Industrial Maintenance Electrician – PLC/VFD
Company Overview
Future Foam, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of polyurethane foam products that has been family-owned for over 60 years. Its primary focus is to provide excellent quality and service throughout the manufacturing process. With 27 facilities across the United States and internationally, we take pride in having a culture that fosters an open, trusting, and collaborative work environment. Most importantly, we put safety first.
Position Summary
We are seeking an Industrial Maintenance Electrician – PLC/VFD to join our maintenance department. This position will be responsible for performing all operations required to install, troubleshoot, repair, and service equipment in support of production operations. Our ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of industrial electrical maintenance procedures, PLCs, VFDs, electrical control troubleshooting, the ability to read and understand blueprints, and experience with pneumatic and hydraulic systems. To excel in this position, an individual must have outstanding problem-solving skills, as well as exceptional communication and organizational skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect equipment and systems to identify any issues.
- Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and perform preventive maintenance on motor control centers, including associated control devices such as relays, timers, switches, and interlocks.
- Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and perform repairs to variable frequency and direct current drives.
- Install, troubleshoot, reprogram, and modify programmable logic controllers. Design and modify control circuits and related control devices and equipment.
- Monitors and reacts promptly to routine demand maintenance requirements.
- Install, modify, and upgrade new and existing electrical systems, fixtures, and other related electrical equipment in compliance with current municipal and national electrical codes.
- Utilizes various mechanical and electrical testing equipment.
- Participates in process improvement.
- Utilizes machining and electrical equipment to complete daily tasks.
- Repairs faulty equipment units and damaged structures.
- Assists in developing and implementing preventative maintenance procedures.
- Coordinates with operations to plan and schedule repairs.
- Conducts periodic quality checks on equipment and systems to ensure everything is up to standard.
- Reads equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance of all plant equipment.
- Maintains the inventory records for equipment spare parts and supplies.
- Complies with all company safety rules and procedures.
- Performs other tasks as assigned by management.
Qualifications
- Formal training and practical experience in an industrial setting as an Industrial Electrician.
- Associate degree, technical certification, formal electrical training, or equivalent practical industrial experience.
- 3+ years of practical, hands-on industrial electrical maintenance experience.
- Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
- Experience with 480V, low-voltage, and DC systems, VFDs, and PLC control-logic troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of principles of electrical distribution and equipment, including but not limited to transformers, circuit breakers, protective relays, disconnect switches, voltage regulators, automatic transfer switches, synchronizing and power monitoring equipment.
- Knowledge of electrical test equipment used for electrical troubleshooting, diagnosis, and preventive maintenance. Equipment includes but is not limited to ammeter (AC/DC), megohm meter, multimeter, oscilloscope, tachometer, power quality analyzers, thermal imaging cameras, and meters.
- Knowledge of PLCs (programmable logic controllers), including hardware, programming software, communication protocols, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
- Knowledge of and experience with AC/DC motors and controls and variable frequency (speed) drives.
- Skill in bending and installing conduit per the National Electrical Code (NEC), splicing and terminating wire.
- Skill in working with variable frequency (speed) drives, installation, programming, maintenance, and repair.
- Skill in applying industry codes and guidelines in the design, installation, and maintenance of plant electrical equipment.
- Skill in performing basic mathematical functions including algebra and trigonometry.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Physical Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position is physically demanding, consisting of heavy work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Must be able to hold, grasp, stack, lift, carry, turn, twist, push, pull, bend, kneel, squat, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, cut, reach, balance, open, close, unlock, lock, stand, or walk for an extended period of time while operating machinery.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35.00 - $48.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Ability to Commute:
- Fullerton, CA 92831 (Required)
Work Location: In person
