Maintenance Electrician

Monterey Mushrooms, LLC; Madisonville (TX); On-site; USD 27,552 - 34,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Growth opportunities

Family-oriented culture

Job summary

A leading mushroom producer is seeking a skilled Maintenance Electrician in Madisonville, TX, to ensure the smooth operation of electrical systems. You will be responsible for troubleshooting PLCs, reading schematics, and contributing to various installations. Candidates should possess strong electrical troubleshooting abilities, leadership skills, and a high school diploma or equivalent. Enjoy benefits and opportunities in a family-oriented culture with a commitment to growing and empowering employees.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, able to accomplish directives with little or no supervision.
• Minimum five years work experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Satisfy Electrical Controls Technician II requirements for not less than one year.

Responsibilities

• Complete and assign work orders, ensuring safety and proper operation of equipment.
• Perform PLC operations and troubleshooting to solve electrical issues.
• Create schematics for project installations and manage conduit runs.

Skills

Read and interpret electrical schematics

PLC troubleshooting

Leadership skills

Forklift operation certification

Verbal and written communication

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

Technical school certification

College degree

Tools

Basic hand tools

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Maintenance Electrician at Monterey Mushrooms, LLC

Location: Madisonville, TX

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor

Position Type: Full-Time, Hourly Non-Exempt

Pay Range

$20.00/hr - $25.00/hr

We don't just grow mushrooms; we grow and develop people too! — Shah Kazemi

About the Company

Monterey Mushrooms is proud to provide fresh, locally grown mushrooms to your favorite grocery stores, restaurants, food manufacturers, and institutions nationwide. Founded in 1971, Monterey Mushrooms became a family‑owned business when the company was purchased by Shah Kazemi, who began as an employee himself. Today, our U.S. teammates are proud to grow more than 200 million pounds of fresh mushrooms yearly. Our humble family‑owned business has been enhancing people’s lives for over 50 years. We have locations across the U.S., Mexico, and parts of Europe.

Why Monterey Mushrooms?

• Growth | The opportunity for upward mobility within the company in an industry with endless possibilities.
• Culture | Family-oriented culture with good work/life balance.
• Enhance People's Lives | Ability to make a difference with a company that is feeding the world!
• Team | Ability to join an evolving opportunity with a company where teammate tenure is on average 11 years.
• Benefit | Excellent benefits.
• Opportunity to make a positive impact and enhance people's lives!

About the Role

This position requires a strong aptitude and hands‑on approach in electrical design, implementation, calculation, and theory. It also requires good to strong experience in PLC troubleshooting and the ability to troubleshoot simple to complex circuitry and provide solutions to issues that arise in this area of expertise.

Core Responsibilities

• Complete and assign work orders as assigned; record job tickets including start time, work order numbers, account numbers, and equipment numbers; describe work performed; request parts from storeroom and give clerk an appropriate work order number; replace or repair parts as needed to keep equipment safe and operating.
• Perform all assigned tasks and demonstrate proficiency in electrical design, implementation, calculation, and theory; demonstrate good to strong experience in PLC operation and troubleshooting; diagnose electrical and PLC issues and provide valid solutions. Understanding of ladder logic is desired.
• Troubleshoot, specify, and install VFDs as needed.
• Create schematics and bills of material for new project installations.
• Make conduit and circuit runs as needed to support new equipment installations.
• Perform all work with minimum or no supervision.
• Communicate and demonstrate ability to outline problem area and potential solutions.
• Read and interpret schematics.
• Demonstrate an exceptionally good attitude and willingness to do more than required.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Skills

• Read and interpret electrical schematics.
• Trained and certified in forklift operation or able to obtain certification. Valid driver's license required.
• Trained in LOTO and other safety training as required for safe performance of job duties.
• Self‑motivated, possess or able to obtain leadership skills, able to read, write, and comprehend directives and accomplish those directives with little or no supervision.
• Demonstrate leadership skills in working with others and ability to self‑start projects and tasks.
• High School graduate or equivalent. Technical school certification and or college degree is a plus.
• Formal technical training or five years minimum work experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Satisfy the requirements of an Electrical Controls Technician 1I electrical discipline for not less than one year.
• Verbal and written English skills required for safety, equipment maintenance, and recording of information.

Work Environment

Outdoor conditions in heat, cold, wind, high ammonia, dust, mushroom spores. Indoor conditions are often damp and/or wet creating a moist environment. Floors are level concrete. Temperatures range between 20 to 110 degrees.

Maintain sanitation standards as developed and announced. Recognize that special clothing may be required from time to time for sanitation purposes.

Good housekeeping practices at workplace and plant area.

Personal Protective Equipment Required

Electrical rated steel‑toed boots/shoes always required. Safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and protective clothing are frequently required depending on the area and/or activities engaged in.

Tools and Equipment Used

Individual must provide basic hand tools, electrical testing equipment such as a multi‑meter and amp probe.

Work Schedules

Our plants operate at all times, and employees are expected to work assigned days and times. Work schedules vary throughout our organization. Supervisors will inform employees or crews of their work schedules. Staffing needs and operational demands may necessitate variations in starting and ending times, as well as variations in the total hours that may be scheduled each day and week.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/ Veterans/ Disabled. For full details, including physical demands, request the full job description.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Food and Beverage Services

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