Senior Electrical Control Specialist

Company: Carowinds
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: January 20, 2025

Job Description:

Overview:Job Status/Type: Full time Position Level: Senior -Shift/ Schedule Requirements: Ability to work various shifts and days including nights, weekends and holiday periods to meet business needs. - -Inspects, maintains, repairs, modifies, and upgrades ride control systems to always ensure safe and efficient operations. -Benefits:

• 3 weeks paid vacation (6 sick days, 8 paid holidays)
• Several medical coverage options to fit your needs best
• 401K match
• Maintenance-specific scholarships available
• FREE entry to ALL our parks and water parks! -Perks:
• Yearly maintenance appreciation week celebration
• Complimentary tickets for friends and family
• Discounts on food and park merchandise
• Full-time and part-time employee events and gathering
  Responsibilities:

• Inspects and evaluates rides for proper function. Detects and investigates any electronic/electrical malfunctions or irregularities and responds to daily trouble calls.
• Orders parts as needed for maintaining ride control systems.
• Ensures rides are maintained according to the manufacturer, Six Flags, and state guidelines to ensure the safety of ride control operators and guests.
• Makes suggestions on improving or retrofitting existing ride control systems when variables such as obsolescence indicate the need for doing so.
• Coordinates activities with other departments and crews as necessary.
• Maintains working copy of existing control system software and keeps up-to-date with newer versions.
• Maintains integrity of ride control programs and annually checks for discrepancies of each ride system.
• Coordinates and performs annual preventative maintenance of ride control systems.
• Maintains documentation of ride control systems. Prepares and/or processes numerous maintenance records, shift reports, purchase orders, modification forms, estimates, contract agreements, schedules, etc.
• Assists in other areas where control expertise is required such as energy management lighting systems.
• May oversee the work of outside contractors.
• Attends workshops, trainings, meetings, etc. to maintain skills and stay abreast of industry trends, products, and resources.
• Receives and reviews various records and reports, including maintenance requests, maintenance reports, schematics, ride modification forms, purchase orders, equipment manuals, shift reports, safety sheets, down time reports,contractor quotes, etc.
• Refers to policy and procedure manuals, maintenance manuals, technical manuals and diagrams, blueprints, computer manuals, ride manuals, catalogs, reference manuals, etc.
• Operates a variety of equipment and machinery, which may include a vehicle, snorkel lift, forklift, computer,two-way radio, etc.
• Uses a variety of supplies and tools, which may include computer and clerical supplies, electrician tools, meters, scopes, other hand and power tools, etc.
• Interacts with and communicates with various groups and individuals, such as the immediate supervisor, other Park managers and staff, co-workers, guests, vendors, contractors, inspectors, etc.
  Qualifications:Responsibilities Differentiation: Oversees the daily operations; leads work within the electrical ride control team. Advises and determines parts, processes, and procedures. Provides oversight to other Electrical Controls Specialists. Diagnoses problems that may arise within a project. Coordinates retrofits of existing controls systems. -Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Advanced knowledge of control processors, components, and communication networks used in real-time industrial applications. Highly skilled in motor and motion control methods and components and in designing and implementing closed-loop motion control. Expert skills with using the tools and equipment required. Strong skills using Auto CAD. Ability to communicate effectively and coordinate between co-workers, guests, vendors, contractors, and inspectors. PLC programming and configuration.Education: Associate degree (2 year college) in Electrical/Electronic repair and maintenance. -License or Certification: Valid driver's license. - -Experience: Typically requires 7+ years of electrical controls experience, including at least 4 years working on similarelectrical controls. -Equivalency: Directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/orcompetencies may be considered in place of the above requirements.

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