Overview:
Are you highly qualified in electrical maintenance and repairs, looking to drive quality and safety at a leading consumer packaged goods company? If so, then we have an opportunity for you!
We are currently looking for a Senior Electrician to join our Maintenance department with US Smokeless Tobacco in Hopkinsville, KY.
Your primary role will be to support Production Operations, Quality, Safety and CC&S. You will maintain operation and electrical plant equipment, facilities and grounds at our Hopkinsville, KY facility.
Responsibilities:
- You will read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics, and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial equipment installations.
- Install conduit inside partitions, walls, above ceilings, on rafters, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduits.
- Install, examine, replace, or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, feeders, fiber-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components.
- Test electrical systems, electrical control circuits, and components, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, amp meters, and hand tools, to locate the cause of a malfunction.
- Repair electrical components and/or systems (e.g. motors, control circuits, branch circuits, transformers, compressors, switches, buss, switches, panel boards, variable frequency drives, hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems, etc.) while ensuring a safe working condition.
- Install, maintain, and verify industrial instrumentation and related devices.
Background/experience:
- You are a high school graduate & possess college based electrical training or equivalent work experience of five (5) years or greater in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- We Prefer you have knowledge of PLC's, NFPA 70E, Allen Bradley, blueprints, 480 volt, 3-phase and being capable of running conduit.
- Solid understanding of alarm and fire prevention systems is a plus.
- You possess a high degree of physical dexterity; ability to climb stairs, ladders; work at higher elevations and in confined areas. Ninety percent of daily work time will be spent in a shop floor environment which will expose individual to varying temperatures, noise, and dust.
- You can handle pressure associated with working with high voltage electricity.
- You react well to and handle electrical problems repairs quickly.
- You can read and comprehend electrical codes, wiring diagrams, and have the know-how to use electrical instruments.
- Regular and Reliable on-site attendance is required.
Company Overview: Altria has a leading portfolio of tobacco products for U.S. tobacco consumers 21+. Our tobacco companies – which have been the undisputed market leaders in the U.S. tobacco industry for decades – include some of the most enduring names in American business. In combustibles, we own Philip Morris USA, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and John Middleton, manufacturer of Black & Mild cigars. Our smoke-free portfolio includes ownership of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, the maker of Copenhagen and Skoal, and Helix Innovations, the maker of on! oral nicotine pouches. Additionally, we have a majority-owned joint venture with JT Group, Horizon Innovations, for the U.S. marketing and commercialization of heated tobacco stick products. Through a separate agreement with Philip Morris International, we have the exclusive U.S. commercialization rights to the IQOS* Tobacco Heating System® and Marlboro HeatSticks® through April 2024. Our equity investments include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the world’s largest brewer and Cronos Group, a leading Canadian cannabinoid company. Each Altria company is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing individuals with criminal records, including formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals with conviction records, a fair chance at employment. Learn more about Altria at www.altria.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn