Industrial Electrician - Koch Industries : Job Details

Our Fort Dodge, IA Gypsum facility is seeking a qualified candidate to join our team as an Industrial Electrician. The Industrial Electrician is responsible for installing and troubleshooting electrical equipment within the mill to support the long-term quality and production goals of the organization. This position also performs preventative maintenance in order to ensure electrical equipment reliability. Our Electricians work as a team to ensure a safe working environment for all employees. This will be a 12 hour rotating shift.

These positions start at $35.88 per hour and higher, depending on your experience.

What You Will Do In Your Role:

• Repair and maintain electrical equipment
• Read and interpret electrical schematics to troubleshoot and install equipment
• Take an active role in a quality maintenance program to reduce production waste and achieve production quality goals
• Troubleshoot and maintain Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's)
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical control systems such as relay logic, motor controls and AC/DC drives
• Change out parts; repair or upgrade electrical equipment, relays, fuses, motor and/or wiring; and transfer work to the shop as necessary
• Perform preventative maintenance tasks as assigned
• Maintain housekeeping standards
• Complete daily work orders
• Work in a loud/noisy, hot, humid and greasy environment
• Ability to work on machinery at various heights
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
• Ability to work any shift, variable start times, overtime, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.
• Computer skills for record keeping and documentation functions

The Experience You Will Bring:

• Experience reading electrical schematics
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing electrical control systems including but not limited to relay logic, motor controls and AC/DC drives
• Ability to install industrial electrical equipment
• Experience working with electrical controls for pneumatic systems

What Will Put You Ahead:

• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's)
• 3+ years of electrical experience in an industrial, manufacturing or industrial military environment
• Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Experience installing, examining, replacing or repairing Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)'s and motor controllers
• Experience installing, maintaining and programming Allen Bradley Contrologix PLC's
• Experience working with PID Controls in A B Contrologix
• Associate's degree or higher in Electrical Information Technology

Hiring Philosophy:

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are:

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits:

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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. Please visit the following website for additional information: