Electrician

Wages range from $38.63 to $42.50 per hour

We train and promote from within

Excellent low-cost health benefits

Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions

Paid vacation and holidays**

At **Sierra Pacific Industries**, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a third-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified **Industrial Electrician** to perform building and maintenance electrical work at our sawmill in **Shelton, Washington**. The Industrial Electrician will perform all regular electrician duties at a high level of competence and will additionally perform hands-on programming, troubleshooting, and maintenance of advanced control systems.

**About The Position**

Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment in manufacturing facility

Maintain all components required to control machinery, including switches, sensors, programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives, and operate interface units

Recognize and effectively identify hazards and correct electrical defects

Perform preventative maintenance on all electrical systems and equipment

Inspect and maintain motors, switches, junction boxes, switch panels, circuit breakers, transformers, fuse panels, and lighting

Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and electrical specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical installations

Install electrical conduit and pull wire

Maintain efficiency and safety of all plant electrical circuits, assembles, and equipment

Troubleshoot and install encoders, linear transducers, vision systems, and other advanced sensors

Identify and help implement process improvements to optimize performance and production

Effectively troubleshoot issues for best resolution while staying calm in stressful situations

Communicate effectively, comprehend, and follow complicated verbal and written instructions

Perform general maintenance in a safe and efficient manner and maintain a clean work area

Work may consist of overtime during busy production times

**Qualifications**

2 years' recent verifiable related work history or equivalent education

Understanding of industrial electrical safety, MCCs, three-phase power, running conduit, lighting, electrical, and hydraulic systems required

Familiarity with programmable logic controllers and their programming, preferable

Read and understand blueprints and circuit diagrams

**Why Join Our Team?**

Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a **full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions**, and company-paid Life Insurance. Every year since 1979, the Sierra Pacific Foundation has provided an average of $500,0