Electrician

Join Blommer! We offer HEALTH & DENTAL BENEFITS DAY 1 OF HIRE! Blommer understands that our employees are our biggest assets.

With this in mind we offer a generous benefits package, tuition reimbursement and 10 pounds of free chocolate for your birthday!

• Reports to : Maintenance Supervisor
• Shifts : Sun-Thurs 2 pm - 10 : 30 pm, Tues-Sat 2 pm - 10 : 30 pm, Tues-Sat 10 : 00 pm - 6 : 30 am
• Starting : $40.00-$45.00 per hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Comply with all legislated and relevant laws and regulations for safety and quality including lockout tag out, GMP, HACCP, Allergen and Blommer specific policies and procedures.
• Maintain work area and equipment, ensure clean, sanitary and orderly conditions, and apply 5S principals. Ensure tools and equipment is in good working order;

report any defective materials, missing or damaged tools to the supervisor.

Correctly complete any required reports or paperwork such as production data sheets, order documentation. Perform duties as assigned.

Some ongoing duties include those listed below but are not inclusive to this position.

• Perform electrical tasks including, but not limited to, running new wire, bending conduit, installing switches and other components, running electronic tests, cleaning contacts or circuit boards, replacing worn components, oiling motors.
• Assemble, install, inspect, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring and equipment. Ensure compliance with applicable codes.

Inspect and test electrical systems to identify hazard using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes.

Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production; diagnose malfunctioning systems, locate the cause of the breakdown and repair.

Respond timely to any electrical breakdown. Locate source of problem by observation, testing, talking with operator. Remove defective parts using power tools and other equipment.

Repair to prevent reoccurrence. Perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.

Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of packaging and production machines.

Able to work on systems with sensors and limit switches, motor controls, overload relays, PLC's, VFD's, solid state devices and monitors / displays.

Report equipment parts usage from stock to ensure accurate inventory; notify department supervisor of any parts and supplies needing to be ordered.

Conserve maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job. Document all work to ensure accurate maintenance records, ensure production operation is aware of status of equipment and improve overall communication between shifts.

Note : The employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position

Physical Requirements :

• Must stand, walk for prolonged periods of time; climb stairs
• Regularly required to bend, stoop, reach
• Lift in excess of 75 lbs. on an occasional basis
• Exposed to varying temperatures hot / cold

Skills and Work Experience Requirements :

• 3 years of experience in production machine repair. PLC troubleshooting, installation and repair of motors. Perform mechanical skills, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of packaging and production machines.
• Employee must be able to accomplish the Essential Duties and Responsibilities to be competent in the job
• Basic use of computer, tablet, scanner, iPad for recording information
• Able to read and write English to review and prepare shipment paperwork / documents

Blommer Chocolate Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.