Manufacturing Plant Electrical Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Manufacturing Plant Electrical Technician

Can you read a wiring diagram at a glance? Do you enjoy troubleshooting PLCs and keeping production equipment running at peak performance? If so, you’ll fit right in with Eaton’s IS AER MSD team in Orchard Park, NY.

We’re hiring a 2nd-shift technician to support electrical infrastructure and factory equipment. You’ll assemble, install, maintain, and repair systems—and even fabricate specialty units for measurement, control, and communications.

• Consistent schedule: 3:00 pm–11:00 pm
• Competitive hourly pay: $25.00–$35.00
• Pay is determined by your skills, experience, and qualifications along with market and business considerations.

• Interpret maintenance specs, blueprints, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Lay out and install electrical wiring, controls, communications, circuit breakers, transformers, and associated equipment.
• Diagnose failures and repair systems to meet specifications.
• Complete and maintain accurate company records.
• Adhere to and promote safety rules and practices.
• Perform electrical troubleshooting to resolve equipment and system issues.
• Execute preventive maintenance to reduce unplanned downtime and extend system life.
• Apply knowledge of local, state, and national electrical codes and regulations.
• Fabricate purpose-built assemblies for measurement, control, and communications.

• High school diploma (or equivalent).
• 3 years of industrial electrical experience.
• Background working in a manufacturing environment.
• No relocation assistance; candidates must be within 50 miles of Orchard Park, NY. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• State Licensed Journeyman.
• 5 years of industrial electrical experience.
• At least 2 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on capability with: Welding/Fabrication ; Piping systems; Electricity; PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers); Process control instrumentation; Process equipment; Personal computing.

On-site at Eaton’s Mission Systems Division (IS AER MSD), Orchard Park, NY.

Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

If you’re excited by high-mix manufacturing and solving complex electrical challenges, we’d like to meet you.