duties in compliance with plant rules and practices safety, conduct, sanitation and good housekeeping.
- Must become knowledgeable with basic electronic control devices so that installation and terminations can be made without physical or electrical damage to the equipment.
- Must be able to demonstrate proper use and care of testing equipment including but not limited to meters, probes, calibration instruments, and PLC programs.
- Must have the tools and knowledge to disassemble and reassemble equipment that is necessary to get to an electrical problem, service all electrical motors. Any motor/ reducer over 5HP will have a mechanic service the reducer or vari-drive portion.
- Lay out and install any power, light and electrical control system without drawings. Install conduit runs with / without drawings. Provide rigging necessary to pull in cables.
- Maintain complete knowledge of electrical circuits in assigned area, including interlocking sequences, placement and switching procedures of the electrical distribution system and factory lighting circuits.
- Responsible for calibrating measuring equipment and tracking calibrations as needed as well as handle any follow-ups on corrective actions required.
- Provide technical assistance and resolution when electrical problems are encountered.
- Assemble and maintain electrical and electronic systems according to engineering data and knowledge of electrical principles, using hand tools and measuring instruments.
- Install and maintain electrical control systems and equipment.
- Maintain electrical, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations.
- Set up and operate test equipment or PLC program monitoring to evaluate performance of equipment, or systems under operating conditions, and record results.
- Collaborate with electrical engineers and others to identify, define, and solve problems. ? Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical instruments or testing equipment.
- Analyze and interpret information to resolve operating or design-related problems.
- Evaluate and utilize shop electrical drawings for sound electrical troubleshooting practice.
- Know and understand method and sequence of operations for troubleshooting and testing processing equipment.
Experience/Education:
- High School Degree required.
- Basic Electrician/Electronic Technician skills, AB and TI PLC's temperature control, PID loops, RTDs, TC's pressure level, humidity/moisture, pH, electronic scales, photoelectric sensors, etc.
- PC skills - replace and reconfigure personal computer utilized in process applications.
- Install and maintain motors, motor control circuits, VFD drives, and 480v-power distribution.
- At least 2-4 years manufacturing experience as a hands-on Electrician or successful completion of an approved Apprenticeship Program.
The essential functions of this role include:
Working in a non-temperature controlled environment
manual lifting up to 50lbs
working weekends
Qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- Education: High School (required)
Skills:
Technical
Motor Control Circuits
VFD Drives
Electrical
PLC (2 years of experience is required)
PID Loops
RTD