Electrician

Location: Carthage

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Vicksburg Forest Products pay range

This range is provided by Vicksburg Forest Products. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$22.00/hr - $35.00/hr

Position Summary

Carthage Forest Products is looking for Electricians to join our team located in Carthage, Arkansas. The incumbent in this role is responsible for performing complex tasks, planning and laying out the routing, placement, and arrangement of industrial or similarly complex systems, circuits, controls, and equipment. In addition, installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and loading new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment.

This highly skilled role creates value by performing a variety of electrical systems and maintenance duties, while ensuring maximum facility uptime to meet production goals. This position requires knowledge of and hands‑on experience with instrumentation, electronics, lubrication, hydraulics, power transmission, mechanics, steam, welding and pneumatics.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Install, troubleshoot, and repair equipment in compliance with plant codes, policies, and procedures
• Respond to all maintenance issues, both mechanical and electrical, throughout the plant
• Undertake preventative maintenance programs for equipment
• Read blueprints, diagrams, and schematic drawings to repair equipment
• Verify and document repairs made
• Work in a safe manner using proper PPE
• Work any shift, on‑call, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed

Education / Experience / Certifications / Licenses

• 1‑3 years of previous electrical and maintenance experience
• Knowledge of and experience with hand and power tools
• Mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic knowledge and aptitude
• Experience in an industrial environment with VFDs, PLCs, MCCs, HMIs
• Experience with high voltage (600‑23 000 volts)
• Competent with all types of power transmission components and troubleshooting
• Be able to pass a basic mechanical assessment test
• Be able to pass a basic hands‑on test

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Good communication skills
• Safe working practices
• Problem‑solving skills
• Basic computer knowledge

Work setting

• Onsite, in‑person role (Required)

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• STD/LTD
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off

Work Environment Manufacturing Plant Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment are representative of a typical sawmill environment. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. Noise levels are moderate to high depending on the area of the mill. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;

reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. Requires close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. Lifting and physical activity is required; the employee must occasionally lift or move up to 30 pounds.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

Carthage Forest Products is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to apply, interview, or perform the essential functions of this job, please contact Latoya Freeman at  or 318‑763‑7187.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Vicksburg Forest Products by 2x

#J-18808-Ljbffr