Manufacturing Maintenance Electrician: PLC & Controls

Shearer; Newport (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Shearer’s Foods seeks a Maintenance Electrician to support our manufacturing operations. You will repair, test, and replace electrical circuits, PLC components, and control equipment while adhering to safety standards.

You’ll work with wiring, motors, drives, and panel equipment, perform diagnostics, document repairs, and help keep production lines running efficiently in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years manufacturing maintenance electrical experience preferred.
• Must know how to use VOM Meter, Megger, AMP Meter and Chart Recorder.
• Sound working knowledge of Electrical Safe Work Practices; AC and DC Electrical Theory; reading/creating electrical prints and control schematics; motor control; PC hardware and software; computer networks; pneumatic and hydraulic valves; proximity sensors; limit switches; breakers & fuses.
• Must have basic electric motor repair, electrical construction, trouble shooting skills.
• Must have some electrical schematic and blueprint reading skills.
• Must know the operation of a motor starter and how to rebuild.
• Must have some understanding of AC drive motor controllers.

Responsibilities

• Repairs, installs, replaces and tests electrical circuits, equipment, PLC components, and appliances by using hand tools and testing instruments.
• Inspects and tests electrical equipment, lighting, signal, communication, and power circuits.
• Isolates defects in wiring, switches, motors and other electrical equipment using instruments such as ammeters, ohmmeters, and voltmeters.
• Replaces faulty switches, sockets, and other elements of electrical systems as needed, and has the ability to dismantle electrical machinery and replace defective electrical or mechanical parts such as gears, brushes and armatures.
• Has the ability to test and complete circuits according to blueprint and diagram specifications.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures and inspects completed work for conformance with requirements of existing building and safety codes.
• Must be able to repair or replace all electrical devices including, but not limited to: breaker panels, motor starters, heaters, fuses, lights, AC drives, motors, electrical switches, etc. – all in accordance with state and federal codes, including company policies and procedures.
• Must be able to perform construction work such as running conduits, pulling wire, installing switches, breaker panels, etc. – as needed to supply power to plant electrical apparatus
• Must be able to maintain a log (work sheet) of equipment repairs and problems. A list of electrical maintenance that needs to be done must also be kept.

Skills

PLC experience

Electrical troubleshooting

Reading electrical prints

Electrical safety practices

Motor control knowledge

Tools

VOM Meter

Megger

AMP Meter

Chart Recorder

Electrical schematics

Job description

Shearer’s Foods seeks a Maintenance Electrician to support our manufacturing operations. You will repair, test, and replace electrical circuits, PLC components, and control equipment while adhering to safety standards.

You’ll work with wiring, motors, drives, and panel equipment, perform diagnostics, document repairs, and help keep production lines running efficiently in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.