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Facilities Electrician
MillerKnollUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Sept 2025
About the role
Why join us?
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
GENERAL PURPOSE
- Under general supervision, performs routine breakdown and preventive maintenance (PM) that includes inspection and repair of plant machinery/mechanisms, manufacturing and/or facilities related equipment.
- Performs breakdown maintenance by troubleshooting, repairing and documenting maintenance procedures.
- May interact with management, engineering and vendors regarding new machinery/equipment selection, specifications, and set-up.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Actively participates and contributes to machine improvements.
- Actively supports all environmental and recycling efforts including the disposal of hazardous materials.
- May need to be HAZMAT certified.
- Adheres to all corporate and department safety guidelines and procedures.
- Attends safety training classes to keep current.
- Assembles equipment and special machines from designs and sketches.
- Installs and may design guards or other safety equipment to eliminate identified safety hazards.
- Documents modifications, repair, set-ups, maintenance, PM and safety procedures to insure reliability, quality control and improve overall operation of equipment.
- Given a control diagram constructs, wires, and interfaces an electrical panel with equipment.
- Inspects, adjusts, programs, and repairs machinery/mechanisms/controls and equipment according as to PM assigned.
- May be responsible for mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical work on equipment.
- Insures the working area, tools and equipment are maintained in a clean, organized and safe manner.
- Moves, relocates, and installs plant machinery, manufacturing and/or facilities related equipment.
- Perform the rebuilding of plant machinery components, manufacturing and/or facilities related equipment.
- Recommends and may be involved in minor systems modifications under the direction of management and engineering.
- Recommends spare parts for inventory to provide equipment reliability.
- Required to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
- Responsible for all repairs and installation of electrical systems and components less than 500 volts.
- Troubleshoots electrical problems including, but not limited to: power circuits, relay logic systems, PLC systems, and facilities related systems.
- Additional Essential Functions
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
QUALIFICATIONS
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
- Education/Experience - Not Parsed
Licenses and Certifications / Skills and Abilities
- High school diploma or equivalent education required.
- Must have a DOL Electrical Journeyman's license and a valid state electrical license where the position is located.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Must obtain a Herman Miller, Inc. forklift ,and aerial platform or other equipment operator's license.
- Other equipment licensing as required by location or assignment.
- Demonstrated technical aptitude is required for this level.
- Must have the ability to interpret schematic drawings, diagrams and printed instructions to assist in trouble shooting and resolving electrical/mechanical problems on plant machinery, manufacturing and/or facilities related equipment.
- Computer literacy necessary.
- Some overnight, and possibly overseas, travel required for machine qualification runs and technical training.
- Additional Skills and Abilities
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
- Must be able to perform all essential function
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