Electrician Intern - Summer 2027

Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.; Chambersburg (Franklin County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

RPMGlobal is seeking a Seasonal Maintenance Electrician at our food manufacturing facility. The role combines training with hands-on electrical work under senior technicians and a utilities maintenance lead, with opportunities to work with PLC and HVAC teams.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and enrollment in an Elect-Tech program. The job emphasizes safety, quality, and compliance with GMP.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED completed or in progress.
• Currently enrolled in Elect-Tech program from a junior technical college or vocational school.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes circuits, wiring diagrams and drawings to install, repair, calibrate or replace electronic devices and systems.
• Determines need for running adjustments, repairs and overhauls.
• Installs, repairs and maintains power distribution cables and splicing as required.
• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment and interconnects cables.
• Diagnoses malfunctioning equipment such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures.
• Replaces faulty electrical components like relays, switches and motors.
• Diagnoses and repairs faulty electronic components, including printed circuit boards.
• Fabricates parts if not commercially available using common tools.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Elect-Tech program enrollment

Job description

Summary

The Maintenance Electrician Seasonal worker will obtain experience and knowledge of Industrial Maintenance at a food manufacturing plant. Seasonal Electrician’s time will be split between dedicated training, various general labor tasks, and assisting the Maintenance Utilities Team with whatever tasks are required. Training involves theoretical review, hands on learnings with experienced utilities maintenance technicians, and periodic reviews. Most of the seasonal time will be spent under the guidance of an experienced Maintenance Utilities Technician who will be serving as a training lead technician, under the direction of the Assistant Maintenance Utilities Manager. The seasonal Electrician will also have some dedicated time for training with PLC technicians and HVAC technicians.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Analyzes circuits, wiring diagrams and drawings to install, repair, calibrate service or replace electronic devices and systems.
• Determines need for, analyzes and makes necessary running adjustments, repairs and overhauls.
• Installs, repairs and maintains power distribution cables splicing pieces as required.
• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment.
• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables.
• Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, and motors, and positions sensing devices.
• Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards.
• Fabricates parts if not commercially available using machine and hand tools common to the trade.
• Notifies coworkers of potentially dangerous electrical equipment.
• Adheres to safety, food safety, quality and Good Manufacturing Practices regulations.
• Reports safety, food safety, and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or GED;
• Currently enrolled in Elect-Tech program from junior technical college or vocational school;

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possess valid state motor vehicle operator's permit and company issued permit to operate electrician's cart, forklift truck, scissors lift and bucket truck.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and depth perception.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.