Industrial Electrician

Industrial Electrician

EOSYS is growing and looking to hire the best Industrial Electrician to join our Nashville team. Pay range for this role is $30 - $35/hr. depending on experience.

At EOSYS, you're not just another person added to our headcount. When you work at EOSYS you become part of the EOSYS family. Our people are some of the most talented and engaged in the industry. As a leader in providing industrial automation and integration services, we offer stimulating, challenging projects across various industries including Food & Beverage, Chemical, Pulp & Paper, Automotive, Metals, and Utilities. We work in small teams, build strong relationships with our colleagues and customers, and provide many opportunities for career development. For all these reasons and more, our employee-owners have a strong sense of accomplishment and choose to call EOSYS home.

The Industrial Electrician is a hands-on member of the industrial control field installation team with responsibility for the training and mentoring of installation team members (1-2 teammates).

Responsibilities

• Works independently with little supervision to successfully execute electrical and equipment installation projects/tasks both on and offsite.
• Ensures personal safety and quality standards are followed.
• Engages customers during installation project to ensure satisfactory completion.
• Engages customers while onsite to seek other project opportunities.
• Ensures organization of all tools and inventory.
• Performs installation and decommissioning of components, wiring and equipment.
• Assembles and modifies custom control enclosures and devices per electrical schematics and installation plan documents.
• Works with Engineering to test, check out, and troubleshoot large, complex systems.
• Runs wiring and conduit for installation of equipment and systems at customer work sites.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities.
• Drives company trucks and vans with trailers.
• Operates forklifts and manlifts.
• Coordinates and executes small scale projects with support from Installation Manager.
• Manages team member(s) during the duration of installation projects with support from Installation Manager.
• Completes and files appropriate project related paperwork.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two-year technical school, trade school, electrical apprenticeship program, contractor's license or other related industry certificates or licensure a plus
• OSHA 10- or 30-Hour Training and Safety
• Five or more years of experience in any of the following or equivalent experience:
• Industrial electrical maintenance
• Industrial electrical construction and/or service
• OEM experience with major manufacturing companies
• System Integration and/or Automation equipment installation
• Experience working in an industrial environment
• Experience in specialty terminations of industrial control panels and devices per electrical schematics (e.g., network cables, fiber-optics, various PLC and I/O components, etc.)
• Possess a valid driver's license and have a clean driving record as well as reliable transportation
• Must be able to commute to Smyrna, TN as the permanent job location as well as travel out of state for short term project assignments
• Must be willing to work overtime, weekends and holidays as required
• The capability of achieving a Master Electrician or Electrical Contractor certification within 1 year of employment is a plus
• This position is a combination of onsite and travel based out of our Smyrna, TN office. The role requires up to 50% travel to client sites throughout the continental US.

Skills

• Project management for installation projects, including but not limited to the following tasks:
• Understanding and planning for appropriate project start and completion dates and time
• Developing and communicating the appropriate order of operations for the work to be completed to the team member(s)
• Identifying the appropriate tools and materials to complete the work, and ensuring those tools are brought to the location in which the work will be completed
• Managing a small installation team (1–2 team members) and ensuring the successful completion and customer satisfaction for the project
• Providing technical instructions and feedback
• Reference and interpretation of electrical codes (e.g. NEC, NFPA, UL)
• Reading and understanding blueprints, schematics and control diagrams
• Strong knowledge of electrical fundamentals
• Mechanical and layout skills with enclosures, conduit, and tray

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Using hands to handle or feel or use objects, tools, or controls
• Reaching with hands and arms
• Sitting at a desk or console for extended periods
• Must be able to be fitted for Personal Protective Equipment for certain customers
• Standing and walking on a concrete surface for extended periods?
• Kneeling periodically on concrete or padded surfaces
• Lifting and carrying 50 lbs
• Walking/working in mezzanine (screen guard) area (20 – 25 ft. high, wire mesh floor)??
• Climb stairs and ladders; balance; talk and hear
• Working from a ladder or scaffold
• Walking/working in overhead truss area (30 – 35 ft. high)
• Working periodically in an attic or crawl space
• Working in wash-down locations with wet/slippery floors?
• Must be physically capable of operating company vehicles and equipment safely

Work Schedule

Ability to work overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as required. Flexibility often required for short notice schedule changes. Regular travel and overnight stays are required for projects out of town. Travel requirement is 50% throughout a calendar year. Projects average 2-3 weeks in duration with overnight stays required.

Work Environment

The work environment for this job is a combination of office and industrial setting with some exposure to inclement weather. Industrial environments vary and can include dusty, dirty, hot or wet conditions or in confined areas or other uncomfortable places.

**Must be authorized to work in the United States. EOSYS is not currently accepting work visas.**

EOSYS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Discrimination and harassment based on protected characteristics are prohibited.

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