Industrial Electrician - Johnson Service Group

Johnson Service Group, A nationally recognized recruiting firm, is assisting our global manufacturing client in finding an Industrial Electrician near Columbia, MO. This position is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing industrial equipment within a manufacturing facility.
Shift: Friday – Monday, 4:30pm-5am
Responsibilities:

• Examine, Troubleshoot, Design & Repair AC/DC electronic and/or electrical circuits, Including remote control, industrial controls, PLC, CNC and Robot computers/ processors.
• Perform electrical layouts and install production equipment and perform repairs or replacements as required.
• Modify and edit machine language programs.
• Setup computer systems and install various software systems.
• Responsible for proper use and maintenance of required personal safety protection equipment and understanding proper hazardous waste material handling.
• Receive or determine work assignments, view logbooks, and overdue reports, equipment availability, work orders as to help in completion of assignment. Keep areas clean, orderly and have safe work conditions.
• Initiate appropriate repairs and adjustments to maintain optimal performance of equipment
• Identify and report material irregularities and equipment malfunctions to appropriate personnel and or appropriate department.
• Assemble and/or connect fixtures, electrical controls and apparatus including switches, relays, circuit breakers, power cables and grounds.
• Examine, troubleshoot or test equipment utilizing electrical knowledge and sensing instruments to determine cause of failure or malfunction on a variety of electrical and electronic circuits.
• Perform servicing, repairs, adjustments, alignments, and calibration of electrical or electronic circuitry per blueprints, manufactures schematics, or wiring diagrams. 
• Assemble circuitry according to engineering specifications and knowledge of electronic systems.
• Maintain and completed predictive and preventative maintenance records.
• Complete required maintenance work orders and all necessary documentation as required or directed.
• Work with Lead Process Engineer in order to design or fabricate changes or modify electronic controls or add PLC's or control circuits to new or existing equipment.
• When necessary perform duties normally assigned to entry level electricians, assist mechanical and other personnel with repairs as arises or as requested.
• Test, setup and repair hydraulic servo controlled equipment.
• Understand and use various machine - PLC programming languages.
• Measure, cut, thread, bend, assemble and install electrical conduit as required.
• Assist in maintaining and recommending spare parts and inventory.
• Setup VFD Drives and Programming.
• Install, troubleshoot and repair AC/DC electrical controls systems using schematic diagrams or relay logic.
• Take electrical readings such as voltage, resistance and current, utilizing proper meters and instruments.
• Maintain preventative maintenance files. Dispose of scrap and other material in proper containers.
• Observe functioning of modified, repaired or new electrical equipment, controls or systems to detect hazards or a need for adjustments, relocation/ replacements of parts.
• Tools/Equipment Utilized:
  • Chart recorders, digital oscilloscope, robot and CNC programming and diagnostic equipment, volt, amp meters, hand and power tools as required. Power saws, conduit benders, cutters, and miscellaneous hand and power tools.  Hydraulic servo, transducers, encoders, power supplies, VFD drives, PLC's, Laptop Computers, diodes, SCR's capacitors, transformers, motors, conduit and fittings. Relays, timers, cable bus duct, insulation, and control panels.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in electrical or electronic field from an accredited institution or four years practical experience plus an additional two years of electronics training with an emphasis in PLC programming.
• 2+ years experience installing and servicing industrial manufacturing equipment.

** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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