Electrician

Job Description

Job Description

Electrician Trainee

PWT, Burlington, WA is seeking an Electrician to work in our automated engineered wood manufacturing plant. Process centers are on a 24 / 7 operating schedule. We are currently hiring for day shift and night shift. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package.

Salary Range- $26.00- $46.00 / hr DOE

Summary / Objective

The maintenance electrician’s primary purpose is installing, maintaining, upgrading, and fabricating machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, and other drawings in an industrial establishment. The position is full time, 12-hour shifts on a rotating schedule.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Assemble, install, troubleshoot, and repair equipment such as motors, frequency drives, electronic devices, and instrumentation.
• Install low and high voltage wiring in various raceways including conduit and cable trays.
• Work with galvanized rigid conduit including sizing, cutting, threading, bending, and installing.
• Understanding of how to use and interpret a digital multimeter for troubleshooting and safety.
• Work with multiple power sources and ability to safely isolate required circuits when troubleshooting or repairing.
• Ability to navigate PLC ladder logic to aid in troubleshooting process failures.
• Understand appropriate sizing of feeder branch circuit protection, power supply, circuit wiring, overload protection, and conduit fill.
• Lubrication of machinery and equipment
• Read blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures. Dismantle and reassemble machinery or equipment using a variety of different tools such as hammers, wrenches, pry bars, and basic hand tools.
• Move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and forklifts.
• Climb and work from ladders and operate and work from boom lifts.
• May perform many duties of general and other skilled labor.
• Work with other electricians, millwrights, machinists, and programmers.
• Able and willing to train others.
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies

Preferred Education and Experience

Our benefits package includes :