Job Description
Description
Position at JBS USA
POSITION: Tannery Electrical Technician
DEPARTMENT: Maintenance
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (Experience in the same field can be substituted for BS but must have other Electrical certificates)
- Minimum 2 years of progressively more responsible positions within the electrical/industrial maintenance field.
- Significant background in the Electrical field
- Significant background in mechatronics/mechanical engineering, steam generation, air compressor technology, chain drives, all types of conveying systems, variable frequency motor controls, maintenance of sanitary conditions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Apply electrical engineering principles to maintain and improve the efficiency and reliability of the process equipment.
- Design, justify, plan, coordinate, and execute plant improvements/upgrades as directed.
- Design, develop, and test electrical distribution systems and load centers.
- Identify, analyze, and offer solutions to address electrical system needs of the plant.
- Prepare electrical drawings and specifications, and ensure that they are completed according to the company’s drawing standards and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and company safety requirements and standards procedures.
- Identify production problems, recommend modifications, and implement solutions to existing quality or production standards to achieve optimal performance within the equipment limits.
- Independently research new technologies and recommend electrical technical innovations in machine/system architecture, control methodologies, and industrial/lab/field automation.
- Provide expertise for design of electrical power and automated controls in the company manufacturing operations.
- Provide expertise for designing, installing, and integrating electrical power and automated controls for facility renovations and expansions.
- Monitor and implement improvements that conform to the company’s electrical standards.
- Must understand the process flow of electrical/electronic functions.
- This includes but is not limited to the equipment on the Tannery Plant.
- Understands the workings of diagnostic equipment (oscilloscope, megger, volt meter and Amp probes).
- Must have the ability to apply emphasis to major functions of equipment in area of responsibility this includes but is not limited to:
- All functions of primary and secondary product scales
- Fleshers, Splitters, Wringer, Press, Drums, and/or Conveyor Belts,
- Product testing equipment
- All plant Program Logic Controllers
- All primary and Secondary functions of the electrical power in facility
- All equipment associated to electrical/electronic area that are assigned by peers
- Must be able to understand and draw electrical/electronic schematics and use these schematics and plant schematics as troubleshooting guides.
- Actively involve maintenance personnel in HAACP reviews and insure their expertise is used to improve food safety wherever applicable.
- Assist the Plant Engineer in assuring continuous plant improvement
- Insure reliable and cost effective operation of systems that are often on line continuously.
EOE/Vet/Disabled
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