Plant Electrician

A Day in the Life

The Plant Electrician is responsible for the electrical maintenance of the Destrehan, LA soybean processing facility. Candidate must actively participate in Bunge’s employee safety policy and maintain a safe work environment for self and all employees. Additionally, this role is responsible for demonstrating a commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site’s food safety management system, and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.

Position Details

• Night shift (6:00pm – 6:00am) on a 2/2/3 schedule
• Overtime, call out availability, on-call rotation, and/or straight days are required

Pay

$31.00 an hour

Benefits

• Health and wellness plans
• Retailment contribution
• Paid vacation/holidays

What You’ll Be Doing

• Responsible for plant wide electrical troubleshooting and repair (electrical circuits of 480VAC or less)
• Perform general electrician skills including but not limited to running conduit and sizing and pulling wires
• Follow, interpret, and read blueprints and schematics
• Inspect for conformity to industry standards or specifications
• Troubleshoot and repair variable frequency drive (VFD) and AC/DC systems
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical components of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic industrial equipment
• Maintain electrical switchgear
• Lay out and install conduit
• Working knowledge of thermography
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience as an industrial electrician (3+ years preferred)
• Good written and verbal communication
• Ability to work in a team environment and maintain good working relationships with other personnel
• Ability to work in a safety conscious and highly quality controlled environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree and/or technical certification
• PLC experience
• HVAC experience