Electrician

Job description

Solvay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program. Composite Materials is a top-tier supplier to the aerospace engineered materials market known for its expertise in design materials and process engineering. We deliver optimal material solutions to address our customer’s most challenging demand for new high-performance materials that reduce weight, improve aerodynamics, and ultimately lower the total part costs for customers. The business supplies composites technologies to civil and military aircraft manufacturers which comprises the majority of sales, with the balance of sales into various industrial markets.

Job Overview and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will perform routine maintenance work according to standard methods and procedures.Non-routine maintenance work will be performed with varying degrees of supervision, dependent upon task.The position routinely requires work from written instructions, specifications, prints, drawings, and samples.

The position requires responsibility for company tools, equipment, and materials, and return of those items when work is completed.Work areas must be kept clean and in order.

The position requires handling and operation of a wide variety of manufacturing plant equipment, both typical plant auxiliary equipment and specialized production machinery.The candidate must be able to evaluate and report unusual situations to supervision.

Like all Electricians, the candidate must be willing and able to provide on-call (off-shift) support for plant operations, as requested / needed.The candidate must also be willing to work second (3-11) or third (11-7) shifts during/after a probationary / training period.

Education and Experience:

Business/ Technical Skills & Experiences (Must Have)

Technical skills as described are mandatory.

The candidate must have a Journeyman License with positive attitude toward safety, and must be willing to work according to strict safety-based procedures.

Business/ Technical Skills & Experiences (Preferred)

Master Electrician License holder with knowledge of controllers / control systems, PLC's, high voltage 3 phase electrical operation is preferred.

Minimum (3) years working experience on industrial electrical systems.

Advanced certification or license in a skilled trades area.

Education (Preferred)

Associates Degree, applicable trade school certification, or honorable military discharge.

Skills:

The candidate must have a strong mechanical and electrical aptitude, leading to successful troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of plant equipment with minimal additional training / exposure.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

The candidate must be able to add, subtract, multiply, divide and convert in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, as well as compute rate, ratio, and percent.Ability to draw and interpret graphs is also required.

REASONING ABILITY

The ability to understand and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form is essential.The candidate must be able to deal with problems involving several variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the candidate will frequently and routinely be required to stand, kneel, walk, stoop, climb, crouch, push, pull, carry, and utilize ladders and stairs.There are frequent requirements to use hands and arms to touch or feel objects, and to use tools.Lifting requirements are 60 lbs. on a regular basis, up to 70 lbs. occasionally, and higher amounts using power or assist devices.The job requires good close vision, and the ability to accurately distinguish shapes / anomalies.