Electrical Technician II

Electrical Technician II

Duration: 6 Months with possible extension

Location: Wilmington, NC M-F. OT as needed based on project

Project Technician Role:

• Perform hands-on installation support for new or modified production equipment.
• Provide electrical discipline support in the construction, installation, debug, troubleshooting, and startup of equipment and automated systems including hands-on to the point of turnover to operations at both domestic and international manufacturing sites; majority of time be spent on the floor working on equipment.
• Supervise and provide direction to internal maintenance, and outside contract trades during all aspects of equipment installation and conversion such as demolition, construction, installation, testing, and debug of production equipment.

Project Technician Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing and using project plans and timelines to achieve project goals without sacrificing safety, intellectual property, or quality. Adhere to all corporate, business unit and site guidelines.
• Develop understanding of process and equipment functions in area of responsibility
• Assess condition and usability of existing equipment for fit and function with new installation plans.
• Execute initial equipment set-up and debug up to the point of turnover to operations.
• Analyze and correct equipment installation practices to improve efficiencies, specifically directed toward enhancing installation schedules.
• Create, review, and update installation documentation and drawings as required.
• Develop and use project plans and timelines to achieve project goals without sacrificing safety, intellectual property, or quality.
• Re-design mechanical components to reduce installation cost, solve equipment interferences, and correct inadequate designs.
• Interface with external system integrators and machine builders to successfully deliver fully integrated process equipment systems to plants on-time, on-budget and that satisfy performance measures.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting, replacing or directing trades as necessary to replace defective components and execute changes to solve equipment/process issues.
• Provide training to internal or contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades on new equipment installation procedures as required for successful execution of installation activities.
• Review, “redline”, and modify existing installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, machine specs, schedules, and complete drawing packages including follow-up with drafting services.
• Create and modify existing documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and machine specs of production equipment.
• Procure and expedite materials needed to build or install new or modified equipment.
• Modify software programs used for process equipment control.
• Understanding use and set-up of machine controls for system analog and digital I/O requirements, control sequence logic, fail safe states and recovery sequence digital and analog I/O
• Aid in developing integrated industrial control systems for new manufacturing equipment and modification of existing equipment.
• Re-design electrical components to reduce installation cost, solve equipment interferences, and correct inadequate designs.

Required Education / Skills:

• AAS Electrical Engineering Technology, BS Electrical Engineering Technology, BS Electrical Engineering (Equivalent work experience may be considered in rare circumstances.), with minimum 2+ years manufacturing experience working with process and automation equipment
• Knowledge of power systems for 480VAC and below
• Determines and recommends best solution from a series of alternatives within plant guidelines.
• Translates engineering solutions to requirements, then further to process and/or equipment designs which deliver required performance criteria as well as interpreting electrical drawings and schematics to aid in troubleshooting.
• Works well with other disciplines (IT, Mechanical, and Process engineering) to fully understand manufacturing system functionality and design requirements.
• Ability to work hands-on with the equipment using typical hand tools, instruments, and measurement/alignment devices.
• Flexibility with the ability to manage multiple work streams in a team environment adjusting to changing priorities with a strong focus on job site safety and proactive safety approach.
• Interpretation of drawings and schematics to aid in troubleshooting.
• Works well in a team environment, is a self-starter and results oriented & effective in various settings to provide and present necessary information to project, department, and site leaders.

Desired Skills:

• Equipment or software experience preferred: AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, Windows, MS Office suite including Power Point, Excel, Word. PLC and PC based systems, Beckhoff PLC / Motion Control, B&R PLC Control, A-B PLC / Motion Control, Automated equipment systems experience.
• Knowledge of regulations applicable to area of expertise and works to ensure compliance (NEC, NFPA 70, OSHA, etc.).
• Experience working on a manufacturing floor or construction environment, with a strong focus on job site safety and proactive safety approach.
• Displays a bias for action in situations of uncertainty, addresses issues and problems proactively.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of the Optical Fiber manufacturing process.
• PLC code development to achieve desired operation/throughput of new and existing production equipment.
• SCADA/HMI development, PID control theory knowledge, Electro/mechanical technical understanding

Travel:

• Possible travel to other client Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacturing sites in North Carolina (Concord, Winston-Salem, Hickory, Newton, and Wilmington)
• Typical travel can range from a few days to a few weeks during the project initiation phase. During the deployment phase of the project, travel may be full-time.