Electronics Technician - Osceola, IA

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Applies advanced electrical skills to design and specify equipment for new installations and improvement of existing control equipment.

• Maintains accurate records of electrical equipment such as electric schematics, breaker panel sheets, backup copies of PLC and MMI programs, PC applications, etc.

• Support General Plant Electrical, Maintenance, and Preventative Maintenance needs.

• Troubleshoot electrical equipment, maintain, and improve electrical control systems, and complete work orders.

• Recommends, develops and implements modifications and systems to improve equipment operation and provide for automation of plant goals.

• Provides direction and training for less skilled maintenance personnel.

• Participates in cross functional teams such as safety, technology, energy conservation, etc.

• Communicate with other shifts to ensure coordination of all maintenance efforts on assigned equipment and effectively operate as part of a team.

• Conform to Osceola Food’s policies and procedures including, but not limited to:
  Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), Lock Out/Tag Out, HACCP check points, Quality Standards, Fall Protection, Hot Work, OSHA Regulations, and all others

• Management reserves the right, as it deems necessary to assign jobs on a temporary basis in any manner that supports efficient plant operations.

• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

• Must be 18 years of age or older

• Minimum of two years industrial electronics training and two years industrial controls experience or four years of industrial controls experience.

• Must be able to perform and train self/others in basic electrical and mechanical skills, mechanical repairs and overhauls, maintenance systems, computer skills, new technologies in preventive/predictive maintenance, problem solving/troubleshooting, etc. where skills are not at the required level.

• Must be able to program and troubleshoot Allen Bradley PLC’s, Wonderware systems, VFD drives, Windows NT and Fiber Optic/Ethernet systems. and related control networks.

• Standing in one spot on a work stand or at a work station except during breaks and lunches

• Climbing up and down 50 steps to both enter/exit the facility and to/from production floor

• The ability to frequently lift 50 pounds and frequently bend and twist

• Working on short notice, working 8 to 12 hours per day, work several days in a row if our business dictates and work mandatory overtime throughout the week and weekend

• Working in average temperatures of 35-45 degrees or less

• Working with different types of raw, chilled, processed, or ready-to-eat meats

• Following our strict sanitation requirements, including but not limited to, wearing hear nets, beard nets, and washing hands frequently, no jewelry, no nail polish, etc.

• Following our strict safety requirement, including wearing a hart hat, ear/eye protection, vinyl gloves, uniforms, and hand/foot protection

• Practice safe working procedures in accordance with safety policies of Osceola Food, LLC

Osceola Food, LLC produces a variety of products for food service and retail consumers, including Hormel® Bacon 1, Hormel® Old Smokehouse® bacon, Hormel® Natural Choice® and Bread Ready® lunch meats, bone-in spiral hams and Hormel® party trays.

The Osceola Food, LLC benefits packages includes a comprehensive health insurance plan, prescription drug plan, dental and vision plan, flex spending account, 401(k) with company matching, pay-for-performance bonuses, employee assistance and wellness plan, life insurance, short-term disability, vacation and holiday pay, and educational assistance. Some positions qualify for…