INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN

Basic Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Experienced electrician requiring completion of two years of formal training such as an Associate’s degree (equivalent from two-year college) or technical school; and two years of job experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend blue prints, electrical (wiring) schematics, simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills required to effectively present information to others.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must have sufficient job-related experience as well as the demeanor to teach and direct others in their day-to-day work.
• Must be familiar with AC and DC as well as low and high voltage and be able to troubleshoot circuits.
• Must understand the requirements of PLC wiring.
• Must be able to differentiate wire colors.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders
• Must be able to stand for up to 4 hours without formal breaks
• Must be able to work in non-air-conditioned environment
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Must pass background check, drug test and provide proof that you are legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Great to Haves:

• Background in PLC’s
• Experience operating an overhead crane – experience is not required, but we will train

• Experience driving a fork truck – we will train

Physical Demands:
To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 50lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances. 

Who we are: 

Peerless Food Equipment, is a premier global, commercial food equipment and solutions provider dedicated to creating value for the world’s leading wholesale bakeries and commercial food processors by developing and applying innovative technology for excellent solutions. Customers worldwide trust Peerless to create high quality, reliable equipment, meet critical sanitation requirements and provide attentive after sales service to optimize processes and reduce downtime.

Peerless equipment indirectly touches consumers every day. To better explain our products,  Peerless® mixers create the dough used to produce the loaves of bread purchased at grocery  stores and the buns used for burgers at quick-serve restaurants.

Peerless is a part of the Food, Health and Nutrition Division of Coperion, a Hillenbrand operating company. Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service, bringing a wealth of know-how and experience to the market. Customers benefit from Coperion’s divisions of Polymer, Equipment & Systems, and Service that are optimally networked on a global basis to offer ultimate support in the design, manufacturing and implementation of ideal systems. Staffed by engineers, chemists, technicians and a variety of industry experts, these Divisions form a powerhouse of process solutions for their customers.

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.

At Hillenbrand we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each individual has to offer. Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

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