Electrician

Oatey Job Opportunity

Since 1916, Oatey has provided reliable, high-quality products for the residential and commercial plumbing industries, with a commitment to delivering quality, building trust and improving lives. Today, Oatey operates a comprehensive manufacturing and distribution network comprised of industry leading family of companies: Oatey, Cherne, Keeney, Quick Drain, Hercules, Dearborn, GF Thompson, William H. Harvey, Masters, Contact, Belanger, Lansas, and Durgo.

At Oatey, we're doing big things and by joining us, you'll have the chance to do big things too. You can build a strong career in an innovative, inclusive, high-performance environment, with the confidence that your company cares about you, our customers and our world. Ready to make an impact in a place where you matter?

Position Summary

Maintain safe, accurate and timely troubleshooting and project planning of machining maintenance, building maintenance and/or electrical projects to ensure that safety, quality and productivity goals are achieved on a daily basis.

Position Responsibilities

• Layout and design electrical, air, plumbing and feeder systems through the building.
• Execute on equipment diagnostics and troubleshoot as needed to improve product quality and productivity.
• Perform electrical equipment component rebuilds as needed.
• Coordinate electrical installations for new machines or relocation of old machines.
• Troubleshooting new and old electrical equipment to increase efficiency, production and quality.
• Integrate the electrical panels to appropriate machine for proper operation.
• Oversee and execute on projects assigned estimate budget and meet timeframe allocated.
• Fabrication of key functional equipment (i.e., tables, stands, machine guarding etc.).
• Ensure that tools and material are returned to their proper locations before leaving the workstation.
• Respond to building support requests to include security response, fire protection issues, and ground/building maintenance as needed.
• Perform preventative maintenance on all department/site equipment as scheduled.
• Complete contractor work permit, work orders and purchase requisitions as needed.
• Work with suppliers and contractors to purchase required parts for servicing equipment and supervise outside contractors.
• Utilize LEAN Thinking in formal and informal settings including participating in LEAN Events (Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Projects, Just-Do-It), submitting Suggestions, attending LEAN Training, and improving work cell/areas of responsibility daily.
• Use visual tools and display boards and update them as appropriate.
• Document all changes resulting from LEAN activities according to ISO guidelines.
• Accept and embrace change for continuous improvement.
• Follow all company safety procedures in completion of job duties.
• Verify that all safety-related devices, machine guarding, signage, etc. are in place and functioning prior to releasing equipment for production.
• Wear required PPE for job function.
• Participate in 6S events in the department and throughout the facility.
• Sustain 6S standards through good housekeeping and execution of standard work.
• Knowledge of lock out, tag out procedures and locations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers by willingness to take on additional responsibility and/or support.
• Substitute and back-up production/maintenance positions if and when necessary.
• Support corporate activities as needed.
• Maximize the flow of communication for effective performance within the department and between shifts.
• Support lean projects based on request (fabricate and relocate ancillary production equipment) as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience

• One (1) year prior maintenance department experience with responsibility for electrical systems.
• Advanced electrical understanding of effective power distribution.
• Solid understanding of equipment, and mechanical aptitude to perform equipment troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge and ability to evaluate injection molding equipment to achieve desired specification.
• Good organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Basic math skills and effective problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics.
• Understanding of safety procedures for lockout/tag out, machine guarding, and applicable OSHA standards.
• Knowledge of class one (1), division one (1) environment.
• Knowledge and participation in spill response, confined space team and incident command activities preferred.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-tasking environment and meet operational deadlines.
• Flexibility and dependability required to meet operational demands of 24-hour operation to include availability for on-call requirements.
• Occasional travel to other locations will be needed.
• Experience working in a maintenance department in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Arc flash training/certification preferred.

Education and Certification

• Certified Electrician required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred, and/or successful completion of an apprentice program with preference for Journeyman program completion.