ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN

Description

Electrical Technician

We are recruiting for an Electrical Technician. This highly skilled position will support our operations efficiency through troubleshooting and maintaining manufacturing equipment and processes. In our culture, employees can thrive and are encouraged to create the greatest value for themselves, the organization, our customers, and society.

Technicians work in an industrial environment that is hot, humid, and noisy and work around dust, grease, and oil. This role operates on twelve-hour shifts that include weekends, holidays, overtime, and rotating shifts. Technicians will perform tasks such as lifting, up to 50 lbs. and abe to push/pull up to 30lbs, walking, climbing, pushing, twisting, and stooping for up to twelve (12) hours a day to perform the responsibilities of this role.

Earn competitive pay & benefits, at Georgia Pacific – Wood Products – Albany Lumber - located at 3150 Sylvester Rd., Albany, GA. 31705

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures and actively participating in the safety program
• Performing various reactive and preventative maintenance tasks on production equipment
• Uses experience to identify and implement improvements
• Working with automation, production, and computer systems
• Researching parts in electrical/mechanical manuals and submitting order forms
• Troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining all electrical equipment to ensure production continuity and efficiency
• Responding to operator, quality and/or supervisor requests on equipment specifications
• Assisting operators or crew members with machine start-up, shutdown or clean up
• Communicating daily work performed and machine conditions via written and verbal documentation 

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience with industrial controls PLCs, motor controls, drives, and electrical distribution
• Experience with industrial instrumentation for flow, pressure, and temperature
• Experience reading and following electrical and mechanical schematics / blueprints

One of the following: 

• Associates degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, or Electronic Technology AND at least two (2) years of electrical/electronic and/or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment
• A minimum of four (4) years of electrical/electronic or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical or Industrial Engineering
• Experience in repairing, troubleshooting, and programming PLCs, HMIs, and operator interfaces
• Mechanical maintenance experience, including fluid handling and conveyor systems, hydraulic systems and accumulators, and valve identification and application and welding
• Experience with Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs
• Experience programming variable frequency drives (VFDs)
• Distributed Control (DC) experience
• Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. 
This employer uses E-Verify.  Please visit the following website for additional information: www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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