Electrician I

Essential Job Duties

• Perform regular preventative maintenance and emergency/unscheduled repairs on plant facilities, equipment, and machinery, primary focus will be on electrical and controls, AC and DC circuits, VFD’s and instrumentation but may also include assisting with mechanical repairs on pumps, gearboxes, augers, grinders, mixers, conveyors, filling machines and sealers.
• Assemble, install and/or repair electrical on three phase and single-phase AC and DC equipment.
• Perform electrical diagnostics and assist with mechanical diagnostics with use of multimeters, meggers, calibration tools, and ladder / block logic within PLC programs.
• Replace or repair defective equipment and parts.
• Perform minor building repair and upkeep.
• Diagnose electrical problems and determine how to correct them, checking schematics, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary.
• Inspect, operate, and test plant facilities, equipment, and machinery as required.
• Procure and maintain an optimum inventory of spare parts, tools, and supplies adequately organized in storage.
• Calibrate instruments, scales, meters and other equipment as required to keep plant equipment functioning.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Other duties including assisting with mechanical repairs / PM’s as assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Reliable presence and promptness on premises.
• Ability to communicate with Supervisors, Associates, and Contractors for work projects.
• Project management including task sequencing, resource management, scheduling.
• Specialty Skills in, electrical, PLC and instrumentation.
• Researching information
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• Performing general physical activities, handling and moving objects

Qualification Requirements

• Minimum of High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to become forklift certified.
• Current Driver’s License and clean record.
• Electrical training or apprenticeship completion.
• Preferred: Current NFPA 70E training, PLC programming / diagnostics, Control circuit design and installation.

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to fifty-five pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be above to ascend and descend multiple levels of stairs, use of ladders, walk on open grating structures at heights up to 50 feet, able to pass a respirator fit test and able to complete the outlined physical requirement while wearing a respirator.