Electrician

Electricians earn from $40.67 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 Electrician to perform building and maintenance electrical work at our sawmill in Lincoln, California.


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 $500,000 in scholarships to help the children of our crew members with education expenses.


How to Apply
If you are qualified and would like to join our team,
please apply in person Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm.

Let's talk!

Sierra Pacific Industries
1440 Lincoln Boulevard
Lincoln, CA 95648
(916) 645-1631