Electrician

Sierra Pacific Company; Centralia (WA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & Promotion

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Sierra Pacific Industries is seeking a qualified Electrician to join our Centralia, WA sawmill team. You will install, maintain, and repair electrical systems in a manufacturing setting, ensuring safety and efficiency while supporting production targets.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with industrial electrical systems, PLC familiarity, and the ability to read schematics. We offer comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth within a large family-owned company.

Qualifications

• 2 years of verifiable related work history or equivalent education.
• Understanding of industrial electrical safety, MCCs, three-phase power, running conduit, lighting, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
• Familiarity with PLCs and their programming (preferable).
• Ability to read blueprints and circuit diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment in a manufacturing facility.
• Maintain components to control machinery, including switches, sensors, PLCs, VFDs, and interface units.
• Identify hazards and correct electrical defects.
• Perform preventative maintenance on electrical systems and equipment.
• Inspect motors, switches, panels, transformers, and lighting.
• Read blueprints, schematics, and electrical specs to plan installations.
• Install conduit and pull wire.
• Ensure efficiency and safety of plant electrical circuits and equipment.
• Troubleshoot encoders, linear transducers, vision systems, and sensors.
• Identify process improvements to boost performance and production.
• Troubleshoot calmly under pressure; follow verbal and written instructions.
• Maintain a clean, safe work area; may require overtime.

Skills

Industrial electrical safety

PLC familiarity

Blueprint reading

Three-phase power

Job description

Electrician

Centralia Sawmill Centralia, WA Close Date: Open Job Type: Full-Time

Earn $40.98 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 located in Centralia, Washington.

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 situations
• Communicate 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 Industries

3115 Kuper Road

Centralia, WA 98531

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