Facilities Electrical Technician

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Here’s the Gist:

Wolfspeed is seeking Facilities Electrical Technician to join the Facilities team in our Durham campuses supporting 24/7 semiconductor manufacturing operations. We want you to apply your relevant expertise to a challenging work environment where you can make a real difference in the day-to-day operations of a high-tech electronics and semiconductor manufacturing operation. You will be able to solve complex problems with little supervision, allowing you to make decisions on how and when a project is completed.

The Day-to-Day:

• Utilize control systems to monitor equipment within the factory, review system trends, respond to alarms and other urgent facility situations, and troubleshoot operational parameters that fall outside of normal operating parameters

• Utilize root cause analysis to determine failure causes and implement preventive actions to mitigate future system issues

• Follow established environmental, health, safety, and facilities operational processes and procedures to ensure risks are mitigated and work is completed safely and reliably

• Inspect, troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and install, electrical systems and equipment, including but not limited to VFDs, MCCs, motors, UPSs, and breakers 

• Updating panel schedules, drawings, one line diagrams

• Knowledge of electrical standards and code (NFPA70B, NFPA 70E)

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements): 

• Must have a highschool degree, GED, or equivalent

• 3 years of industrial maintenance related experience or a combination of education, technical degree, or certificates

• Use of computerized CMMS and building management systems / SCADA to maintain and troubleshoot facilities equipment

• Must be able to work safely, use all personal protective equipment and attend training as required by OSHA and job requirements

• Communicate and document clearly (verbal and written) and ability to work from verbal and written instructions, manuals, wiring diagrams, schematics, piping and instrument diagrams, work orders and specifications

• Must be an assertive self-starter who can work with minimal supervision and direction

• Must be able to work in a 24 hour on-call situations

• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs and ability to work in a non-climate-controlled environment

• Ability to work in repetitive motions and pressure involving fingers, hands, and wrists, includes standing or walking over hard concrete surface, and climbing ladders

This position requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management. 

To put it legally –Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer.  

We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law. 

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