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Gloster Forest Products Electrician in Natchez, Mississippi

POSITION: Electrician  

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 the following technologies:  instrumentation, electronics, lubrication, hydraulics, power transmission, mechanics, steam, welding and pneumatics.    

Responsibilities: 

  • Install, troubleshoot,â?¯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 program 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 

*Required Skills: * 

  • 1 years of previous maintenance experience 

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``` - Experience with Allen Bradley PLC5 and/or Control Logix  - 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 type power transmission components and troubleshooting  - Be able to pass a basic mechanical assessment test  - Be able to pass a basic hands-on test  - High school diploma or GED Must be able to work nights, weekends, holidays as required 

Environmental Conditions: 

Must be able to tolerate extreme hot, humid, cold, and outdoor conditions. Comfortable working in loud environment, around moving machinery, with vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust). 

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