Maintenance Electrician

At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.

Greenbrier’s heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.

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Summary

The Maintenance Electrician is responsible for diagnosing equipment including electrical and electronic problems by making adjustments and repairs on building and production equipment. This position breaks down equipment and replaces, adjusts or repairs parts.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Develops standard maintenance programs to be incorporated into techinical manuals
• Assists in Identifying and resolving recurrent failures
• Supports root cause analysis program for major failures
• Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, and motors; and positions sensing devices.
• Inspect equipment and facilities for problems and perform routine maintenance and repairs
• Keeps machinery and production equipment in working condition and always ready for production.
• Diagnoses and repairs issues with CNC Lathes, electrical panels, wheel lathes and boring mills.
• Performs advanced troubleshooting and preventative maintenance tasks on different communication, electrical, measurement, and instrumentation equipment.
• Read and Interpret work instructions, diagrams and electrical schematics

Qualifications

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
• Ability to work with tools such as amperemeter, multimeter, megameter.
• 1+ year of experience with electrical, electronic and industrial skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in electrical maintenance field.
• 1+ years of Welding Experience.
• 1+ years of Fabrication Experience.
• Experience working and understanding OSHA regulations.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The physical environment requires the employee to work in hot and cold environments, in and out of the weather, work safely around heavy equipment and on top of and under railcars, as well as around railroad tracks. Employees are required to use personal protective equipment such as steel toe boots, hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, welding and grinding shields, etc. or as environmental conditions dictate

Physical Activities and Requirements

Frequency Key

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5+ hours/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)

Working Postures

• Sit: Occasionally
• Stand: Frequently
• Walk: Constantly
• Bend: Frequently
• Kneel/Squat: Frequently
• Crawl: Frequently
• Climb: Frequently
• Reach Forward: Frequently
• Reach Upward: Frequently
• Handling/Fingering: Frequently

Lift / Carry Requirements

• 5-10 lbs: Frequently
• 10-25 lbs: Frequently
• 25-50 lbs: Occasionally
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• 10-25 lbs: Frequently
• 25-50 lbs: Frequently
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/Disability

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Greenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities, unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources at or call us at 503-684-7000.

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