Electrician (CNC)

Role: Electrician
Location: Three Rivers, MI (Onsite)
Client: American Axle
Skills: Electrician, Manufacturing Environment, Manufacturing Equipment, Industrial maintenance, Electrical maintenance, 480V, 120V, PLC, Allen Bradley, CNC, Frequency Drives, Proximity Switches, Light Screens, Safety Circuits
Job Description:
DIRECT HIRE - worker will start on Day 1 with AAM Electricians with Journeyman's card, or 7+ years of direct electrician experience. Must have experience in a manufacturing environment on manufacturing equipment - NOT facilities maintenance. A qualified journeyman electrician with construction or facilities experience is not a fit. Electric work must be on machines in the manufacturing environment, in any industry (automotive preferred) Experience industrial maintenance, electrical maintenance, high voltage (medium voltage), 480V, 120V, down to 24-volt DC circuitry. PLC experience, Allen Bradley preferred Familiar with going through the parameters of Program Frequency Drives (controls engineers help with this but familiarity is important) AAM Three Rivers is a CNC Machining facility, so having CNC experience would be preferred. Experience with Fanuc and Siemens controllers on CNC machines preferred. Please note, if candidates were heavier on PLC's and lighter on CNC's or vice versa it would be fine.
Skills Required

• Manufacturing environment on manufacturing equipment.
• Working on CNC machine.

Skills Preferred

• Allen Bradley CNC experience would be preferred.

Experience Required

• Electricians with Journeyman's card, or 7+ years of direct electrician experience.
• Must have experience in a manufacturing environment on manufacturing equipment - NOT facilities maintenance.
• Experience industrial maintenance, electrical maintenance, high voltage (medium voltage), 480V, 120V, down to 24-volt DC circuitry.
• Electric work must be on machines in the manufacturing environment, in any industry PLC experience, Allen Bradley preferred Familiar with going through the parameters of Program Frequency Drives (controls engineers help with this but familiarity is important) AAM Three Rivers is a CNC Machining facility, so having CNC experience would be preferred.
• Experience with Fanuc and Siemens controllers on CNC machines preferred. Please note, if candidates were heavier on PLC's and lighter on CNC's or vice versa it would be fine.
• Candidate should be experienced with PLCs, CNCs, Frequency Drives, motors, and associated circuity. Most importantly, should be able to show examples of troubleshooting these items.
• They will be exposed to but not limited to 24v DC, 120v, 277v, and 480v circuits. Troubleshooting can range from troubleshooting proximity switches, light screens and safety circuits, cables, Ethernet and communication issues, motors, drives, relays, etc.
• Experience Preferred
• Automotive industry experience preferred.
• Experience with Fanuc and Siemens controllers on CNC machines preferred.

Additional Information
Pay: $40 an hour with $1 shift premium for 2nd and 3rd shift. This is a direct hire role. Shifts: New employees can expect to begin on 2nd or 3rd shift. (2nd shift: 2PM - 10PM; 3rd shift: 10PM - 6AM) Overtime: The union contract allows AAM to mandate 2/3 Saturdays a month. Overtime schedules are posted every Thursday and works on a rotational basis. Overtime Pay: Over 40 hours and Saturdays are 1.5x hourly pay; Sunday and holidays are paid 2x hourly pay.
Recent Updates from AAM:

• Journeyman requirement: Clarify four-year journeyperson electrical card OR 8 years documented on company letterhead relevant job experience
• Currently AAM's Journeyman Apprentice program has a year+ back up.
• AAM would consider candidates strong in either CNC or PLC experience (not both)
• AAM HM and HR conduct interviews together, many candidates cannot answer the questions asked. Many resumes don't match the candidate interviewing.

MUST HAVE

• Electricians with Journeyman's card, or 7+ years of DIRECT electrician experience.
• Must have experience in a manufacturing environment on manufacturing equipment - NOT facilities maintenance.
• Experience industrial maintenance, electrical maintenance, high voltage (medium voltage), 480V, 120V, down to 24-volt DC circuitry.
• Electric work must be on machines in the manufacturing environment, in any industry PLC experience, Allen Bradley preferred Familiar with going through the parameters of Program Frequency Drives (controls engineers help with this but familiarity is important) AAM Three Rivers is a CNC Machining facility, so having CNC experience would be preferred.
• Experience with Fanuc and Siemens controllers on CNC machines preferred. Please note, if candidates were heavier on PLC's and lighter on CNC's or vice versa it would be fine.
• Candidate should be experienced with PLCs, CNCs, Frequency Drives, motors, and associated circuity. Most importantly, should be able to show examples of troubleshooting these items.
• They will be exposed to but not limited to 24v DC, 120v, 277v, and 480v circuits. Troubleshooting can range from troubleshooting proximity switches, light screens and safety circuits, cables, Ethernet and communication issues, motors, drives, relays, etc.