Senior A Grade Electrician – Motor Control & Electrical

About the role

Installation Theatrical Engineering is seeking an experienced A Grade Electrician to join the stage machinery & motion control team. You will be responsible for the practical electrical delivery of electrical systems, motor control systems, including building and wiring motor control and automation cabinets, reading and interpreting detailed electrical and control schematics, installation and termination of motors, VFDs, encoders, brakes, sensors, safety devices and control equipment. You will work closely with the Electrical/Motion Control Engineer, mechanical engineers, project managers and site teams to deliver complete motion systems from the Melbourne workshop through to installation and commissioning around Australia.

Key responsibilities

• Building and wiring motor control and automation cabinets

• Reading and interpreting detailed electrical and control schematics

• Installation and termination of motors, VFDs, encoders, brakes, sensors, safety devices and control equipment

• Electrical installation of motion systems on project sites

• Electrical installation of Stage Machinery electrical systems such as lighting bars

• Testing, fault finding and commissioning

• Working closely with the Electrical Engineer on system implementation and troubleshooting

• Planning materials, labour and installation requirements

• Maintaining a very high standard of cabinet construction, wiring, labelling and presentation

• Managing and supervising apprentices and other electricians as required

• Travelling interstate and occasionally internationally for project installation and commissioning as required

About you

• Qualified Victorian A Grade Electrician

• Highly experienced in motor control, industrial automation or machinery

• Confident building complex electrical/control cabinets from drawings

• Experienced with VFDs, motors, control circuits, PLC I/O and industrial control equipment

• Excellent electrical fault finder

• Able to understand how an entire machine or control system operates rather than simply wiring from a drawing

• Highly organised and capable of planning your own work

• Comfortable working autonomously and taking responsibility for outcomes

• Able to supervise and develop apprentices

• Comfortable communicating with engineers, project managers, clients and other trades