Maintenance Technician - Plantwide (Electrical Systems)

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

The Role: The Plant-wide Maintenance Technician (Electrical Systems) will layout, plan and perform a wide variety of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, mechanical and pneumatic maintenance and repair work. Relevant industrial electrical maintenance training and experience is required. Applicants must be available to work all shifts.

Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:

• Layout, plan and perform a variety of electrical, electronics, hydraulic, mechanical and pneumatic maintenance repair work using test and diagnostic equipment such as, PLC programming terminals, calibration instruments, voltage and current meters.
• Investigate and correct control system problems on electrical control systems, hydraulic and pneumatic mechanical systems and programmable controllers.
• Plan and construct a variety of electrical production testing equipment.
• Diagnose and test solutions to correct and repair control systems on a variety of production machinery.
• Maintain and service facilities related electrical control systems and equipment as required.
• Plan and direct installation projects for production equipment. Assist in debug and start-up of new production equipment. Assist with implementing solutions for upgrades and improvements of manufacturing production equipment.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance work order repairs, part requirements used in repair work, production requirements, job starting and stopping times, and testing data as required.

Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License/Certification:

• Required minimum education is the equivalent of four years of a formal relevant apprenticeship or the equivalent in trades training and on-the job experience.  A combination of training and experience that includes familiarity with troubleshooting and repairing a wide variety of machinery, equipment, and electrical systems in a manufacturing production environment is preferred. The ability to demonstrate these skills is required.
• Expertise in using PLC programming terminals, calibration meters, electrical test equipment, diagnostics instruments, VOM meters and basic hand tools.  
• Requires extensive knowledge of electrical systems and methods and the ability to work from complex drawings, sketches, etc.
• Work associated with this position is highly diversified and will include installation, maintenance, repair, and alteration of a variety of complicated machines, equipment and systems.

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.)

• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to push, pull, squat, lift, climb, bend, use required tools and equipment; and perform all movements associated with maintenance-type work involving facility, manufacturing and equipment repair.
• Daily walking to and from the necessary work area or throughout the manufacturing area is necessary based upon demands of the job.
• Ability and interest to work other shifts, daily and weekend overtime if and when necessary.

Work Environment:

(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Manufacturing plant work environment subject to noises, climate changes, moving equipment and machinery.
• Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours; daily and weekend overtime may be required.
• The plant work environment is a typical manufacturing environment with moving machinery/equipment, concrete floors, and temperature fluctuations due to climate and seasonal changes where not environmentally controlled.
• Protective eyewear, safety toe shoes and other personal protective equipment required.

• Hearing protection required in some areas due to machinery and factory-related noise.