Electrical Maintenance Technician

Electrical Maintenance Technician

This position is responsible for operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing facility support equipment.

Department Manufacturing Employment Type Full Time Location Valencia, California Workplace type Onsite Compensation $20.

00 - $35.00 / hour Reporting To Facilities Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains machinery, repairs and diagnoses electrical and mechanical systems.
• Reads and interprets various electrical and mechanical system manuals used for machinery repair.
• Install, connect and diagnose various systems.
• Knowledge in machinery relative to punch / heated forming presses, glue dispensing, tape casting, compressors, etc.
• Comply with all safety procedures, maintaining good housekeeping and safety of work areas
• Assures that equipment is being maintained in an energy efficient, safe manner and down time is reduced to a minimum.
• Recognize danger and safety hazards and propose methods to eliminate them.
• Performs preventative maintenance on production equipment.
• Performs unscheduled maintenance during production on equipment.
• Works independently or with a team on troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• 2 year technical degree or 3 years of experience maintaining electrical and mechanical systems
• Experience with using software on manufacturing equipment preferred.
• Frequent climbing, bending, lifting, kneeling, stooping, and working / extending overhead.
• Proficient computer skills
• Good understanding of electrical, plumbing, HVAC and other systems.
• Must be able to operate forklift, scissors and boom lifts up to 40 feet in height.
• Be able to understand and read schematics.
• Be able to have programmable logic and understand electrical circuits.

Physical Requirements :

Be able to lift 30-40 lbs.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

None

Benefits

What’s in it for you on Day 1 :

• Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• Prescription Drug Plans
• Basic Life Insurance
• 401k plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Overtime opportunities
• Multiple work schedules available
• PTO (10 days) and Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays

Exciting Onsite Perks :

• Free coffee available at our cafeteria
• Employee Appreciation Events

Knowles is committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees.

One element in our total compensation package is base pay. The starting hourly pay for this role is targeted to be between $20.00 to $35.00.

Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Knowles, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company.

It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range.

We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.