Night-Shift PLC Electrician – Food Plant Reliability

Loyalty Rules; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Kellanova's Rome, GA plant is seeking a PLC Electrical Technician for on-site night shift Sunday–Wednesday, 10 hours per night (5:00 pm – 3:00 am), four days a week with flexibility. The pay for this position is $45.16 per hour.

In this role you will identify and prevent issues in the plant environment, promote safety, and apply electrical and electronic expertise to install, troubleshoot, and maintain motors, PLCs, drives, and related controls, contributing to reliability and productivity.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of electricity and electronics.
• Completion of a 4-year apprenticeship or 8000 hours of practical experience and training in this area, or a 2-year Associate Degree in electrical/electrical technology, or 4 years electrical experience in a heavy industrial environment, or Journeyman status from a recognized state department of labor or US Department of Labor program.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC programs and hardware.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley RS Logix software and HMI control.
• Working knowledge of the National Electric Code.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and electronic/mechanical drawings, prints, schematics, and computer programs.
• Ability to operate and interpret all types of electrical test equipment and troubleshoot and repair all types of electrical/electronic circuits and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring Safety Compliance - Comply with employee safety policies, GMP, OSHA Safety and Health rules, and food safety policies and procedures.
• Maintaining Equipment - Install and maintain all electrical and electronic plant and production equipment, including motors, controls, PLCs, AC/DC drives, and computerized controls.
• Troubleshooting - Minimize downtime by fast and accurate troubleshooting of PLC programs and electrical/electronic circuits and equipment.
• Preventive Maintenance - Perform preventive/predictive maintenance on plant and production electrical and electronic equipment.
• Consulting on Controls - Serve as an electrical/electronic controls consultant with the installation of new equipment and existing equipment.

Education

4-year apprenticeship / 8000 hours training

2-year Associate Degree in electrical technology

4 years electrical experience in heavy industrial environment

Journeyman status (DOE/DOL)

Experience troubleshooting PLC programs and hardware

Reading electrical/electronic/mechanical drawings

Reading schematics and prints

Knowledge of National Electric Code

Ability to operate electrical test equipment

Tools

Allen-Bradley RS Logix

HMI control

Electrical test equipment

Job description

Kellanova's Rome, GA plant is seeking a PLC Electrical Technician for on-site night shift Sunday–Wednesday, 10 hours per night (5:00 pm – 3:00 am), four days a week with flexibility. The pay for this position is $45.16 per hour.

In this role you will identify and prevent issues in the plant environment, promote safety, and apply electrical and electronic expertise to install, troubleshoot, and maintain motors, PLCs, drives, and related controls, contributing to reliability and productivity.