Industrial Electrician: PLC & Automation, 1st Shift

Summit Service Solutions, Inc; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer –

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Supplemental Benefits

Job summary

Summit Service Solutions, Inc. is seeking an experienced Industrial Electrician for a long-term, first-shift role in the Reading, PA area.

The position focuses on installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and upgrading electrical systems and manufacturing equipment in a fast-paced plant environment. The ideal candidate has at least six years of industrial experience, can read blueprints and schematics, and may hold a Journeyman/Master Electrician license.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six years of experience as an Industrial Electrician in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical blueprints, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Licensing: Journeyman or Master Electrician license preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Must provide basic hand tools.
• Authorized to work in the United States and able to pass a drug screen/background check.

Responsibilities

• Install and modify industrial power distribution systems.
• Install switchgear, transformers, disconnects, MCCs, and distribution panels.
• Run feeders and branch circuits for new manufacturing equipment.
• Verify voltage, phase rotation, and electrical load capacity.
• Connect and commission production machinery.
• Relocate and reconnect existing manufacturing equipment.
• Install motors, VFDs, control panels, and electrical enclosures.
• Run and terminate power and control wiring.
• Troubleshoot electrical and control system issues to minimize downtime.
• Install and integrate PLC-controlled equipment and automation systems.
• Wire sensors and field devices; verify system communication.

Skills

Read blueprints

Electrical schematics

Industrial electrical work

Electrical troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Education

Journeyman or Master Electrician license preferred

Tools

Basic hand tools

Job description

Summit Service Solutions, Inc. is seeking an experienced Industrial Electrician for a long-term, first-shift role in the Reading, PA area.

The position focuses on installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and upgrading electrical systems and manufacturing equipment in a fast-paced plant environment. The ideal candidate has at least six years of industrial experience, can read blueprints and schematics, and may hold a Journeyman/Master Electrician license.