Maintenance Electrician

Overview Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company‑wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide‑ranging initiatives.

Franklin, OH

• Starting Pay Rate of $32.02 - 35.94/hour

• 7:00am - 7:00pm

Perform advanced level electrical and troubleshooting on individual and complex systems and processes. Serve as crew leader and oversee the work of lower-level Maintenance Electricians. Review workload and establish priority of Electrician work orders and unscheduled downtime with minimal supervision. While working in a safe, effective manner, keep quality in mind at all times. Work in a cooperative team environment to carry out the preventive maintenance program, repair, modify and overhaul the plant equipment and maintain building as necessary.

Perform all other duties or tasks as directed by supervision.

• Inspect the work of all electricians, and participate in the repair, maintenance, inspection and installation of system projects. Make sure it conforms to BPC and NEC specifications
• Supervise electricians engage in the maintenance of electrical circuits and equipment
• Inspects equipment, diagnose trouble, and assigns subordinates to repair task
• Analyze equipment and write preventive maintenance procedures for electricians
• Plan and develop work schedules based on equipment usage schedules and create and implement procedures for equipment maintenance
• Maintain material records, determine estimates and submit reports
• Troubleshoot, identify and repair complex relay systems>
• Determine if motor is under or oversized
• Be able to configure Probes and Laser Sensors
• Identify, troubleshoot and repair PLC communication devices
• Supervise the basic programming of PLC, with approval from Engineering
• Troubleshoot and adjust 4-20 mA signals
• Determine excitation of encoders
• Understand internal parameters of a drive, communication with PLC’s and other drives
• Cross referencing to a new drive
• Help train other electricians
• Inspect and test electrical lighting, signals, communication and power circuits

• High School degree or GED. Minimum of eight (8) years’ of industrial electrical repair experience. Or any equivalent combinations of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved
• Must be a team player with a “can do” attitude
• Must be able to distinguish colors to perform essential job duties
• Capable of working in hot environment and in areas where inks and lubricants are used
• Must be capable of standing for long periods of time
• Must have troubleshooting abilities
• Must have good communication skills, both oral and written
• Must have advanced computer and math skills
• Must have forklift license
• Must be able to read and comprehend basic English
• Ability to be flexible to work demands outside of regular work shift

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well‑being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well‑being programs may vary depending on where you work.

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