Portland, OR, United States

Maintenance Electrician

 Job Description:

Title: Maintenance Electrician

Location: Portland, Oregon

Industry: Food Manufacturing

Pay Range: $46.05-$47.37 ($5000 sign on Bonus)

Openings: 4

You independently operate and maintain at least one process, equipment or systems following autonomous maintenance (AM) standards and use your technical skills to improve line and/or system performance to meet business needs.

How you will contribute

You will:

  • Diagnose and repair production equipment in an industrial manufacturing environment
  • Repair, maintain, and upgrade electrical equipment
  • Read and understand wiring schematics
  • Perform PLC troubleshooting and programming
  • Experience using test equipment to troubleshoot electrical issues (Multimeter, Megger, thermography, etc.)
  • Knowledge of industrial 3 phase equipment, controls, VFD drives, PLC and control devices (e.g. Allen Bradley, ABB, and Foxboro)
  • Must be able to troubleshoot and repair up to 480V equipment
  • Perform calibration of 4-20 MA instruments and other low voltage systems.
  • Ensures conformance with all Safety, GMPs, health code regulations, NEC, NFPA standards and Food Safety Policies

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

  • Operating machines with coaching
  • Safety and quality standards for operating machines
  • Reading and writing, and fluently conversant in the language of communication as appropriate to the site
  • Collaborating well in a diverse work environment
  • Additional Job Description

Required

  • Oregon Electricians License
  • High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • Preferred at least 2 years manufacturing experience
  • Ability to work any shift (1st, 2nd, 3rd), weekends, and holidays as required
  • Ability to work well in a team-based environment with limited supervision
  • Ability to problem solve and help with practical solutions
  • Able to learn and apply Continuous Improvement tools (TPM & Lean Manufacturing)
  • Experience with high speed packaging lines and production equipment in food processing, chemical, or pharmaceutical industries
  • Preferred Familiar with SAP

Benefits

These are some of the great benefits that you will be entitled to:

  • Health, Group life insurance and Saving plan.
  • Thirteen paid Holidays per year.
  • Increasing paid time off.
  • Increasing hourly wage during the first 12 months of contract.
  • Monday Friday schedule
  • Weekends wage differential, Saturday (1.5 x) Sunday (2 x)
  • 2nd Shift Differential $0.75/hr, 3rd Shift Differential $1.50/h
  • $5000 sign on Bonus

License rate:

  • Maintenance Electrician $46.05/HR
  • Lead Electrician $47.37/HR