Industrial Electrician — Plastics Manufacturing & PLC

Westlake Plastics; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

PTO

Paid vacation

Birthday off

401K match

Job summary

Westlake Plastics is a world-leading manufacturer in extrusion and compression molding technologies for high-performance thermoplastics. The company offers competitive hourly pay and benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, paid vacation, birthday off, and 401K matching.

The electrician role covers a wide range of duties from installing and maintaining electrical systems to troubleshooting, PLC control, and safety compliance in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years minimum experience as an electrician in a manufacturing environment.
• NFPA 70E knowledge or certification preferred.
• NEC knowledge required.
• VFD experience desired.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes and conveyors.

Responsibilities

• Determine the existence of electrical hazards, safely isolate and ground circuits for repairs.
• Wear required PPE to protect against arc flash and shock.
• Troubleshoot and maintain motor control centers, control loops and related equipment.
• Read/interpret engineering drawings to install, calibrate and maintain electrical equipment.
• Install electrical conduit, wire, and terminations.
• Use testing equipment (meters, oscilloscopes) to diagnose and repair equipment.
• Install and maintain control and distribution apparatus and drive systems.
• Interpret PLC control logic and modify as necessary.
• Observe systems for hazards and recommend adjustments or modifications.
• Design panel layouts and set up complex control systems from engineering drawings.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Reading drawings

PLC control logic

Instrumentation use

Effective communication

Tools

Multi-meters

Ammeters

Megohm meters

Oscilloscopes

PLC programming tools

Job description

Westlake Plastics is a world-leading manufacturer in extrusion and compression molding technologies for high-performance thermoplastics. The company offers competitive hourly pay and benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, paid vacation, birthday off, and 401K matching.

The electrician role covers a wide range of duties from installing and maintaining electrical systems to troubleshooting, PLC control, and safety compliance in a manufacturing setting.