About the role
Be the go-to multicraft technician for industrial power, controls, and automation. You’ll execute PMs, troubleshoot complex faults, and ensure code-compliant installations across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic systems in a manufacturing setting.
Key responsibilities
- Check maintenance queues and repair status using a computer-based system.
- Diagnose malfunctions with meters, schematics, manuals, and blueprints.
- Perform repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment and electrical circuits.
- Execute mechanical maintenance and repairs; fabricate and weld brackets as needed.
- Install/terminate power and control wiring to machines, breakers, transformers, and components (low to high voltage).
- Locate and correct failures in transformers, motors, lighting, and related apparatus; replace damaged wiring/cable.
- Use construction power tools, precision measuring devices, and test equipment safely.
- Inspect for hazards/defects and ensure compliance with applicable codes.
- Create sketches or follow blueprints to plan equipment/wiring locations and verify safety/building code conformance.
- Install conduit and wiring; troubleshoot systems to root cause using test equipment and hand tools.
- Work at heights (ladders, scaffolds, roofs) to install, maintain, and repair equipment and wiring.
- Escalate and advise when continued operation could be hazardous.
- Follow SQF requirements and all facility safety rules, including PPE.
Minimum qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to pass the Ramsay Assessment (60 mechanical + 60 electrical questions).
- Dependable attendance; strong work ethic; self‑motivated with the ability to prioritize independently.
- Ability to stand 8 hours per day and frequently lift up to 50 lbs.
- Willingness to wear required PPE and work a rotating shift.
Preferred background
- Technical school graduates in Electrical Systems, Mechatronics, or Industrial Maintenance are highly encouraged to apply.
- Machining (mill, lathe, grinder, saw, drill) and welding (TIG, stick).
- Blueprint/schematic literacy across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
- Plumbing skills including threading and soldering.
Systems expertise
- Mechanical: gears, pulleys, chains, belts, shafts, industrial gearboxes, water pumps, air compressors; HVAC a plus.
- Electrical: AC/DC motors and drives, 480V three‑phase, transformers, control power, relays.
- Pneumatic: valves, controls, pressure/flow management, cylinders.
- Hydraulic: valves, controls, pressure/flow management, cylinders.
- Electronic/controls: ladder logic, PLC programming (C programming a plus).
Demonstrated proficiencies
- HVAC
- PLC troubleshooting, programming, and wiring
- Electrical and equipment troubleshooting
- Soldering
- Single- and three-phase power
- 120/208/240/480V systems
- Hydraulics experience
- Troubleshooting industrial automation equipment
- Pipefitting skills
- Manufacturing environment experience
Tools and platforms
- Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen‑Bradley, Siemens)
- Servo motors