Installs and repairs electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery. As well as equipment and supports the general maintenance function by performing the following duties.
Responsibilities
- Installs power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines, and specialized potato-processing equipment such as conveyors, and programmable logic controllers.
- Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connects cables, and wires between machines and equipment.
- Shall have proven and demonstrated history of responsible and safe electrical work, and possess a strong knowledge of NEC safety standards, and other associated standards and codes.
- Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures, and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables.
- Tests malfunctioning machinery and discusses malfunction with other maintenance employees, (General Maintenance, Pump Mechanics and Electronics) to diagnose malfunction.
- Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, motors, and positions sensing devices as appropriate or necessary.
- Diagnoses, repairs, or replaces faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards.
- Reads blueprints and all types of electrical schematics.
- Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors as necessary or required.
- Operates equipment to test for malfunctions and to verify repairs. Plans layout of wiring, installs wiring, conduit, and electrical apparatus in buildings.
- Diagnoses and replaces faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
- Must own and maintain the minimum required quality and quantity of personal hand tools for use on the job as instructed by your supervisor.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- Active participation in the apprenticeship program (grade 10/11).
- Preferred Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school (Grade 12).
- Hold current Journeyman Electrical License from the State or Oregon, or a State with license reciprocity with the State of Oregon (Grade 13).
- Hold current Oregon State General Supervisory License (Grade 14).
- Local master of record.
- Hold a current Oregon General Supervisory License to act as a liaison with the State of Oregon electrical inspectors.
- Filing Electrical Inspection Requests, communications with inspectors, coordinating inspections, and signing off on electrical department testing applications (Grade 14).
Language Skills:
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general-public.
Mathematical Skills:
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane, and solid geometry and trigonometry.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- Incumbent pay grade will align with the individual’s credentials.
- Incumbent must get and maintain a valid equipment operator’s license with a Lift Truck and Platform/Scissor Lift endorsement within thirty days of starting the bid. Incumbent must have a valid driver’s license.
Physical Demands:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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