Company Description
Prestolite Electric Incorporated is a global manufacturer and supplier of alternators, starters, motor generator units, and other auxiliary electrical equipment, and services to the transportation, industrial, and military industries. With a strong heritage dating back to 1904, Prestolite Electric has manufacturing and distribution locations worldwide, providing customers with access to products and services under the Prestolite Electric and Leece-Neville brand names.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Manufacturing Test Technician at Prestolite Electric's facility in Arcade, New York. The Manufacturing Test Technician will take an active role in setting up machinery by positioning parts, loading materials and entering specifications on computers, monitoring one or more stages of the manufacturing process while equipment is running, assessing the quality of products and identifying any flaws, troubleshooting problems that arise with machinery and making basic repairs, regularly inspecting, cleaning and performing maintenance on machinery to keep it in good working order, updating logs with maintenance information, and following health and safety rules to reduce the risk of workplace injury.
Responsibilities
- Build, troubleshoot and support production testing equipment.
- Utilize various operating systems to interact with, collect data from or modify test systems such as, but not limited to, MS-DOS; Windows XP; and Windows 10.
- Implement new testing methods to ensure product quality.
- Communicate and build relationships with vendors.
- Solder wires, clips, various connectors and more rarely, circuit boards.
- Program or re-program PLCs as needed, including but not limited to Mitsubishi and Siemens.
- Install new and maintain current vision systems.
- Program and install load banks and motor drives.
- Maintain balance machines.
- Perform preventive maintenance to minimize production downtime.
- Backup test systems.
- Assist calibration department with calibration of test systems.
- Train others in test system usage.
- Maintain inventory of spare parts.
Qualifications
- Associate’s degree (or higher) in electronics engineering.
- Strong working background in electronic, mechanical and pneumatic systems.
- Above-average troubleshooting skills.
- Comfortable performing hands-on work.
- Ability to read schematics and blueprints.
- Above-average communication skills.
- Above-average soldering skills.
- Ability to use multimeter and oscilloscope.
- Experience with Microsoft Office.
- Familiarity with PLC programming.
- Comfortable working with both hardware and software.
- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail, accurate and concise
- Able to keep neat and organized records and files
- Safety conscious at all times
Learn more about us at Careers – Prestolite Electric.
Prestolite Electric Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Employer.
