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Tyler Union - Electrical Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift

Tyler Union, Anniston, AL, United States


Company Overview
Tyler Union—part of McWane, Inc., the nation’s premier producer of ductile iron waterworks fittings—offers high‑impact, fast‑paced manufacturing operations in Anniston, AL. We hire experienced electrical maintenance technicians to keep our production lines safe and efficient.

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Electrical Maintenance Technician to support operations at our Anniston, AL facility. You’ll diagnose and repair industrial electrical and mechanical systems, perform preventive maintenance, upgrade controls, and program PLCs and ladder logic to keep our operations running safely and efficiently.

Compensation and Benefits
This is a salaried non‑exempt position offering overtime opportunities, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid vacation and holidays, and a 401(k) plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Follow all processes and procedures associated with the Tyler Union Safety Management Program and advise management of any deviations.

Proactively promote The McWane Way principles.

Troubleshoot and repair electro‑hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanically driven industrial machinery.

Maintain, troubleshoot, design, and install industrial control systems with 24‑volt control and 480‑volt power systems.

Install and set up AC variable frequency drives, instrumentation devices, and temperature controls; recalibrate instruments, sensors, chart records, I/P transmitters, and controllers.

Design, layout, and wire electrical panels.

Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine repair or installation procedures.

Determine methods to repair or adjust equipment, machines, controls, or defective components in a foundry environment.

Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.

Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects.

Direct work on scheduled preventive maintenance tasks or emergent work, such as breakdowns.

Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and determine whether mechanical or human errors contributed.

Multitask and concentrate with multiple interruptions.

Exhibit courtesy and perform duties with tact and reasonable speed.

Coordinate efforts of hourly workers involved in installing or maintaining equipment or components; fill in as supervisor when needed.

Consult with operations and maintenance management to resolve problems in system operation or maintenance.

Qualifications

Associates degree in a technical field or vocational training preferred.

Five years of related on‑the‑job experience required.

Intermediate experience sufficient to troubleshoot, install, and set up PLC, HMI, and Servo systems abroad.

Experience programming Allen Bradley 500 AB Processors with RS logic software, and 5000 AB control logics software. Allen Bradley Panelview experience is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge required includes, but is not limited to, computers and electronics; engineering and technology; mechanical; English language; mathematics; production and processing; design; education and training; physics; and building and construction. Skills required include, but are not limited to, operation monitoring; quality control analysis; repairing; troubleshooting; critical thinking; equipment maintenance; reading comprehension; active listening; complex problem solving; judgement and decision making; monitoring; systems analysis; equipment selection; operation and control; speaking; writing; active learning; coordination; installation; persuasion; service orientation; systems evaluation; and time management. Abilities required include, but are not limited to, near vision; problem sensitivity; arm‑hand steadiness; deductive reasoning; finger dexterity; manual dexterity; information ordering; oral comprehension; visual color discrimination; category flexibility; flexibility of closure; inductive reasoning; perceptual speed; selective attention; visualization; written comprehension; control precision; fluency of ideas; oral expression; speech clarity; speech recognition; written expression; mathematical reasoning; memorization; originality; and speed of closure.

Physical Requirements
Physical activities required include considerable use of arms and legs and moving the whole body: climbing, lifting up to 50 pounds, balancing, walking, standing, stooping, and handling tools and materials. Must wear common protective or safety equipment, including but not limited to steel‑toed shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and hard hats.

Application Requirements
All candidates offered employment must submit to a drug screen, physical, and background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

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