Electrician​/Instrument Technician Apprentice

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Safety First. Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for an Electrician/Instrument Technician Apprentice, located at the Bay City Factory, 2600 S. Euclid Ave., Bay City, MI 48706. This individual must hold, at minimum, a Journeyman Electrician license from the State of Michigan.

The Electrician/Instrument Technician Apprentice requires a combination of electrical, instrumentation, programming, and mechanical skills. The primary duty of this position will be to provide electrical, instrumentation, and mechanical support to the Factory and/or Packaging & Warehousing as needed to sustain sugar production operations and maintenance. The electrical and mechanical support will include installation and maintenance of a wide variety of sugar production equipment and other electrical or mechanical devices.

The instrumentation/programming support will include, but will not be limited to sugar production, maintenance (hardware and software), and VFD installation/programing. Due to the nature of sugar production operations, shift work and overtime may be required.

• Keep electrical systems running to prevent or minimize down time in process
• Upgrading and adding new electrical systems which includes running conduit, wire and termination ends
• Maintain existing electrical systems
• Responsible for working cooperatively and assist various other skilled technicians in performing a variety of different maintenance, repair and construction tasks
• Perform all electrical, instrumentation/programming on all production equipment and buildings keeping them in proper operating condition
• Assist in mechanical or fabrication projects when the need arises
• Handle all PLC installations, upgrades , program changes and keeping backup programs for all processors and HMI’s
• Plan and execute projects with minimal guidance
• Parts ordering
• Inspection of all newly installed and preexisting equipment to ensure safe and proper work was completed
• Lead small work crews during repair season
• Repetitive lifting or carrying items up to 40-50 pounds
• Repetitive lifting above 50 pounds shall be accomplished with the assistance of another employee or the use of a mechanical lifting device

• Ability to work safely at all heights and demonstrate proper use of all required PPE
• Must complete all aspects or equivalent of the MSC E/I program approved by the college Trades Administrator within a reasonable time frame approved by MSC management
• State of Michigan Electrical License as a Journeyman or Master Electrician
• Minimum 5 years industrial electrical experience preferred
• Industrial experience, including knowledge in motor control, relay logic, PLC logic and computer based motor and process control system
• Experience with Allen Bradley Rockwell software, Logix 500, RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000, and Factory Talk View
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  NetIP linking device and Connected Components Workbench experience is preferred. Candidates lacking this experience will be required to obtain once placed in the position.
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Ability to perform physically demanding work
• Ability to use acetylene cutting torch and ability to weld are preferred

• Ability to quickly problem solve and make decisions
• Demonstrated personal leadership and positive can-do attitude
• Flexible and able to work in fast paced and varying environments
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment
• Ability to work independently and take the initiative to self-start and complete tasks.

NOTE:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be…