Maintenance Electrician

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ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas & Betts) is the number one manufacturer of electrification products in North America with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer- focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems, as well as a unique differentiated medium voltage offering. Our products are used all around you, every day – orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels and in the walls of your home. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 38 premium brand names, our Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used. The role reports to the Maintenance Manager and is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. As a Maintenance Electrician, you will be responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining electrical systems, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s), DC drives, AC inverters and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment by performing the following duties. This position works 10 hour shifts Monday - Thursday, with OT as needed to meet customer demand. * This is a Safety Sensitive position under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016.

Your responsibilities

• Ability to install electrical wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such as robots, conveyors and programmable controllers
• Ability to diagnose and repair malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, lighting fixtures, etc
• Diagnose and repair faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards
• Ability to diagnose and repair faulty mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components of machines and equipment
• Ability to plan layout of wiring and install wiring, conduit and electrical apparatus in the building
• Ability to weld and fabricate
• Knowledge of boilers and chillers
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Your background

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• A minimum of four to six years of mechanical experience and/or a state license, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• One year certificate from college or technical school and/or a state license
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Safety conscious, 5S driven, and recommends safety corrections immediately
• Produces excellent quality work
• Engaged to meet production goals regularly
• Participates in team initiatives yet self-motivated
• Must be self-motivated and responsible to perform tasks in a timely and efficient manner with minimal supervision
• No supervisory responsibilities
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US
  
  

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.