Job Description

Electrician - Taylorsville

Georgia-Pacific LLC

We are looking for an Electrician for our Taylorsville, MS plywood facility. We manufacture pine plywood panels and siding used in residential and light commercial construction.

Salary

• Starting pay $31.02 per hour
• $1.50/hr night shift differential
• Opportunity to increase compensation based on skills and performance

Shift

• Must be flexible to work any shift, including overtime, holidays, and weekends.
• Currently hiring for all shifts.

Physical Location

105 SCR 25
Taylorsville, MS 39168

Our Team

GP employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury?free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit

What You Will Do

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical control systems, electronic circuits, motor controls, relay logic, AC/DC drives, and low voltage switchgear.
• Install and modify industrial electrical equipment.
• Work with mechanical and electrical machinery, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, performing preventative maintenance tasks.
• Repair and maintain plant machinery in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer specifications.
• Communicate work performed and equipment statuses both written and verbally.
• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, and actively participate in the safety program.
• Wear the necessary personal protection equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, face shield, chemical suit, respirator, ear plugs, hearing protection, steel?toe boots, or safety shoes as required.
• Willingness to work any shift, on?call, overtime, weekends, and holidays as required.

Basic Qualifications

• At least 3 years of electrical experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment OR a technical degree or higher in an electro?mechanical curriculum.
• Experience reading electrical and maintenance schematics/blueprints.
• Experience diagnosing mechanical and electronic systems using scanning and diagnostic tools, multimeters, and computers.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical controls, AC and DC motors, motor controllers, and drives.
• Knowledge of single and three?phase troubleshooting up to 480?volt electrical systems.
• Experience running rigid conduit.
• Experience installing and terminating network cable.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Experience troubleshooting issues with PLCs, VFDs, servo motors, and valves.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physically demanding tasks including climbing ladders and working at heights or in confined spaces.
• Ability to work in a sawmill environment with dust, noise, heat, and cold conditions.

Benefits

We provide a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance. Eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy, or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

Seniority level

Mid?Senior level

Employment type

Full?time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

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