Industrial Electrician

MAAG Pump Systems, Automatik Plastics Machinery, Maag Gala Industries, Reduction Engineering Scheer, Ettlinger, AMN, Witte and Sikora– eight successful and well-experienced companies have joined forces to become the global partner for the polymer industry. As a manufacturer of gear pumps, pelletizing, and filtration systems, and pulverizers we offer top-grade equipment for your demanding requirements – not only for polymer applications but also for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries.

Position Title:
Industrial Electrician/Facilities Manager

Business Unit:  
MAAG Gala, Inc.

Reports To:
Director Operations

Position Location:
Eagle Rock, VAPosition Type: Full-time
Leadership responsibility: Yes    

Main position objectives
The Industrial Electrician oversees the installation, repair and maintenance of electrical systems within the facility. Leads a maintenance team and the overall facility maintenance program. This includes testing of equipment to determine if components of a system need upgraded or replaced.  Check switches, motors, regulators and other parts of an electrical system as required.  

Position description – Tasks, responsibilities, competencies 

•    Leads the maintenance team and overall program for facility maintenance.
•    Troubleshoot problems with electrical equipment
•    Repair and maintain existing equipment
•    Maintain repair and maintenance logs and records
•    Coordinate electrical installation of new equipment
•    Secures quotes and provides recommendation on equipment and CapEx investments.
•    Works overtime hours as necessary.
•    Installation and maintenance of test equipment in the assembly bays
•    Perform regularly scheduled maintenance/preventative maintenance on established schedules
•    Installation of electrical services to various areas within the warehouse and office areas as required.
•    Works with outside services and utility companies for 3rd party work and projects.
The incumbent considers all interests of quality, accident prevention and occupational safety as well as environmental safety in a preventive manner within his scope of responsibility and supports the avoidance of damages to people, facilities, assets, material and environment actively.
The incumbent is obliged to perform tasks requested by management that relate to his position scope or arise from company needs. This job description reflects current status, right to make changes reserved.

Work Environment
•    Work in this position is both in an office and a factory floor environment.  While performing the duties of this job in a factory setting, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud and PPE may be required.

Physical Requirements
•    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.
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.  The employee must be able to lift items up to 50 pounds. 

•    The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Job Specification
Education (area of studies, Management, IT etc.)
Mandatory
•    Journeyman Electrical license
•    Strong aptitude in reading electrical schematics/drawings.
Desirable
•    Computer literate, good verbal and written communication skills
•    Electrical Engineering Degree
•    Experience with Arc Flash 70E standards.

Professional experience 
Mandatory
•    Min 3 years of experience in industrial electrician
•    Strong aptitude in reading electrical schematics/drawings.
•    Minimum 3 years