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    Kymera International

    Specialty Materials

    Electrical Technician

    Detroit, United StatesOn-SiteFull-timePosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    Position Summary

    This position directly supports manufacturing operations through troubleshooting, panel fabrication, and control system optimization. The role requires collaboration with maintenance and engineering teams to diagnose and resolve electrical and automation issues, build and install custom control panels, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance production efficiency and equipment reliability. The ideal candidate will ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all electrical systems.

    Essential Duties

    • and Responsibilities Work alongside maintenance and engineering teams to troubleshoot and repair electrical and control system issues in real-time.
    • Provide support for PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, and safety devices.
    • Assist in updating and maintaining electrical and control documentation (schematics, wiring diagrams, PLC programs).
    • Build and wire custom electrical control panels from schematics and layout drawings.
    • Install control panels and integrate them with machinery and production equipment.
    • Test panel functionality and troubleshoot as needed prior to deployment.
    • Program, test, and validate proper alarms, annunciation, safety interlock behaviors, redundancy fail-over strategies and other plant safety and downtime avoidance techniques aimed at maximizing safety while increasing uptime and preventing damage to expensive machinery.
    • Identify opportunities for improving equipment performance, reliability and safety.
    • Assist engineers in implementing automation upgrades and optimization projects.
    • Utilize LEAN tools such as Standardized Work, 5S, Visual Management as well as leading Kaizen projects and documenting results to support continuous improvement projects.
    • Identify and establish machine spares for equipment as needed.
    • Maintain accurate records of wiring changes, modification, and system configurations.
    • Contribute to standard work instructions (WI) for new and existing control systems.
    • Ability to read and interpret legacy plant electrical engineering diagrams and schematics associated with relay control systems and analog instrumentation.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Kymera International

    Kymera International is a global specialty materials company with more than a century of industrial heritage and a clear focus on building high-performance businesses through technology, scale, and strategic growth. Backed by private equity and operating across North America, Europe, and Asia, Kymera combines advanced materials science with operational excellence to serve critical markets where performance, reliability, and innovation matter. Water filtration is one of Kymera’s most exciting and strategically important growth platforms. Through the acquisition of KDF Fluid Treatment, Kymera has established a strong position in advanced water filtration media, built around a differentiated copper-zinc technology used worldwide in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. The business already delivers attractive margins and profitability, with a strong customer base and proven double-digit growth, yet remains early in its global expansion journey. https://kymerainternational.com/solutions/kdf-fluid-treatment/

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