Electrician

Big River Forest Products•Carthage, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Carthage Forest Products is looking for Electricians to join our team located, in Carthage, Arkansas. The incumbent in this role is responsible for performing complex tasks, planning and laying out the routing, placement, and arrangement of industrial or similarly complex systems, circuits, controls, and equipment. In additions, installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and loading new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment. This highly skilled role creates value by performing a variety of electrical systems and maintenance duties, while ensuring maximum facility uptime to meet production goals. This position requires knowledge of and hands-on-experience with the following technologies: instrumentation, electronics, lubrication, hydraulics, power transmission, mechanics, steam, welding and pneumatics.

Requirements

1-3 years of previous electrical and maintenance experience
Knowledge of and experience with hand and power tools
Mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic knowledge and aptitude
Experience in an industrial environment with VFDs, PLCs, MCCs, HMIs
Experience with high voltage (600-23,000 volts)
Competent with all type power transmission components and troubleshooting
Be able to pass a basic mechanical assessment test
Be able to pass a basic hands-on test
Good Communication skills
Safe working practices
Problem solving skills
Basic Computer knowledge

Responsibilities

Install, troubleshoot, and repair equipment in compliance with plant codes, policies, and procedures
Respond to all maintenance issues, both mechanical and electrical, throughout the plant
Undertake preventative maintenance program for equipment.
Read blueprints, diagrams, and schematic drawings to repair equipment.
Verify and document repairs made.
Work in a safe manner using proper PPE.
Work any shift, on-call, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed