Job Details
Description

Richmond Foundry is looking for a Electrical Technician to join our team in Dayton, NJ! This person will be responsible for keeping plant equipment, machinery, and tools in good operating condition. The work involves a wide range of methods and procedures on a variety of routine and non-routine duties to adequately and properly diagnose, dismantle, repair, lubricate, and reassemble equipment. Candidates should be able to troubleshoot basic mechanical assemblies to determine whether a pump, gearbox, hydraulic system or pneumatic system can be repaired or needs to be replaced, whether to replace or repair worn parts, and amount of lubrication needed. The position requires some lifting, climbing, standing, walking, crouching, squatting, bending, and kneeling.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment
• Repair all production equipment as needed
• Perform breakdown analysis
• Perform general housekeeping
• Work independently under limited supervision (self-management)

Core Competencies:

• Experience with basic electrical systems (starters, fuses, contacts, relays)
• Experience with conveyers and airveyers (air cylinders, diverters, sensors, motor/speed controls)
• Experience with electrical systems (installation, frequency drive, troubleshooting)
• Experience with electronics (level probes, flow meters, drives/VFDs, etc.)
• Experience with gearing and gear boxes (rebuilds, ordering parts, machining parts)
• Experience with hydraulic systems (high pressure cylinders, pumps, valves, troubleshooting)
• Experience with preventive maintenance
• Experience with pumps (trouble shooting, replacing seals/motors, understanding specs)
• Experience with schematics (electrical blueprints with switches, starters, maps, relays)
• Experience with inspecting, trouble shooting, repairing, and/or replacing mechanical components such as motors, reducers, drive chains, sprockets, sheaves, pulleys, rollers, conveyor belts, bearings, and transfer plates.
• Experience with mechanical systems (gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, bearings)
• Experience with product manuals (reading and applying knowledge to make repairs)
• Experience with trouble shooting mechanical breakdowns (pinpointing and fixing breakdowns)

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Qualifications

Skills



Behaviors


Preferred

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject

Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause

Motivations


Preferred

Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Education

Required

High School or better.



Experience


Preferred

3-5 years: Maintenance/Electrical Experience

Licenses & Certifications

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