Lead Electrician

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and direct electrical associates to ensure safe and effective execution of work.
• Foster a strong safety culture and reinforce safe behaviors in the field.
• Serve as a role model for safety, ensuring adherence to all electrical safety standards and procedures.
• Lead by example in hazard recognition, risk assessment, and safe work execution.
• Build team capability through training, mentorship, and continuous feedback.
• Promote accountability, ownership, and clear communication across the team.
• Support the planning and scheduling of electrical maintenance work using the work order flow process.
• Prioritize work activities to support production and minimize downtime.
• Cover coordination of electrical resources for outages, shutdowns, and daily operations.
• Ensure timely completion and quality execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance work.
• Support development and implementation of proactive maintenance strategies.
• Partner with operations and process control to improve equipment reliability.
• Identify and eliminate root causes of recurring equipment issues (participation in RCA & RFCA).
• Support LEAN, reliability, and process improvement initiatives.
• Troubleshoot and support repair of electrical systems, including motors, drives, field devices, valves, system set points, and PLCs.
• Ensure compliance with electrical codes, standards, and mill practices.
• Coordinate with engineering and process control on system improvements and modifications.
• Act as liaison between maintenance, operations, and technical teams.

Requirements

• Journeyman Electrician certification or equivalent industrial electrical experience.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across electrical and control systems (motors, drives, PLCs).
• Proven commitment to safety and compliance with safety standards.
• Strong planning, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Effective communication skills (written, verbal, and team-based).
• Ability to lead teams and build strong working relationships across departments.
• Basic computer proficiency (MS Office and Outlook).
• Ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to work in hot temperatures, dusty and noisy conditions.
• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and work at heights.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks throughout a shift.
• Ability to work extended shifts in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• State Electrical License or advanced electrical certification (preferred).
• Experience in wood products or heavy manufacturing environment (preferred).
• Experience with CMMS systems (SAP, Maximo, etc.) (preferred).
• Knowledge of Allen Bradley, Control Logix, Beckhoff, or similar PLC platforms (preferred).
• Experience with LEAN manufacturing and reliability practices (preferred).

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay.