Maintenance Electrician Tech - ECOLAB

Maintenance Electrician Tech’s main focus is to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain plant production machinery.  He/she works with Production Supervisor and Maintenance Manager to ensure timely repair of equipment.  The Electrical Tech supports equipment, building maintenance, and other systems throughout the site to maintain optimum operating conditions and plant productivity. He/she will also assist with related upgrades, improvements, and other assigned projects as required. Multi-tasking and a sense of urgency are required daily to prevent excessive downtime of equipment.

What’s in it For You: 

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day one of employment including medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more!

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What You Will Do:

• Responsible for installing electrical equipment, instrumentation, and related equipment using drawings, schematics, and manuals
• Repair and install motors, motor controls, transformers, and VFD’s
• Installation of conduit, lights, video systems, and ethernet cables CAT-5 and CAT-6
• Knowledge of servo drives
• Able to use multimeters, amp meters, ohm meters, and Oscilloscope.
• Able to plan and generate drawings and order parts and supplies for projects when assigned
• Documenting all builds and updating any changes made to schematics or manuals
• Manages have machines/equipment running when downtime occurs
• Manages electrical parts inventory and  orders necessary parts
• Must work with the Production Supervisor to ensure equipment is maintained properly by operators
• Tracks electrical breakdowns to develop preventive action plans
• Reports all major issues to the Maintenance Supervisor, General Manager and Production Supervisor
• Works as a coordinator for outside electrical maintenance vendors
• Troubleshooting equipment failures of all types and other duties as assigned
• 5-S Representative for Maintenance-electrical area
• Responsible for the quality of all work performed
• Accountable for any information needed by the Quality Steering Team  

Position Details:

• Plant location: Swannanoa, NC
• Work week and shift: 1st Shift Monday - Thursday, 6:00 am - 4:00 pm with some weekends
• Compensation package offered: $28.50 per hour with some OT

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year previous experience industrial / facility maintenance
• Must have knowledge of building operating systems
• Working electrical/mechanical knowledge of general equipment function is expected and required

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift/carry 50lbs
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and physical exam

Preferred Qualifications:

•  Read and interprets manuals, schematics, blueprints drawings, and other written installation and repair instructions
• Knowledge of programming PLC’s. or understanding the logic
•  Knowledge of Transformers, and UPS systems
•  Knowledge of electrical wiring and local codes
•  Knowledge of general equipment (electrical and mechanical)

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits. 

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.