Electrician and Instrument Mechanic

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DuPont is immediately hiring Electrician/Instrument Mechanic to work at our Parlin manufacturing site located in Sayreville, NJ.  The site is located near NJ Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.  

The Parlin facility employs about 250 people and manufactures products which serve consumers in Electronics and Imaging/Printing Market.

An Electrician/Instrument Mechanic installs and maintains, tests, calibrates and repairs all electrical distribution systems and control instruments, whether electrical, pneumatic or other.    

The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conform to plant safety and environmental requirements, accepting responsibility for personal safety
• Perform housekeeping in the work area to maintain site safety standards

• Perform safety hazard assessments prior to initiating work to ensure elimination of hazards
• Complete Tag, Lock, Clear and Try (TLCT) procedure on machines to assure equipment is inoperable and safe to work on
• Ability to work in a team environment and communication with other employees using multiple methods of communication
• Understand and participate in maintenance reliability programs and processes.
• Participate in development of maintenance work schedule outlook, including all upcoming major equipment shutdown and overhauls
• Apply incidental and related skills to support core abilities that:

• Are related to the accomplishment of tasks
• Utilizes skills acquired by experience, observation, or study
• Allows use of all equipment and tools associated with all mechanics

• Utilize computer and administrative skills for feedback to the Work Management Process and SAP, or as directed by management
• Assist other area mechanics as needed to complete tasks
• Perform all tasks with the highest degree of craftmanship.   
• Participate in continued training as required by management to upgrade/ refresh current maintenance and craft skills
• Record history, review/ upgrade maintenance strategies for assets
• Maintain a high degree of motivation by being flexible, having good organizational skills, and being able to prioritize and make informed decisions to meet business requirements
• Train others as assigned by Management
• Other duties as assigned by Management

The following qualifications are required:

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent
• 5+ years of relevant experience/education in industrial plant maintenance, possess an electrician license, a mechanical apprenticeship, the military, a relevant field, or other related role
• Ability to install, repair, replace all types of electrical equipment and wiring including the grounding procedure on all circuits.
• Ability to connect and calculate readings obtained from meters
• Ability to work from blueprints, diagrams, sketches, or verbal descriptions.
• Ability to operate shop equipment such as power tools, test gauges, meters, drill press, pipe cutter and threader, reamer, gas torch, grinders, pipe benders, etc.
• Proficient with computers and programs, including SAP and Microsoft Office
• Able to wear required PPE (personal protective equipment) such as steel toes, hardhat, Nomex® clothing, protective eyewear, face shields, arc protective clothing, Respirators and SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) etc.
• Able to: lift or move up to 50 lbs.; climb stairs, ladders, and columns; stand, walk, stoop, bend, kneel, crawl, utilize visual acuity, reach overhead, hear and respond to alarms
• Able to work both indoors and outdoors in hot, cold, wet, and dry conditions
• Able to work around hazardous materials

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