Industrial Electrician

Position Overview

Industrial Electrician – Cincinnati, OH

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.

Shift hours

• 8-hour shifts, 7 days a week
• Currently hiring for 2nd and/or 3rd shift
• 1st shift: 7 am to 3 pm
• 2nd shift: 3 pm to 11 pm
• 3rd shift: 11 pm to 7 am
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week

Pay

• $38.43/hour after 6 months
• $34.43 per hour starting
• Additional $.35 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift
• Additional $.41 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift
• Overtime Pay
• Time worked after 8 hours of work is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
• Time worked over 40 hours in a work week is 1.5 times regular rate of pay
• Time worked on Saturday is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
• Time worked on Sunday is paid at 2 times (double pay) regular rate of pay
• Holiday pay (if eligible for holiday pay and holiday is worked, 2x double pay + holiday pay)

Benefits

• 5 days of PTO offered after 1st year of employment
• 3 Personal Holidays
• 3 Paid Emergency Days
• 2 unpaid Emergency Days
• 10 plant Holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Pension
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
• And much more!

Our Products

Only a cereal plant. Rice Chex, Wheat Chex, Fiber One, Cheerios Oat Crunch, and more!

Key Accountabilities

As part of our manufacturing team, you will

• Support production packaging and processing operations.
• Support sanitation operations.
• Participate in the startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.
• Create high-quality foods that are eaten every day, nationwide.
• Use technology in an industry-leading facility.
• Work with experienced operators and maintenance teams that are committed to sharing knowledge with employees who are willing to learn.
• Challenge yourself to get the job done right and gain skills that you can take to your next opportunity.
• Safely respond to equipment support calls and troubleshoot and repair automated equipment, control systems, motors, drives, and related electrical components.
• Design and lay out circuits; install fixtures, conduit, wiring, motors, electrical equipment, and components; and build or install electrical cabinets.
• Use standard electrical test equipment to diagnose AC/DC drives, motors, controls, and other electrical equipment.
• Perform uptime and downtime preventive maintenance, identify developing equipment defects, optimize preventive-maintenance plans, and support spare-parts stocking strategies.
• Provide technical support for equipment troubleshooting and modifications, identify related mechanical issues, and help resolve equipment downtime.
• Maintain and update electrical documentation, including redlines, print books, manuals, schematics, and other equipment records.
• Participate in root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement initiatives to prevent recurring failures and improve equipment performance.
• Partner with operators to understand equipment issues, improve equipment interaction, and teach operators how to better interact with equipment.
• Assist in training new employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• 3-5 years of related industrial electrical experience.
• Working knowledge of ControlLogix programmable logic controllers, variable-frequency drives, and their use in control systems.
• Ability to work safely around 480-volt alternating current systems.
• Ability to install conduit, wiring, and electrical components and to build and install electrical cabinets and associated components.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical prints and schematics.
• Ability to use electrical test equipment for troubleshooting.
• Strong safety awareness, problem-solving ability, teamwork, communication, willingness to learn, and ability to work effectively with operators and maintenance partners.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time, including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling, and twisting over surfaces.
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms.
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment, such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net, and gloves when required.
• Willingness and ability to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, and wet environmental working conditions.
• Willingness to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery.
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment.
• Ability to work in a tobacco-free environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining electrical systems in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Experience with preventive maintenance, equipment documentation, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Experience supporting food manufacturing, packaging, processing, sanitation, startup, changeover, or shutdown activities.
• Experience coaching or training operators, maintenance employees, or other team members.
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, preventive-maintenance effectiveness, and spare-parts strategies.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.