Tyler Union - Electrical Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift

Company Description

Join a Leader in American Manufacturing Tyler Union—part of McWane, Inc., the nation’s premier producer of ductile iron waterworks fittings—is looking for a highly skilled Electrical Maintenance Technician to support operations at our  Anniston, AL facility.

If you’re an expert in diagnosing and repairing industrial electrical and mechanical systems, this role puts your talent at the center of a fast‑paced, high‑impact manufacturing environment. You’ll work hands‑on with advanced machinery and controls, performing everything from troubleshooting and repairs to preventive maintenance and system upgrades. Your expertise in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems—along with strong proficiency in PLCs, ladder logic, and control system programming—will help keep our operations running safely and efficiently.

This is a salaried non‑exempt position offering overtime opportunities, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid vacation and holidays, and a 401(k) plan.

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All candidates offered employment must submit to a drug screen, physical, and background check.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but not limited to the following.

• Follow all processes and procedures associated with the Tyler Union Safety Management Program.  Advise management of any deviations from this program.
• Proactively promote The McWane Way principles.
• Troubleshoot and repair electro-hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanically driven industrial machinery.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, design, and install industrial control systems with 24-volt control and 480-volt power systems.
• Install and setup AC variable frequency drives, instrumentation devices, and temperature controls and recalibrating of instruments, sensors, chart records, I/P transmitters, and controllers.
• Design, layout, and wire electrical panels.
• Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine repair or installation procedures.
• Determine methods to repair or adjust equipment, machines, controls or defective components in a foundry environment.
• Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
• Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects.
• Direct work on scheduled preventive maintenance tasks or emergent work, such as breakdowns.
• Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
• Multitask and concentrate with multiple interruptions.
• Exhibit courtesy and perform duties with tact and reasonable speed.
• Coordinate efforts of hourly workers involved in installing or maintaining equipment or components; fills in as supervisor when needed.
• Consult with operations and maintenance management to resolve problems in system operation or maintenance.

Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Associates degree in a technical field or training in a vocational school preferred.
• Five years of related on-the-job experience required.
• Intermediate experience sufficient to troubleshoot, install, and setup PLC, HMI, and Servo systems abroad.
• Experience in programming Allen Bradley 500 AB Processors with RS logic software, and 5000 AB control logics software and related control systems.  Allen Bradley Panelview experience is a plus.

Additional Information

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES and WORK ACTIVITIES

• Knowledge required to perform this job successfully includes but is not limited to computers and electronics; engineering and technology; mechanical; English language; mathematics; production and processing; design; education and training; physics; and building and construction.
• Skills required to perform this job successfully include but are not limited to operation monitoring; quality control analysis; repairing; troubleshooting; critical thinking; equipment maintenance; reading comprehension; active listening; complex problem solving; judgement and decision making; monitoring; systems analysis; equipment selection; operation and control; speaking; writing; active learning; coordination; installation; persuasion; service orientation; systems evaluation; and time management.
• Abilities required to perform this job successfully include but are not limited to near vision;  problem sensitivity; arm-hand steadine