Master Electrician: Industrial PLC & Maintenance Lead

Lakeside Foods Inc.; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Retirement plan with company match

Safety gear reimbursement

Training opportunities

Job summary

Lakeside Foods in Minnesota is seeking an experienced Electrician to join our maintenance team. You will install, maintain, and repair electrical systems to keep facilities, equipment, lighting, and controls running efficiently.

The ideal candidate has a High School diploma or GED, state Master Electrician certification (Minnesota signing), and solid PLC troubleshooting experience. We value safety, teamwork, and a proactive attitude in a fast-paced production environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Must be state-certified to meet Master Electrician rating.
• Minnesota signing Master Electrician certification.
• Experience with industrial electrical troubleshooting and repair is required.
• Prior PLC troubleshooting experience is a plus; on-the-job training available.
• Strong work ethic and safety mindset, especially with high voltages.

Responsibilities

• Repair, install, replace, and test electrical circuits and equipment using appropriate tools.
• Repair and maintain motor control centers and PLCs (1000V and below).
• Make emergency repairs to offset downtime and production delays.
• Assist plant mechanics with troubleshooting and repairs.
• Supervise and train production staff as needed.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Industrial electrical

PLC basics

Safety mindset

Team supervision

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Master Electrician license (Minnesota signing)

Tools

Programmable logic controllers (PLC)

Motor control centers

Job description

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At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

Lakeside Foods is a family-owned company providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance.And there’s a seat at the table for you.

Here at Lakeside Foods, our electricians keep the lights on and our equipment running. Electricians are a valuable part of our maintenance team, installing, maintaining, and repairing the electrical system of the facility to provide power for buildings, equipment, lighting, and other electrical controls. If you are a looking for an opportunity to improve electrical systems to enhance the overall performance of the facility, we want to talk to you!

What You’ll Get:

Pay Range:

$35.59 - $46.70/hour, based on education and experience.

• Competitive wages based on experience
• Production season (June – October): OT availability
• Stable work environment with a growing company
• Schedules to maintain work/life balance
• Excellent market-leading medical insurance, dental and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation and personal time after 30 days of employment
• Retirement plan with company match of 50% up to 6% of pay
• Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
• Paid onsite and offsite training
• An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job

What You’ll Do:

• Repair, install, replace, and test electrical circuits, and equipment using appropriate tools and testing instruments.
• Repair and maintain motor control centers and programmable logic controls (1000 volt and below).
• Make emergency repairs when necessary to offset excessive downtime and production delays.
• Assist plant mechanics with troubleshooting and repairs
• Supervise and train production staff as needed

What You’ll Bring:

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is preferred
• Must be certified by the State to meet all requirements necessary to hold a Master Electrician rating
• Minnesota signing master electrician
• Experience with industrial electrical troubleshooting and repair is required.
• Prior experience troubleshooting PLC programs is a plus,willing to provide on the job training
• Strong work ethic
• Safety mindset, utilizing extreme care on troubleshooting and repairs where high voltages are involved

Where You’ll Work:

WELCOME TO Brooten

Located in Central Minnesota. Known as the Heart of the Bonanza Valley. Brooten has activities and events for individuals and families. From the land of 10,000 lakes, there is fishing and boating, state parks provide camping as well as hiking and biking trails. Golfing, hunting and more. There is something for everyone no matter what time of year!

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities