Electrical Technician Job Description
Electrical Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Electrical Technician Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Electrical Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: IPC, STD, COMPEX, J–STD-001, CW, NETA, BTEC/HNC, MOT, NASA, ATI
Education for Electrical Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the electrical technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Collage Degree in Technical, Industrial, Associates, Electrical Technology, Electronics, Manufacturing, Education, Military, Electrical Engineering, Technology
Skills for Electrical Technician
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Desired experience for electrical technician includes:
Electrical Technician Examples
Electrical Technician Job Description
- Be able to safely conduct a lock-out/tag-out procedure on each piece of equipment, line and device in the field
- Be able to recognize and communicate the risks associated with each of the products, chemicals, pieces of equipment, and electrical devices located throughout the facility
- Comply with all GMP, ISO and food safety standards
- Shall implement continuous improvement actions to close gaps of KPI’s or increase productivity as needed
- Must be able to efficiently and effectively troubleshoot and detect any electrical deficiencies/failures in the equipment
- Knowledge in working with electrical control systems
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work transparently as a team member
- Current QLD Electrical License is desirable but not essential
- Tests and maintains electric and gas telemetering apparatus
- Assists districts in investigating interference problems of radio and television reception throughout company territory and takes necessary steps to correct situation
- 4 year Electrical Engineering Technology degree or 2 year Degree in Electrical Technology and experience equivalent to 4 year degree
- Typically requires associate’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent with five or more years of experience
- Associate’s degree in a related field or equivalent electrical experience
- Identifying and acquiring the necessary electrical components, breadboard material, switches, connectors, cables
- Fabricating chassis, panels
- FTC(Full technical certificate)
Electrical Technician Job Description
- Collaborate with operators and mechanics/technicians to ensure proper reporting in SAM/SAP alignment
- Must be able to work with little supervision, maintain a positive working relationship with fellow team members and other departments be able to demonstrate proper care of tools and instruments required to complete various jobs
- Perform all types of technical work associated with troubleshooting, operation, maintenance, calibration
- Assists maintenance technicians, and engineers with technical troubleshooting
- Train engineers, and maintenance personnel on technical knowledge discovered through troubleshooting to minimize downtime
- Carry out switching on HV and LV distribution systems and drilling generators to support production, as required
- Alter electrical protection settings as required on HV and LV distribution systems
- LV small power distribution system, LV battery/UPS system & HV distribution system
- Travel to the construction sites to conduct Electrical inspections and prepare reports
- Technical supervision of junior engineers and technologists incl
- Good scientific and engineering knowledge in specialty
- Associates degree in an electromechanical or electronics technology field preferred but will consider experience
- Must be able to climb ladders and stairs and work at heights exceeding 50 ft
- Follow all Food Manufacturing rules and regulations including but not limited to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)
- Knowledge of MIL SPEC Cable fabrication
- Assembles electrical systems and electrical harnessing for suborbital launch vehicles under the direction of senior technical staff
Electrical Technician Job Description
- Complete work orders and assigned PMs
- Participate and lead NCE and TPM related activities
- Follow department processes such as One-time Order Forms and Add to Stock
- Perform instrument calibration
- Use test equipment (e.g., Voltmeter, Ammeter, Megohm meter) to troubleshoot electrical equipment
- Troubleshoot analog and discrete PLC Modules
- Troubleshoot and repair switchgear
- Perform troubleshooting on Data Networks
- Completes all work orders in a timely fashion
- Adjust and install all plant instruments
- Tests and operates electrical systems and harnessing for suborbital launch vehicles under the direction of senior technical staff
- Reviews requirements, configuration documents and wiring schematics to ascertain appropriate test specifications, test equipment, procedures, and objectives
- Executes launch field assembly and checkout of subsystems prior to final vehicle assembly
- Have a working knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics
- Must pass the NOCTI test
- Forklikft Certified
Electrical Technician Job Description
- Repairing or replace wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools
- Assembling, electrical or electronic wiring, equipment on panels and equipment, and components using hand and or power tools
- Assist in maintaining all documents/communication pertaining to electrical diagrams, machine modifications, or program modifications
- Available to fill in for other Electronic Technician associates that are on vacation, sick leave
- Work on individually assigned projects to improve the Safety, quality, or productivity of the machine
- Travel as job requirements dictate for training
- Complete work orders on a daily basis
- Communicate technical information and history during the shift change meeting of repairs you completed or worked on throughout your shift
- Supporting electrical design, configuration, and/or assembly as needed
- Supporting general manufacturing of the ACME system
- Advanced electrical power and controls, understanding of PLCs
- Must hold a current COMPEX certificate (TECH-300-EEHA-01, Ex01 through to Ex04)
- Electricity at Work Regulations (TECH-300-EAWR-01)
- 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring regulations (TECH-300-IEE-01)
- Practical understanding of ATEX and DSEAR
- Ability to problem solve using a variety of techniques to identify root causes and potential solutions
Electrical Technician Job Description
- Meet OSHA requirements and wear a full body harness and an anti-fall equipment with clothes, boots, hard hat and tools while not exceeding a weight greater than 310 pounds
- With or without reasonable accommodation, to open and close small and large valves requiring upwards of 150 foot pounds of force
- Work in a variety of postures and positions throughout the work period to include kneeling, squatting, bending, prone or supine
- Independently transition to and from the ground without the aid of a stationary object for support, sustain prolonged periods of standing and walking on hard surfaces (both level and unlevel) steel grating, snow, ice and mud
- With or without reasonable accommodation, to work from the ground to overhead heights, in relatively tight confines and in areas that are classed as confined space entry
- With or without reasonable accommodation, to routinely climb stairs and ladders to extended heights
- With or without reasonable accommodation, to work at extremes of heat and cold, and with dust and fumes
- Wear a self-contained breathing apparatus, respirator or escape pack, if needed in an emergency situation
- LV electrical maintenance experience
- Practical experience in the use, updating and planning with maintenance management systems
- Intermediate to advanced skill & experience programming Rockwell Automation PLCs/PACs, including ControlLogix, Micrologix, SLC 500, PLC 5
- Familiar with human machine interface (HMI) equipment from Rockwell Automation, including Panelview, Panelview Plus, Factorytalk View, Inview Message Displays
- Intermediate understanding of Rockwell Automation Industrial Drives and Servo Motion Systems, including Servo 1394, Kinetix 6000, Powerflex, ControlLogix Integrated Motion programming, SERCOS, SYNCHLINK, AXISLINK
- Experienced working with programming and configuration software of various types for Rockwell Automation control systems, including RSLogix (5, 500, 5000), Panelbuilder, Factorytalk View ME, RSLinx, RSNetworx, GML Commander