Electrician

Description

$2,000 Signing Bonus*

 Job located in Naples, Idaho

Position Type/ Schedule 

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

Pay

Starting at $31.98- $41.20 per hour DOE

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

Job Summary

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. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

•  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.

Benefits

• *$2,000 Signing Bonus paid after 90 days of employment
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee and Family Life Insurance
• Paid time off, Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
• Referral Program
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Plans
• Voluntary Benefit Programs like Pet, Illness, and Accident Insurance

Requirements

Qualifications

Active Journeyman License in the state of Idaho. (2nd - 4th year apprentices will be considered based on industrial experience.)

Work Environment 

This role may operate in a professional office, log yards, and sawmill. 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. 

While performing the duties of this job, 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) and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands 

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform this job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

Alta Forest Products is an equal opportunity employer. It considers all applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, disability, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Salary : $32 - $41