Electrical/Instrumentation Tech

Job Title: Electrical & Instrumentation Tech

Job Reference No: 20230

Department: Maintenance

Job Grade: 7

Job Type: Enable

Career Family: Operational

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor

Nos Post Holders:

Location: Southeast US

Date updated: December 6, 2021

Purpose:

This position is responsible for maintaining the electrical and instrumentation equipment at the production facility. The individual will be responsible for performing routine maintenance of the facility’s electrical equipment.

Dimensions:

- No direct reports

- Maintain internal relationships with co-workers and supervisors

Key Accountabilities:

- Take ownership of personal development

- Adhere to agreed policies and practices to maintain an effective workplace capable of meeting its objectives

- Manage relationships internally and externally

- Share expertise and knowledge with colleagues/co-workers

- Proactively cross train in plant activities/projects

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

- High school diploma or equivalent required

- Technical degree preferred

- Ability to adapt to working within a team or lone working environment, with minimal supervision

- Maintain and adjust equipment to maximize production and minimize downtime

- Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS); Must have experience with Programmable Logic Controllers, Servo and Frequency Drives

- Must have a professional attitude and work well with others

- Promote a safe working environment and follow all workplace and job safety procedures

- Perform/coordinate good housekeeping in the facility

- Must be willing to work shift which includes weekends, nights, and holidays

Special Features:

Able to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments

Measures of Success:

- Inspects, tests, adjusts, calibrates, and repairs electric, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic instruments and systems used to indicate, and record

- Inspects meters, indicators, and gauges to detect abnormal fluctuations

- Maintains a functional knowledge of the operations software and hardware

- Make preventative maintenance inspections of all control instrumentation

- Troubleshoots electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical failures and the aptitude to correct those failures

- Complete work order cycles, performs work, confirm time, and enter equipment history

- Diagnoses existing or potential trouble with plant electrical equipment

- Cleans, lubricates, calibrates, and adjusts as conditions indicate

- Lays out, installs, and places electrical equipment into service

- Performs housekeeping duties as requested, is responsible for keeping designated area clean and clear of safety hazards

- Multi-craft skill set is a plus; ability to perform additional maintenance tasks as assigned

How You Need to Act:

- We care about what matters – we help each other achieve the things that are important to each of us

- We’re a can-do kind of place – we’re empowered and encouraged to make informed decisions, act, and do the right thing

- We see things differently – we share inspiration and insight right across Drax, and search for new ideas and ways of working

- We listen carefully – we make sure that people feel genuinely heard, acknowledged and that what they say matters

- We do what we say we’ll do – we’re proactive, committed, and reliable –and trust others to be the same

- Self-driven with ability to adapt to working within a team or lone working environment, with minimal supervision

- Commitment to work safely and consistently demonstrate safe behaviours & attitude

- Demonstrates interpersonal skills that enhance the team approach to work and problem solving

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Physical/Mental Requirements

Physical/Mental Abilities

Significant

(>50%)

Frequent

(10-50%)

Seldom

(<10%)

Never

(0%)

Use written (verbal visual) sources of information, e.g. read reports, procedural documentation, reference materials

X

Perform detailed work requiring visual activity, e.g. repair electronic equipment

X

Uses non-verbal auditory sources of information, e.g. alarms

X

Use oral communication to perform work, e.g. answer telephone, receive visitors

X

Digital dexterity, e.g. using computer keyboard

X

Stand

X

Sit

X

Reach

X

Grasp

X

Lift/Carry objects which weigh over 10 pounds

X

Lift/Carry objects which weigh over 50 pounds

X

Walk

X

Climb

X

Kneel

X

Squat/Bend

X

Push/Pull

X

Make minor decisions requiring limited judgement, e.g. task sequencing, filing, sorting mail

X

Make general decisions in the absence of specific directions, e.g. prioritizing workload

X

Perform activities requiring sustained concentration, e.g. designing, planning work

X