Electrician Lead

Grimmway Produce Group • Arvin, CA

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About The Position

Grimmway Produce Group is seeking an Electrician Lead to lead and coordinate electrical installation, maintenance, shutdown, and troubleshooting activities across maintenance, construction, production, engineering, and facility projects. The role contributes to the company’s agricultural operations as a grower, packer, and shipper of carrots and organic vegetables.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least six years of progressively responsible industrial electrical experience, including independently performing advanced electrical work and coordinating installations, maintenance, shutdowns, or emergency repairs. Equivalent combinations of related education, training, and experience may be considered.
• Ability to perform advanced electrical work, including advanced troubleshooting of electrical, motor-control, PLC-controlled, instrumentation, automation, and industrial power-distribution systems.
• Experience planning, scheduling, and coordinating electrical installations, maintenance activities, equipment connections, shutdown work, or facility projects.
• Ability to lead complex troubleshooting involving electrical, motor-control, instrumentation, automation, mechanical, and production-system interactions.
• Experience coordinating employees, tools, materials, parts, vendors, and other resources during planned work and emergency response.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, control schematics, ladder logic, equipment documentation, engineering specifications, and project plans.
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70E principles, lockout/tagout requirements, arc-flash precautions, and safe electrical work practices.
• Ability to verify completed work against approved drawings, specifications, company standards, operational requirements, and applicable codes.
• Ability to estimate labor, materials, tools, equipment, and time required for electrical installations, repairs, and projects.
• Ability to communicate technical requirements, work status, safety concerns, resource needs, and expected completion times to relevant employees and stakeholders.
• Experience providing technical direction and hands-on coaching to electricians or other maintenance employees.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate schedules, work orders, inspection records, project documentation, and as-built information.
• Ability to read and understand English-language safety instructions, electrical codes, technical documentation, and work orders; communicate in English with operators and coworkers as needed for safe troubleshooting and coordination; and write required maintenance records and reports in English.
• Valid driver’s license and driving record that meets company policy, insurance, and DMV requirements.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment screening consistent with applicable state and federal law.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading large-scale or complex electrical installations, major planned shutdowns, facility projects, or emergency-response activities involving multiple employees, departments, contractors, or technical disciplines.
• Advanced experience with PLC/HMI programming, industrial networks, controls integration, instrumentation, or automation-system commissioning beyond the troubleshooting requirements of the position.
• California General Electrician Certification or completion of a recognized electrical apprenticeship program.
• Formal leadership, project-management, technical-coaching, or train-the-trainer development.
• Associate degree, certificate, or advanced technical coursework in industrial electricity, electrical technology, instrumentation, automation, mechatronics, or a related field.
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry training.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance-management system to plan and document work.
• Bilingual English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate electrical installation, maintenance, shutdown, and troubleshooting activities across maintenance, construction, production, engineering, and facility projects.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate electrical installations, maintenance activities, equipment connections, shutdown work, and facility projects.
• Lead complex troubleshooting involving electrical, motor-control, instrumentation, automation, mechanical, and production-system interactions.
• Coordinate employees, tools, materials, parts, vendors, and other resources during planned work and emergency response.
• Verify completed work conforms to approved drawings, specifications, company standards, operational requirements, and applicable codes.
• Estimate labor, materials, tools, equipment, and time required for electrical installations, repairs, and projects to support work planning and scheduling.
• Communicate technical requirements, work status, safety concerns, resource needs, and expected completion times to employees, supervisors, operations, maintenance, engineering, and other stakeholders.
• Provide technical direction and hands-on coaching to electricians or other maintenance employees during assigned electrical work, troubleshooting, installations, shutdowns, or projects.
• Prepare and maintain accurate schedules, work orders, inspection records, project documentation, and as-built information.

Benefits

• Subsidized benefits package including medical and dental coverage.
• Generous vision reimbursement allowance for each covered family member per calendar year.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid Time Off/Paid Sick and Safe Time.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Discounted gym memberships with InShape health clubs.
• Discounted tickets to major theme parks throughout California.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED