Electrical Reliability Technician - $5,000 Sign-On Bonus

Kimberly-Clark USA; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark USA is seeking an Electrical Reliability Technician in Chester, PA. You will troubleshoot complex electrical systems for production, packaging and distribution, supporting maintenance practices and safety standards in a high-speed manufacturing facility.

The role emphasizes improving equipment reliability, participating in failure analysis, and collaborating with operators, technicians, contractors and suppliers to keep lines running and safe for daily production.

Qualifications

• Must be 18+ and authorized to work in the United States.
• High school diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Two-year technical degree with 3+ years of industrial electrical work experience or 5+ years of industrial electrical work experience.
• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and overtime.
• Able to read blueprints, schematics, drawings and related technical literature.
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug and background screening and PAT.
• Experience with SAP and industrial control systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in a High-Performance Work Team environment and share knowledge with team members.
• Support daily/weekly/shutdown planning and execution of maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot electrical equipment, including 600V and below systems; perform preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Read blueprints and schematics; work with SAP and related systems.
• Lead repairs on high-speed rotating equipment when needed; mentor others.

Skills

High-speed manufacturing

Industrial electrical work

Safety culture

SAP

Education

Two-year technical degree

Apprenticeship

Tools

SAP

Allen-Bradley PowerFlex

ABB Drive systems

PanelView

Job description

Electrical Reliability Technician - $5,000 Sign-On Bonus!!!

Chester, PA

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional. At Kimberly-Clark, it's all here for you-innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: this is your opportunity to troubleshoot complex electrical systems, implement and improve maintenance practices in a facility that creates top-notch products for nearly ¼ of the world's population. Get recognized often by your manager, supported by your team, and see those essential products being used by your own loved ones each day.

About You

In one of our manufacturing roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

You will be maintaining equipment associated with the production, packaging and distribution of Kimberly-Clark products through preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance work. This role is part of Kimberly-Clark's investment in creating new jobs and expanding its capabilities to produce premium products that are essential to millions of lives around the world, and right here in Chester, PA. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Actively participate in a High-Performance Work Team environment, sharing knowledge and skills with all other team members
• Support the planning and execution of daily/weekly/and shutdown activities
• Actively participate in failure analysis and equipment/systems troubleshooting and identify patterns of failures and ways to design out failures
• Participate in shutdown planning and two-week planning processes, including work and parts preparation
• Read blueprints, schematics, drawings and related technical literature as required.
• Troubleshoot industrial electrical equipment, including analog and digital systems. Good solid general electrical troubleshooting and maintenance fundamentals for 600V and less industrial electrical systems are a must.
• Learn window-based computer systems and Kimberly Clark specific systems like SAP
• Be willing and have the electrical aptitude to lead and execute repairs on high-speed rotating equipment
• Work with and on occasion, lead others (operators, maintenance technicians, contractors, suppliers)

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Be 18 years or older and authorized to work in the United States.
• Have a state and/or US Department of Education accredited high school diploma, GED Grade 12 certificate.
• Have either a 2-year related technical degree and 3+ years of industrial electrical work experience or 5+ years of industrial electrical work experience
• Able to maintain a work schedule of 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and overtime
• Willing to work nights, weekends, and respond to call-ins as required to resolve equipment failures and to support planned shutdowns
• Have basic computer knowledge, mechanical aptitude and good math skills
• Able to read and write basic English
• Able to work on elevated work platforms, catwalks, scaffolding, etc. and enter confined spaces
• Can pass a pre-employment assessment and a pre-employment drug + background screening
• Can pass post-offer / pre-hire Physical Abilities Test (PAT)
• Follow all site and asset safety practices and procedures and must value working safely
• Understand predictive/preventative maintenance concepts and demonstrate willingness to learn and continue education

At least one of the following is required:

• Related two-year technical degree
• Completed Apprenticeship
• Equivalent military MOS
• Minimum 5 years of trade/work experience in a related manufacturing field or equivalent

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience in a manufacturing field or equivalent
• Experience with high-speed manufacturing and converting equipment
• Demonstrated knowledge in as many of the following areas as possible: SAP
• Variable Speed and Motion Drive Systems and AC Motors, especially Allen‑Bradley PowerFlex and ABB Drive systems
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems, especially Allen‑Bradley Control Logix (RSLogix5000). Knowledge of Modicon and G&L PLC system programming is a plus
• Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs), especially Panelviews. FactoryTalk programming and understanding of Virtual Workstation environments are a plus.
• Allen‑Bradley PLC (GuardLogix) and non-PLC based safety systems (MSR/GSR/SIS)
• Operational Technology (OT) Network Systems, especially Ethernet and ModBus- based systems
• Digital Sensors (proximity, photoeye, load) and camera vision systems
• Electrical Construction, Maintenance, and Safety Fundamentals, including NEC and NFPA70E Codes
• Distributed Control Systems (DCS), especially Honeywell TDC 3000 and Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View systems
• Instrumentation Field Devices, including pressure, flow