Maintenance Mechanic – Electrician

Get ready to grow with us!

Northwest Pipe Company is the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products and with over 50 years of experience, we’re just getting started! Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us. We’re immediately seeking a Maintenance Mechanic – Electrician to join our Geneva Pipe and Precast OR Permalok Orem,UT.

We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Bonus Potential (2x per year)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (Day 1 of Employment)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Values-Driven Culture Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety

Our Values

• Accountability is evident when we do what we say we are going to do and people accept responsibility for their actions. We do not point fingers and blame others. We own our actions.
• Commitment is not only promising to do something, but actually investing in the necessary effort and actions to make it happen.
• Teamwork is essential for competing in a challenging and constantly changing business environment. Working together across all job functions is critical to achieving our success.

About the Job

Repairs, maintains, and performs preventive/predictive maintenance on plant equipment.

Essential Functions & Major Responsibilities

• Communicates with operators and observes, tests, and evaluates operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose the cause of malfunction, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.
• Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools.
• Replaces or repairs motors, generators, storage batteries, switch gear, controllers, contactors, switches and other fixtures and systems; installs, maintains, tests and repairs electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components of electrical devices.
• Performs advanced troubleshooting of electrical, security, life safety and related systems and performs scheduled maintenance. Brings any regulatory, specification or procedural infractions into compliance.
• Install conduit (pipes or tubing) inside designated partitions, walls, or other concealed areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between boxes.
• Keeps track of electrical parts inventory and prepares purchase requests as necessary to maintain a well-stocked supply room.
• Plan layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and local codes.
• Advise management on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous.
• Test-runs repaired machinery and equipment to verify proper and safe operation.
• Examines parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.
• Records repairs and maintenance performed.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
• The principles, standard practices, methods, tools, and materials of the electrical trade.
• Installation, repair and maintenance techniques and materials used in field and bench service of electrical equipment.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer skills needed, use Microsoft Excel for inventory management. Microsoft Word as needed to generate documents as needed.

Education/Experience

Any combination of education and/or experience that has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities for satisfactory job performance. 

Example combination includes graduation from high school or GED equivalent, trade school or vocational school supplemented by course work in electrical theory and electronics, plus three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in electrical repair work or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Full list of anticipated physical demands for this position and detail on our work environment is available on our application portal. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Our organization maintains a drug-free workplace. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successful passing of a drug test and background check.

Northwest Pipe Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. Minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Northwest Pipe Company reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date.