Electrician

Sierra Pacific Company; Burney (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & promotion

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Sierra Pacific Industries in Burney, CA is seeking a qualified Electrician to install, maintain, and repair electrical systems in our manufacturing facility. You will support machinery controls, sensors, and drive systems, while reading blueprints and schematics to guide installations.

We value safety and reliability; expect preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and opportunities for advancement within a large, regulated production environment. Overtime may be required during busy periods.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ recent verifiable related work history or equivalent education.
• Understanding of industrial electrical safety, MCCs, three-phase power, running conduit, lighting, electrical, and hydraulic systems required.
• Familiarity with programmable logic controllers and their programming, preferable.
• Read and understand blueprints and circuit diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment in manufacturing facility.
• Maintain components to control machinery, including switches, sensors, PLCs, VFDs, and interfaces.
• Identify hazards and correct electrical defects.
• Perform preventative maintenance on electrical systems and equipment.
• Inspect motors, switches, junction boxes, panels, breakers, transformers, lighting.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics and electrical specifications.
• Install electrical conduit and pull wire.
• Maintain efficiency and safety of plant electrical circuits and equipment.
• Troubleshoot encoders, sensors, vision systems and other advanced devices.
• Identify and help implement process improvements to optimize performance.
• Troubleshoot issues calmly and follow complex verbal/written instructions.
• Perform general maintenance safely and keep work area clean.
• Overtime may be required during busy production times.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Industrial electrical safety

Read blueprints

PLC familiarity

Job description

Electrician

Burney Sawmill, Burney, CA – Full-Time

Earn $40.98 to $45.09 per hour

• We train and promote from within
• Excellent low-cost health benefits
• Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
• Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.
Currently, we are seeking a qualified Electrician to work collaboratively with our sawmill in Burney, California.

About The Position

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment in manufacturing facility
• Maintain all components required to control machinery, including switches, sensors, programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives, and operate interface units
• Recognize and effectively identify hazards and correct electrical defects
• Perform preventative maintenance on all electrical systems and equipment
• Inspect and maintain motors, switches, junction boxes, switch panels, circuit breakers, transformers, fuse panels, and lighting
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and electrical specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical installations
• Install electrical conduit and pull wire
• Maintain efficiency and safety of all plant electrical circuits, assembles, and equipment
• Troubleshoot and install encoders, linear transducers, vision systems, and other advanced sensors
• Identify and help implement process improvements to optimize performance and production
• Effectively troubleshoot issues for best resolution while staying calm in stressful situationsCommunicate effectively, comprehend, and follow complicated verbal and written instructions
• Perform general maintenance in a safe and efficient manner and maintain a clean work area
• Work may consist of overtime during busy production times

Qualifications

• 2 years’ recent verifiable related work history or equivalent education
• Understanding of industrial electrical safety, MCCs, three-phase power, running conduit, lighting, electrical, and hydraulic systems required
• Familiarity with programmable logic controllers and their programming, preferable
• Read and understand blueprints and circuit diagrams

Why Join Our Team?

Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.
We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.

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Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees.

If you are an individual with a disability and need accommodation to complete the application process, please call 800-378-8001 or write to Sierra Pacific Industries at PO Box 496011, Redding, CA 96049.

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