PLC Controls Maintenance Electrician

Night-by-night you keep a modern plant humming

At Novolex a leader in food beverage and specialty packaging your craft keeps production moving for customers across foodservice delivery and carryout food processing grocery/retail and industrial markets. With expertise across resin paper molded fiber aluminum and more we offer 120 product categories spanning 250 brands and over 39000 SKUs. Your work helps power it all.

Role: PLC Controls Maintenance Electrician (Temple TX)

On our night shift youll diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical issues on PLC-controlled printing and packaging equipment using a laptop instrumentation and your deep understanding of AC/DC drives 480V 3-phase power and industrial controls.

Compensation and schedule

• Pay rate starting at $33.83$38.95 per hour
• Shift: Nights 8:00 PM 8:00 AM

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A night in the life

• Start by logging into the maintenance system to review/close out work orders and prioritize electrical repairs.
• Pinpoint faults using meters and analyzers guided by manuals drawings and schematics.
• Execute corrective and preventive maintenance on equipment and plant electrical circuits.
• Tackle general maintenance and mechanical repairs as needed to restore uptime.
• Install and terminate power and control wiring between machines per blueprints and diagrams using proper tools and test equipment.
• Land conductors on breakers transformers and other components across both low and high voltage systems.
• Diagnose and replace defective components or wiring on transformers motors and lighting fixtures.
• Operate power construction tools precision measuring devices power tools and electrical test equipment safely and effectively.
• Inspect systems and components to identify hazards or defects and verify compliance with electrical and building codes.
• Create field sketches or follow blueprints to plan routing and placement of wiring/equipment to meet safety codes.
• Install conduit systems and pull conductors to specification.
• Systematically troubleshoot equipment to root cause and make permanent corrective repairs.
• Work at heights from ladders scaffolds or roofs to install maintain and repair wiring and machines.
• Advise leadership when continued operation presents a hazard and recommend safe alternatives.

What you bring

• High school diploma/GED required; Associates in Maintenance or Industrial Technology preferred.
• 35 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven hands-on capability across electrical and mechanical tasks; exposure to welding tool-and-die and powered industrial trucks; ability to provide or promptly obtain required tools.
• Fluency in hydraulics pneumatics mechanical systems and electrical troubleshooting.
• Skilled at reading and interpreting electrical mechanical hydraulic and pneumatic blueprints/schematics.
• Electrical systems: AC and DC motors/drives 480V three-phase transformers control power and relays.
• Electronic/controls: industrial controls ladder logic PLC programming; C programming experience is a plus.
• Comfort using a laptop to troubleshoot PLC-controlled printing and packaging equipment.
• Able to stand for an 8-hour period and frequently lift up to 50 lbs.
• Consistent use of required PPE and adherence to all safety procedures.
• Strong communicator who can work independently and as part of a cross-functional team; demonstrated leadership traits.
• Understands and complies with Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements.

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