Electrician

Kaiser Aluminum; Newark (OH); On-site; USD 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly bonus

100% paid medical vision dental

12-hour shift schedule

401(k) and Pension

Job summary

Kaiser Aluminum is seeking an Industrial Electrician in Newark, OH to maintain heavy industrial machinery, read schematics, and support plant reliability on 12-hour shifts.

Starting pay is $38.26/hr plus a COLA over $3/hr, with a monthly bonus, 100% paid medical, vision and dental, and a 401(k)/Pension plan. Five years of journey-level experience and an associates degree (preferred) are requested.

Qualifications

• Five years journey-level experience as an electrician maintaining heavy industrial machinery.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Education preferred: Associates Degree in Industrial Electrician program or apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Participates in safety meetings and Job Hazard Analysis; conducts incident investigations to maintain a safe work environment.
• Requires maintenance and reliability work across plant equipment; troubleshoot, repair, inspect, modify, rebuild and maintain equipment.
• Read schematics/blueprints; work with electrical/electronic circuits, PLCs, wiring, conduits, drives and welding; operate forklifts and cranes.

Education

Associates Degree in Industrial Electrician program or apprenticeship

Job description

Kaiser Aluminum is one of the world's most recognized names in the metals industry. Widely regarded as "Best in Class" in the quality and service we provide to our customers, Kaiser Aluminum is more than just a place to work: we are a unique organization where individual contributors can make a difference.

We currently have openings for Industrial Electricians:

• Starting pay $38.26 per hour plus shift differential and cost of living adjustment which is now over $3 per hour. This makes starting wages over $41/hr +
• Monthly bonus program
• Convenient 12-hour shift schedules with 3 and 4-day work weeks
• We offer 100% paid medical, vision and dental at no cost to the employee
• 401(k) and Pension
• 24/7 operation with aluminum Casting, Press and 10" Mill operations
• We are a USW represented facility that supplies a variety of aluminum grades to the auto, aerospace/military and construction industries

What you will work on:

• Participates in safety meetings and dialogs, performs Job Hazard Analysis, and performs Incident Investigations as needed to maintain the safest work environment possible
• Takes ownership of safety processes; performs maintenance safety program audits (Lockout/Tag out, Confined Space, Fall Protection, PPE, mobile equipment, etc.).
• The Electrician is responsible for equipment maintenance and reliability throughout the plant.
• Maintains heavy industrial machinery with a working knowledge of AC-DC motors and controls, combustion, metering, air conditioning, power distribution, electronics process control computers, welding, conduit and schematics.
• This position is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, inspecting, modifying, rebuilding and maintaining plant equipment.
• Must have working knowledge of all or some of the following: electrical/electronic circuits, PLC's, wire installation/termination, conduit threading, bending and installation, AC and DC drives and welding.
• This person will be required to operate mobile equipment including forklift, man lift, scissor lift, and overhead cranes.
• This person will perform preventive maintenance on equipment and make repairs or improvements as needed.
• Must have the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize to ensure minimum interruption to process.
• This position will require a very safety oriented person to perform maintenance duties in a team environment and the ability to work alone with little or no supervision.
• Ability to make decisions on equipment repairs and be self-motivated.
• Must be able to read and understand schematics/blueprints. This will be a multi-task job function that includes assisting mechanics and operators as necessary.
• Monitors condition of equipment and makes maximum use of planned outages
• Reduces MTTO (occurrence restoration), increases MTBO (between occurrences)

What you will bring to the role:

High school graduate or equivalent;

Education Preferred:

Associates Degree in Industrial Electrician program or Industrial Electrician apprenticeship.

EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of five (5) years journey-level experience as an electrician maintaining heavy industrial machinery with a working knowledge of AC-DC motors and controls, combustion, PLC, metering, air conditioning, power distribution, electronics process control computers, welding, conduit and schematics.

About Kaiser Aluminum:

Talented people join our team because we are a company passionate about environmental sustainability, employee growth, contributing back to our communities and championing a diverse and inclusive culture. We are strongly committed to expanding inclusion, equity, and diversity - how we hire, develop, and inspire our diverse team members that reflects and relates to the increasingly multicultural community.

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