Industrial Electrician (PLC)

Description

Why join Reily Foods Company? We're family owned and have a passion for flavor providing iconic coffee and tea beverages that have created memories for over 120 years! Join our New Orleans team at our Luzianne Manufacturing facility

Location: Luzianne Tea Manufacturing Plant at 5601 Chef Menteur Highway

Summary: Our Industrial Electrician assembles electrical control panels, junction boxes and some wire harnesses from prints. This position is responsible for the physical assembly, wiring and testing of control panels for industrial equipment. The Electrician will fabricate controls to print, including layout and physical mounting of components to the back panel, wiring of all components, installation of control panel onto equipment, and testing to ensure proper operation. The Industrial Electrician is responsible for providing maintenance support to the assigned production area and will be required to safely troubleshoot, repair, and/or replace faulty instrumentation and electrical equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot transformers, motors (low and medium voltage, 5kV), lighting, transmitters, valves, alarms, and other process control devices
• Perform calibrations on all types of industrial pressure, level, flow, and temperature devices
• Replace switches, relays, transmitters, sensing devices, motors, valves, and other faulty equipment
• PLC Programming
• Install, troubleshoot, repair, and preventive maintenance of electrical and instrumentation equipment and proper documentation
• Use electrical and electronic test equipment, hand tools, and power tools
• Dimension and layout of back panels and enclosures
• Mounting of components to back panels and enclosures
• Routing and bundling of wire and cables neatly to meet wiring standards
• Point to point wiring of relays, controls, PLCs, I/O Modules, VFDs, Interfaces, & Instrumentation
• Troubleshoot panels as needed to eliminate wiring errors and component malfunctions
• Maintain red line drawing mark-ups of changes required during fabrication
• Communicate red line changes to Leadership for revision prior to completion
• Communicate effectively with all team members, leads, builders, engineers and project manager
• Assist in General Maintenance as needed with troubleshooting equipment failures, executing preventative maintenance, implementing improvement projects

Qualifications

• High school Diploma
• AA in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, or similar degree preferred; or completed apprenticeship in Instrumentation or Electrical field
• 5 years of related experience in an industrial facility environment or an equivalent mix of education and experience necessary to obtain journeyman level knowledge
• Experience with 4-20 ma instrumentation, 3 phase motors and controls, transformers, control panels, and wiring
• Capable of PLC Programming
• Able to read and understand piping and instrument drawings, loop drawings, specification sheets, electrical schematics, and logic diagrams
• Able to climb stairs (200 ft ) and ladders and lift up to 40 pounds
• Capable of working in full personal protection equipment (PPE), air, respirator, suit, etc.
• Able to work overtime as needed and available for call out overtime
• 1 years’ experience installing fire protection (or relatable) systems
• Prefer candidates with related work experience in heavy industrial or similar setting
• Must be able to read, understand and implement shop drawings
• Great communication skills and the ability to work well with team
• The ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• A high standard of quality and attention to detail
• Must be proactive, have a strong sense of time management and pride in workmanship so they can act independently when necessary
• Must possess strong troubleshooting skills and be a self-starter in solving Instrumentation & Electrical issues