Electrical Technician

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Perform safe completion of routine and non-routine repairs and construction.
• Perform preventive maintenance, installation, and repair of industrial electrical and/or instrumentation equipment; (substations, power distribution systems, switchgear motors, motor control systems and components, process controls, instrumentation, and pneumatic equipment).
• Assist with troubleshooting of industrial electrical and/or instrumentation equipment.
• Basic experience in the maintenance and repair of electrical circuits and connected equipment.

Preferred Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Conduit and cable tray installations.
• Working at heights.
• Experience working with low and medium voltage systems (600VAC thru 13.8KV).
• Experience with AC and/or DC controls.
• Experience with instrumentation devices.
• Experience with diagnostic electrical test equipment.
• Experience in Motor Control, PLC, and Motor Protection Relays.
• Experience reading Blueprints for Industrial Applications.
• Experience pulling wire utilizing various tools up to and including 500MCM.

Other Criteria

• Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment.
• Must have minimum personal tools as described by the department tool list (or be able to obtain them within 90 days of hire date).
• Must have valid state driver's license with clean driving record.
• Work is performed in a mine or manufacturing plant which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes or airborne particles.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, and work on elevated platforms.
• May be required to work rotating shifts in a 24/7/365 operation that includes weekends, holidays, and both scheduled and unscheduled overtime as schedule dictates.
• Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves, and any other protective equipment as required.