Location: Hibbing, MN
Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opening for Field Electrician at Hibbing Taconite in Hibbing, MN. As a Field Electrician, you will be responsible for inspecting, repairing, and wiring all electrical and/or electronic apparatus, devices, and circuits of any voltage in the mine, plant, or assigned areas, including power transmission lines, transformers, and related equipment.
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Receives wiring diagrams, specifications, and instructions covering the scheduled and emergency repair, installation, and inspection work to be done.
- Analyze all types of drawings and wiring diagrams to replacement needs and to select a logical approach to "trouble shooting" and repair problems.
- Plans details of working procedure to affect the most logical approach to the job.
- Considers all safety precautions and the proper isolation of circuits to cause a minimum of interference to operations.
- Determines necessary tools and materials.
- Plans and performs work requiring a thorough working knowledge of electrical principles wiring specification codes, properties of various materials, and principles of operation and application of equipment.
- Locates sources of trouble of any type of electrical equipment by tracing and testing circuits and inspecting for faulty operation.
- Dismantles, inspects, repairs, adjusts or replaces faulty parts and wiring on motors, generators, power distribution and control panels, circuit breakers, rectifiers, electronic devices, etc.
- Reassembles, tests, and adjusts equipment for safe and proper operation.
- Performs work on "hot" lines as required.
- Replaces coils, resistors, rheostats, relays, etc.
- Adjusts contactors, relays, bus riggings, etc.
- Reconnects terminal leads, panel boards, and distribution feeders.
- In emergencies, shunts out defective coils in order to get equipment back in operation.
- Installs conduit, fittings, switches, controls and fixtures, and wires and connects all types of electrical equipment as required for new installations or replacement of facilities.
- Make all required splices and connections.
- Adjusts all new equipment for proper operating characteristics.
- Constructs, dismantles, inspects, repairs, and adjusts or replaces faulty part and wiring on power transmission lines and electrical circuits.
- Works in shop or field as required.
- Completes reports as required.
Minimum Qualifications: - Two-year Electrical degree or a certified apprenticeship program plus two years of hands-on Electrical experience (after graduation).
- Ability to pass a position specific written and hands-on assessment.
- Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to climb stairs, lift, and stand on hard surfaces for long periods of time.
- Must be able to read electrical schematics, blueprints, and loop diagrams.
- Must be able to safely and quickly troubleshoot and repair electrical/electronic and/or mechanical problems in a fast-paced plant environment, with little supervision.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Electrical experience in an industrial setting.
- Mining experience.
Must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays, to ensure 24-hour coverage, 7 days per week. Regular attendance is an essential requirement. Must be able to physically perform all these responsibilities safely: walk on uneven surfaces, climb equipment, operate pickup, and other small fleet vehicles, etc.
The pay rate for this role is $41.085-$42.758/hour.
We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more.
