Electrical Maintenance Technician - Automation and Industrial - Base Salary to 34.00/hour - Detroit, MI

• Our client, a national leader in automotive stamping, is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician with strong Electrical & PLC knowledge to be responsible for keeping all manufacturing equipment & presses running to meet the quality and timing requirements for the customers.
• In this role, the Electrical Maintenance Technician will perform both preventative maintenance & emergency repairs.

Responsibilities:

• Make sure that all equipment is running as required.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Keep records of what maintenance (preventive and corrective) was performed on each machine.
• Perform basic machine repair.
• Perform troubleshooting on machines and determine how to repair them.
• Experience in electrical and PLC troubleshooting.
• Experience working with high voltages- 24-480v
• Background in heavy industrial environment, preferably experience working with large Stamping Presses
• Experience in troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic pumps.
• Verify stock of critical repair items.
• Perform inspections on schedule.
• Support set-up people, as necessary.
• Answer to the supervisors, perform extra duties as necessary to support quality requirements, and delivery schedules.
• Adhere to good safety and housekeeping practices.
• Facility responsibilities with Superintendent.
• QMS/EMS responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5+ years experience in machine maintenance
• Strong Mechanical Aptitude & trouble shooting skills
• Strong knowledge of PLCs & Automation
• Experience with repairing 1000+ ton presses
• Shop Math
• Recordkeeping
• Knowledge of OSHA and MIOSHA requirements as applied to machine maintenance.
• Training in driving a forklift.

Compensation:

• Base salary starting at 34.00/hour, plus overtime