Electrician - Competitive Pay - Generous Benefits

Basic American Foods•Blackfoot, ID

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Skilled Electrician Needed for Leading Food Processing Plant - Join Us! Competitive Pay plus Generous Benefits. Night Shift- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Every other Wednesday, 7 pm to 7 am plus $2 night shift Differential Night Shift - Every other Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday plus $2 shift Differential Principle Accountabilities Proficient ability to work with Variable Frequency Drives. Installation and programming. Testing, calibrating, and repairing damaged VFD units. Advance troubleshooting. Perform routine preventative maintenance. Proficient ability to troubleshoot PLCs. Knowledgeable in overall plant systems and the interactions of processes. Calibration, repair, adjustment and replacement of components. Perform routine preventative maintenance. Properly diagnosis, repair, and tune burners. Perform adjustments to increase burner efficiency. Repair damaged equipment. Perform routine preventative maintenance. Ensure burner safety components are in good working order. Knowable and ability to perform routine maintenance. Installing/programming new instruments and control valves. Coordinate with programmers to troubleshoot equipment. Maintain plant MCCs Ensure climate control is in good working order. Ensure MCCs are clean and well maintained. Perform Thermal scans on vital components and take corrective action. Diagnose malfunctioning systems and locate the cause of breakdown to correct the problem. Assist all outside electrical contractors with new projects and complicated repairs. Maintain proper function of all Valteks throughout the plant. Troubleshooting of PLC signal types including 4 to 20 mA, 0 to 10vdc, transistor to transistor logic and AC/DC inputs and outputs. Proficient in troubleshooting complex high voltage and low voltage AC/DC circuits. Keep all plant HMIs in good working order. Understanding of I/O addressing and how to locate in the facility. Must maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity while embodying the tenets of "What We Stand For" and "The Basic Principles." Must maintain the highest standards of data management by creating consistent, reliable data which will ensure accuracy and in turn, maximize the use of data and confidence in decision making. Proactively manage safety by ensuring compliance with all Federal and State regulations and internal Company policies. Regularly complete behavior-based safety observations. Ensure unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner. All employees are responsible for upholding the principles of SQF 2000. All employees are responsible for immediately reporting any food safety, food quality or plant security issues to management for appropriate action. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

7+ years working as an Industrial Electrician in a fast-paced facility environment that is reliant on 24/7 production
Must be able to creatively apply experience and common sense to a variety of situations, processes, and people
Must be able to make technical decisions and support the staff on technical issues
Possess the ability to manage several projects concurrently
Be able to plan work, order parts, and coordinate downtime to complete work orders
Be able to resolve issues which may include conflicts between employees, equipment malfunctions, and variations in operating conditions
Must demonstrate strong skills in Microsoft Office suite and be able to effectively use Maintenance Management Software
Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision

Responsibilities

Work with Variable Frequency Drives (installation, programming, testing, calibrating, repairing, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance)
Troubleshoot PLCs (calibration, repair, adjustment and replacement of components, preventative maintenance)
Diagnose, repair, and tune burners (adjustments, repair damaged equipment, preventative maintenance, ensure safety components are in working order)
Install/program new instruments and control valves
Coordinate with programmers to troubleshoot equipment
Maintain plant MCCs (ensure climate control is in good working order, ensure MCCs are clean and well maintained, perform thermal scans)
Diagnose malfunctioning systems and locate the cause of breakdown to correct the problem
Assist all outside electrical contractors with new projects and complicated repairs
Maintain proper function of all Valteks throughout the plant
Troubleshoot PLC signal types including 4 to 20 mA, 0 to 10vdc, transistor to transistor logic and AC/DC inputs and outputs
Troubleshoot complex high voltage and low voltage AC/DC circuits
Keep all plant HMIs in good working order
Understand I/O addressing and how to locate in the facility
Maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity
Maintain the highest standards of data management
Proactively manage safety
Uphold the principles of SQF 2000
Report any food safety, food quality or plant security issues to management
Perform other duties as assigned