Facilities Technician

**DESCRIPTION**

**Job Summary**:
The Facilities Technician - Electrician is responsible for servicing, supporting, and maintaining electrical equipment within a designated location. This role includes performing electrical preventative maintenance and diagnosing issues under mínimal supervision. The Technician will also support facility improvement projects and coordinate with other departments to ensure a safe and efficient electrical system.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Safety and Compliance**:

- Maintain safe work habits in all daily tasks.
- Plan and evaluate projects with a strong focus on safety.
- Ensure preventative work accounts for unforeseen safety risks.

**Electrical Maintenance and Repairs**:

- Follow manufacturer-recommended electrical preventative maintenance schedules and startup procedures.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical and control systems using specialized electrical test equipment.
- Perform electrical repairs and guide apprentices and other technicians.

**Facility Electrical Support**:

- Use plant electrical distribution knowledge to support customer needs and assess additional electrical loading.
- Consult with facility personnel on adding equipment feeds as necessary.

**Project Coordination and Tracking**:

- Use software to manage reactive, planned, preventative, and predictive electrical maintenance work.
- Plan, schedule, order, and track electrical maintenance activities.
- Lead electrical work on improvement projects and ensure compliance with quality procedures.

**Cross-Functional Collaboration**:

- Work collaboratively with other departments to repair and maintain electrical systems.
- Participate in self and team audits and help implement corrective actions.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Competencies**:
**Action Oriented**:

- Actively take on new opportunities and challenges with energy and enthusiasm.

**Collaborates**:

- Work effectively with others to meet shared objectives and support cross-functional initiatives.

**Communicates Effectively**:

- Develop and deliver communications that clearly convey information to different audiences.

**Customer Focus**:

- Build strong relationships and deliver solutions that meet customer needs.

**Decision Quality**:

- Make sound decisions in a timely manner that drive the organization forward.

**Self-Development**:

- Seek opportunities for growth and development using both formal and informal learning channels.

**Emergency Preparedness**:

- Manage the site’s emergency preparedness program, addressing risks and developing plans for incidents such as power outages, floods, and fires.
- Maintain emergency systems like fire and flood protection and report any impairments.

**Facilities Maintenance**:

- Assess facility systems, structure, interiors, exteriors, and grounds.
- Develop and operate asset management systems for preventive maintenance using predictive tools.

**Facilities Operations**:

- Manage facility services such as parking, janitorial, food services, security, and safety.
- Oversee maintenance contracting, operational planning, and manage systems like temperature control and lighting.

**Facility Electrical Technical**:

- Troubleshoot, repair, and install electrical distribution systems, motors, breaker boxes, and other electrical equipment to support facility operations.

**Facility HVAC Technical**:

- Troubleshoot, repair, and install heating and cooling equipment, boilers, ventilation systems, chillers, and other mechanical systems.

**Values Differences**:

- Recognize and leverage diverse perspectives and cultures within the organization.

**Education, Licenses, Certifications**:

- High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education.
- Diploma in Electrical Engineering (DEE) or equivalent is required.

**Experience**:

- 6 to 8 years of relevant work experience in electrical maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Specialized skills obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience in electrical systems and industrial facilities.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**Additional Experience Preferences / Technical Skills**
- Advance Automation System like Siemens make Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) & SCADA technologies.
- Understanding of Siemens make Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) & SCADA systems.
- Engine Test Cell - Electrical & Control System Troubleshooting.
- Industrial Utilities, HVAC, Power Sub-Stations, Power Distribution Panels, On Line UPS power distribution
- Fire Alarm System, Gas Detection System, Water mist System.
- Knowledge of AVL - Puma test cells would be a great advantage.
- Good experience of various Dynamometers & Dynamometer Controllers like Eddy current, Hydraulic, Regenerative etc.
- Electrical & Control System Troubleshooting - This skill involves the ability to understand PLC logic & conventional Logic, PLC Programming Operation & maintenance of equipment

**Skills and Experience**:

- **Technical Skills**:

- Advanced knowledge of automation