Japs-Olson Company is a commercial printer and direct mail manufacturing company.  We are located in St. Louis Park, MN with 500 employees and annual sales of $130,000,000.  Japs-Olson’s maintenance department plays a key role in production daily operations, equipment development and optimization to enable long term growth of the company.

Japs-Olson is looking for a maintenance Electrician to perform skilled electrical work in the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems for machine, building & grounds.  The position offers full benefits with competitive hourly pay based on skills and experience.

Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures in accordance with relevant codes and safety procedures.
  
• Troubleshoot complex PLC (Programmable Logic Control) systems
  
• Install transformers, control boards, electronic circuits, coils, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, switches, fuses, and related electrical equipment
  
• Troubleshoots, performs repairs, and tests a variety of equipment
  
• Inspects and performs cleaning and maintenance to electrical equipment
  
• Reviews and interprets electrical blueprints, plans, and schematics and determine material lists and costs
  
• Determine root cause failure analysis of equipment to understand how to prevent reoccurrence.
  
• Use electrical test instrumentation such as voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, meggers, timers and oscilloscopes.

Qualifications:

• Vocational certification in addition to at least 5 years of verifiable experience as a licensed Electrician
  
• Working knowledge of AC/DC circuits
  
• Excellent trouble-shooting skills (electrical control systems, PID control, AC/DC/Servo drives, PLC’s, pneumatics, and hydraulics)
  
• Thorough knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and all applicable laws, rules, and standards regulating electrical construction and installation practices
  
• Able to lift minimum of 50 lbs.
  
• Web processing and handling experience (printing, un-winders, winders, coating, laminating, ovens, steering, tension control, web guiding, etc.).
  
• Commitment to Lean Manufacturing and a continuous improvement environment
  
• Provides own common hand tools