Industrial Electrician

Industrial Electrician

Georgia-Pacific's Rocky Creek lumber mill in Frisco City, Alabama is now hiring for an Industrial Electrician. The Industrial Electrician will create value by learning the everyday operations of the mill and how to troubleshoot, repair and perform preventative maintenance on equipment leading to increased uptime and reliability, thus helping the facility to meet their production and quality goals. Successful employees demonstrate teamwork, initiative and adherence to all safety standards and codes.

If this role interests you, we look forward to hearing from you!

Shift: 12-hour shifts/with open availability to work either days or nights - 5:45 am to 6:00 pm days and 5:45 pm to 6:00 am nights

Pay: $28 per hour and up based upon experience/skill set

This facility produces a variety of products from southern yellow pine, including dimension lumber, heavy studs, squares/timbers and barn timbers. Georgia-Pacific's building product business has consistently been among the nation's top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers. Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace.

What You Will Do

• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures and actively participate in the mill safety program
• Document and report to supervisor key findings during work execution and actively participate in improving equipment reliability and uptime
• Maintain operations, environmental, and safety equipment to achieve optimal performance
• Work with operations, supervision, and co-workers in a team environment to help identify & prioritize E/I maintenance needs
• Assist other crafts as needed
• Perform tasks such as lifting (up to 50 pounds), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
• Be willing and able to meet the physical and safety requirements of the job while working 12 hour shifts, overtime, holidays, on-call, and weekends

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• One year or more of electrical maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing environment or a two year electrical degree
• Experience troubleshooting and performing preventive and predictive maintenance functions on equipment including motor starters, control panels, electrical distribution systems, and distributed process control systems
• Experience troubleshooting electrical controls, PLC's (Allen Bradley Control Logix software), AC and DC motors & drives, motor controllers, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, control loops and instrumentation

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience reading technical drawings, schematics, and interpreting OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) manuals
• Two (2) or more years of technical training in the electrical and instrumentation field
• Leadership experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Projects
• Experience working with VFD