Electrical Maintenance Technician

Description

Position Details:
Title: Electrical Maintenance Technician
Location: Austin, TX
Shift: Dayshift 6pm-6am 3 days on, 2 days off-2 days on, 3 days off. Plus 10% shift differential for nights. Every other weekend will be a 3-day weekend!
Compensation: $27-$31/hr.
Benefits: Comprehensive Corporate Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, PTO, 401K). No Vehicle provided.
Travel: None

Position Description:
• Make repairs or modifications to production equipment utilizing the following skills: read pneumatic, mechanical, hydraulic, ladder logic and electrical schematics; utilize basic electronic test equipment (volt/ohm meter, megger, and amp meter); pneumatics and electrical controls, pipefitting, welding and general mechanic skills.
• Installation, checkout, and start-up of new or modified plant production equipment.
• Perform PMs on production equipment and determine through these regular inspections, the repair and maintenance work necessary to prevent failure of production equipment.
• Complete required documentation of PM's and other repairs on time and accurately.
• Effectively and efficiently troubleshoot production equipment/process to make repairs and improvement and minimize downtime.
• Establish communication, upload, and download PLC programs, troubleshoot using ladder logic.
• Develop and implement safety related improvements jointly with your supervisor. Maintain safety related guards and other systems on your equipment. Review and implement corrections to Lockout/Tagout procedures and drawings as required.
• Complete all required training on time including any TPC, safety, GMP, or CAPA related training as assigned.
• Adhere to cGMP guidelines, SOP's and plant policies/rules.

Requirements:
• Must be able to use tools such as, but not limited to, voltage and amperage meters, oscilloscope, megger, hand tools, welders, sheet metal equipment, measurement tools such as calipers and micrometers, and PLC's and associated software.
• Minimum 2 years related industrial mechanical or industrial electrical experience OR completion of two-year applicable technical school and three years related industrial mechanical or industrial electrical experience.
• Must have a very strong electrical skillset, with the ability to read and translate schematics.