Electrician

4700 West 160th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44135 United States of America

Why Oatey?

Since 1916, Oatey has provided reliable, high-quality products for the residential and commercial plumbing industries, with a commitment to delivering quality, building trust and improving lives. Today, Oatey operates a comprehensive manufacturing and distribution network comprised of industry leading family of companies:
Oatey, Cherne, Keeney, Quick Drain, Hercules, Dearborn, GF Thompson, William H. Harvey, Masters, Contact, Belanger, Lansas, and Durgo.

At Oatey, we're doing big things - and by joining us, you'll have the chance to do big things too. You can build a strong career in an innovative, inclusive, high-performance environment, with the confidence that your company cares - about you, our customers and our world. Ready to make an impact in a place where you matter?

* Position Summary

Maintain safe, accurate and timely troubleshooting and project planning of machining maintenance, building maintenance and/or electrical projects to ensure that safety, quality and productivity goals are achieved on a daily basis.

Position Responsibilities

* Layout and design electrical, air, plumbing and feeder systems through the building.

* Execute on equipment diagnostics and troubleshoot as needed to improve product quality and productivity.

* Perform electrical equipment component rebuilds as needed.

* Coordinate electrical installations for new machines or relocation of old machines.

* Troubleshooting new and old electrical equipment to increase efficiency, production and quality.

* Integrate the electrical panels to appropriate machine for proper operation.

* Oversee and execute on projects assigned estimate budget and meet timeframe allocated.

* Fabrication of key functional equipment (i.e., tables, stands, machine guarding etc.).

* Ensure that tools and material are returned to their proper locations before leaving the workstation.

* Respond to building support requests to include security response, fire protection issues, and ground/building maintenance as needed.

* Perform preventative maintenance on all department/site equipment as scheduled.

* Complete contractor work permit, work orders and purchase requisitions as needed.

* Work with suppliers and contractors to purchase required parts for servicing equipment and supervise outside contractors.

* Utilize LEAN Thinking in formal and informal settings including participating in LEAN Events (Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Projects, Just-Do-It), submitting Suggestions, attending LEAN Training, and improving work cell/areas of responsibility daily.

* Use visual tools and display boards and update them as appropriate.

* Document all changes resulting from LEAN activities according to ISO guidelines.

* Accept and embrace change for continuous improvement.

* Follow all company safety procedures in completion of job duties.

* Verify that all safety-related devices, machine guarding, signage, etc. are in place and functioning prior to releasing equipment for production.

* Wear required PPE for job function.

* Participate in 6S events in the department and throughout the facility.

* Sustain 6S standards through good housekeeping and execution of standard work.

* Knowledge of lock out, tag out procedures and locations.

* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers by willingness to take on additional responsibility and/or support.

* Substitute and back-up production/maintenance positions if and when necessary.

* Support corporate activities as needed.

* Maximize the flow of communication for effective performance within the department and between shifts.

* Support lean projects based on request (fabricate and relocate ancillary production equipment) as needed.

* Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience

* One (1) year prior maintenance department experience with responsibility for electrical systems.

* Advanced electrical understanding of effective power distribution.

* Solid understanding of equipment, and mechanical aptitude to perform equipment troubleshooting.

* Working knowledge and ability to evaluate injection molding equipment to achieve desired specification.

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