Industrial Machine Electrician at Canam Steel Corporation in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey

Job Description:

Support production operations by performing preventative electrical/mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of steel deck production equipment, as well as repairs and maintenance of facility.

Essential Duties:

• Perform troubleshooting and repairs on electrical/mechanical systems.


• Analyze, troubleshoot and repair equipment of all manufacturing equipment.


• Comply with applicable regulations and the department's Safety program


• Perform general building repairs and maintenance


• Other duties as assigned.

• Must have extensive electrical knowledge


• Strong PLC and VFD knowledge/experience.


• Experience in welding, fabricating and mechanical equipment repairs


• Knowledge of hydraulics, electrical panels (120V, 240V, 480V) and electric motors and drives


• Ability to read measurements accurately.


• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure.


• Ability to read blueprints and schematics


• Experience in troubleshooting and repairing various types of production machinery preferably in a manufacturing environment.


• Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out written and oral instructions.


• Must have basic knowledge of lock out / tag out and PPE.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; handle objects, tools, controls and reach with hands and arms; climb and balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.


• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Must have normal color vision.

Work Environment

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts;


• Work may be performed in high places and/or in outside weather conditions.


• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.