Electrician

$2,000 Hiring Bonus

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world’s largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta’s zero‑wood‑waste sawmills produce by‑products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel.

Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates in multiple Northwest rural communities including Morton, WA;
Winlock, WA;
Shelton, WA;
Amanda Park, WA;
Lewiston, ;
Bonners Ferry, ; and Naples, .

Electricians are an essential part of sawmill operations, ensuring that electrical equipment is in proper working condition and that mill production is maximized. This position will assist in planning layouts, installation, and repairing wiring of electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment.

Starting at $35.20 - $42.44 per hour DOE.

$1.50 per hour shift differential for Swing, Graveyard & Weekend shifts.

This is a full‑time position, and overtime work may be required as projects or job duties demand.

• Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
• Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit.
• Pulls wiring through conduit.
• Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps.
• Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment.
• Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit‑breaker panels.
• Connects power cables to equipment, such as electric range or motor, and installs grounding leads.
• Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope.
• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
• Repairs faulty equipment or systems.
• Cuts and welds steel structural members.
• PLC programming.
• Troubleshoots electrical issues or ways to improve mill functionality.
• Performs preventative maintenance on mill equipment to keep it in optimum condition.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Active Journeyman License in the state of Idaho. (3rd & 4th year apprentices will be considered based on industrial experience.)
• Minimum age of 18
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing

This position is classified as “safety‑sensitive,” meaning that an accident in this role could result in loss of life, serious bodily injury, or significant damage to property or the environment, as such candidates will be subject to comprehensive pre‑employment drug screening.

• While performing the duties of this job, employees will be exposed to machinery and moving mechanical parts.
• This position will often be exposed to noise, hazards, airborne particulates, and temperature changes.
• The employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
• Work in high, precarious places.
• Outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold (non‑weather); extreme heat (non‑weather).
• Risk of electrical shock.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non‑weather).
• The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.
• This position requires the frequent use of basic hand tools.
• The employee will be required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel, reach for tools or materials.
• This position requires the ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, kneel,…