PURPOSE STATEMENT:
THE MASTER ELECTRICIAN’S PRIME RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES BY INSTALLING, DIAGNOSING, REPAIRING, AND SERVICING ELECTRICAL, PACKAGING AND BAKERY EQUIPMENT. PERFORM ALL JOBS SAFELY, EFFICIENTLY, AND ACCURATELY TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PLANT. THE MASTER ELECTRICIAN'S RESPONSIBILITIES ALSO INCLUDE USING A NUMBER OF TOOLS TO INSTALL AND SERVICE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, OBSERVING COMPANY SAFETY GUIDELINES, DOCUMENTING EACH PROJECT AND UPDATING CLIENT RECORDS, PROVIDING MATERIAL COST AND TIME ESTIMATES, AND TRAINING APPRENTICES. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO EASILY DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL FAULTS AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL DUTIES):
- THE ELIMINATION OF BREAKDOWNS IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE.
- INSTALLS AND REPAIRS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
- INSTALLS POWER SUPPLY WIRING AND CONDUIT FOR NEWLY INSTALLED MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT
- CONNECTS POWER SUPPLY WIRES TO MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT
- DIAGNOSES MALFUNCTIONING APPARATUS SUCH AS: TRANSFORMERS, MOTORS, AND LIGHTING FIXTURES
- REPLACES FAULTY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF MACHINES SUCH AS: RELAYS, SWITCHES, MOTORS, AND POSITIONS SENSING DEVICES
- PERFORMS ROUTINE WORK ASSIGNMENTS COMPETENTLY IN THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES:
- INSTRUMENTATION
- PACKAGING AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
- P-L-C ABLE TO CONNECT AND GO ONLINE, REPLACING INPUT/OUTPUT CARDS
- PERFORMS TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNIQUES IN A LOGICAL MANNER ON COMPLEX MACHINERY INCLUDING REPLACING MOTORS, RELAYS, TRANSFORMERS, AND SAFETY RELAYS
- PREPARES WORK ORDERS USING A COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMMS/EAM)
- RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (PM) ON ALL SITE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED
- SOURCES AND PREPARES PARTS FROM STORES FOR USE IN ALL REPAIRS, W/O AND PM’S AS REQUIRED
- PREPARE BASIC DIMENSIONED SKETCHES WHEN REQUIRED
- READS AND UNDERSTANDS TECHNICAL BULLETINS, MANUALS, INSTRUCTIONS, BLUEPRINTS AND INSTALLS ELECTRICAL PARTS IN PANEL
- POSITIVE PARTICIPATION IN ALL MAINTENANCE TEAM MEETING
- COMMUNICATE AND TRAIN PRODUCTION STAFF ON ELECTRICAL HAZARDS AND TECHNIQUES IN MAINTENANCE WHEN REQUIRED
- PERFORMS CHANGEOVER OF EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
- MAINTAIN SITE PROGRAMS, LOCKOUT, CONFINED SPACE, ARC FLASH AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY, ETC.
- SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS (OPERATOR), PREVENTIVE AND PREDICTIVE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE
- CONTRIBUTES TO THE SOLUTION OF GENERAL MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS BY OBSERVATION FOLLOWED BY CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSION WITH HIS SUPERVISOR AND/OR CO-WORKERS
- PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TEAM
- THIS POSITION MAY ALSO CALL UPON TO PERFORM OTHER DUTIES NOT SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED BY THIS JOB DESCRIPTION
