Maintenance - Electrician

POSITION SUMMARY

Supports the Maintenance Manager by improving and managing the electrical maintenance needs withing the mill.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Drive safe operating standards for the facility and operator areas

• Become a trusted resource for maintenance and engineering questions

·         Identify key electrical equipment related issues and develop improvement plans to resolve these issues

·         Assist the management and maintenance of the TPM and PM systems

·         Provide technical support in the development of capital expenditures and equipment modifications

·         Maintain and repair the electronic components and equipment used in any equipment or device that involves electricity (AC/DC Drives – PLC Controls and Programming)

·         Perform replacement on diagnosed faulty electrical elements of machine including motors, relays, and switches; and set-up sensing mechanism, utilizing hand tools

·         Install, maintain, modify and repair all electrical distribution systems and associated electrical equipment

·         Remain in compliance with current National Electric Code and Arc Flash requirements

·         Inspect and test components of electrical systems, including transformers, transfer switches and switch gears

·         Utilize blueprints, wiring diagrams and manufacturer’s installation manuals to complete assigned projects

·         Survey electrical systems, circuits and plans (PC- PLC-Ladder logic)

·         Develop key knowledge of the plant electrical equipment, including the necessary preventative maintenance requirements including spares inventory

·         Develop and implement key action plans to improve the overall electrical performance of the mill.

• Attends all prerequisite training as required by management
• Has the authority to stop process to correct quality, safety or environmental problems, and to promptly notify Supervisory personnel when processes are noncompliant
• Perform other duties and assignments as assigned

Core Responsibilities

• Model Plymouth Tube values and behaviors as outlined in the Mission Statement
• Represent Plymouth Tube in a professional manner
• Follow all company Environmental and Safety policies, procedures and standards
• Follow all company Quality Standards

Supervisory Responsibilities

·         None

Competencies/Desired Characteristics

Core Competencies

• Care & Commitment:  Consistently reliable, follows work instructions, investigates any inconsistencies and looks ahead to next steps.   Offers ideas for improvements (safety, operations, process, and quality) and actively participates in improvement processes.  Accepts change as part of future state improvement and adapts with positive enthusiasm.

·         Team Player:  Steps up to help the team even when it’s outside of normal duties or comfort zone, looks out for the safety of self and team.  Cooperates with others without dominating the group, values team members for their contributions and professional abilities, and always treats people with respect. Communicates ideas respectfully, honestly and clearly, and considers the suggestions and opinions of others

• Customer Focus:  Seeks out information on customer requirements, stops a process when an inconsistency is suspected, and reports inconsistencies to the right person.  Involves customers and seeks best resource before moving forward with key decisions; follows through on promises made to internal/external customer. Delivers accurate product, services and paperwork to the next operation.
• Initiative:  Initiates problem solving to address issues, acts without being told or directed, actively participates in resolution, seeks best alternative even if it challenges the status quo.  Does and says the right things for the right reasons even when it’s uncomfortable, speaks up immediately when seeing a safety hazard, a process error, or problem to resolve. Acts with sense of urgency:  Gives immediate attention to tasks or issues that prevent organization from reaching goals, rethinks priorities and organizes work to achieve goals or get goals back on track.

Job Specific Competencies

·         Excellence: Demonstrates high personal standard of performance, acts as an example to coworkers.  Exhibits excitement about the job and the organization, it’s projects, opportunities and people involved.  Remains consistent in terms of what one says and does, and in behavior toward others.  Assumes responsibility for resolving interpersonal conflicts, as well as taking responsibility for solving tangible or functional problems.

·         Visionary: Demonstrates forward thinking, submits original ideas based on knowledge, imagination, future needs and potential impact.  Adapts to any new pressures from the environment, sees beyond the obvious and adjusts quickly to new priorities, coping effectively with complexity.  Generates new and creative approaches to problems, procedures, or modifications (innovations), shows imagination.

·         Technical Application:  Demonstrates proficiency in the technical requirements of this position and in many aspects of facility’s technology, continually applies and improves skills in this area.  Consistent in achieving project deadlines, effective in following through on solution, tracking results, reporting changes and challenges.  Easily identifies problems, gathers data, and seeks alternatives through research and interaction with others, demonstrates effective use of resources (time, money, people, equipment, etc.)

·         Professional:  Creates favorable impression through personal appearance, clean workspace and appropriate body language, generally remains calm and level headed during stressful situations.  Takes charge without giving orders, inspires people to listen to alternatives and to participate in the decision-making process when possible. Demonstrates fluency and organized thought.  Keeps the right people informed.  Is appropriate in all forms of communication, taking into account the audience, subject, and culture.

·         Leadership I: Leads by Example by positively communicating goals with a “can do” attitude, being a resource for own team as well as other departments, and offering ideas and opinions that improve processes or environment.  Inspires people to participate with others, listens to opinions, effective in coaching others in how to reach goals, and celebrates successes.  Respectful yet firm and consistent in performance feedback, is timely in resolving performance issues, fosters high level of accountability.

·         PBS I: Consistent in performing standard work, problem solves department triggers, plans and leads effective meetings, achieves improvements to KPI.  Follows up and follows through on action items, uses visuals and data to communicate changes, works with Operations Manager to identify improvement opportunities.  Audits lean improvements for sustainability, viability and validation, and maintains improvements.

QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

·         Associate or Technical Degree preferred with five years minimum work experience in a manufacturing facility or 10 years progressive electrical maintenance experience.  Proficiencies to specific electronics, drives, and PLC controls.

·         Project Planning & Management

·         Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point 

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Reasoning Ability: Ability to follow instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

              Ability to problem-solve rationally and effectively:

o   as part of a collaborative effort

o   independently, as situations may dictate

o   with a minimum of close supervision

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Requirements: 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.