Electrician

Orion Talent, the nation's largest military recruiting firm, is currently recruiting transitioning or former military professionals for an Electrician position with the largest manufacturer of steel products in North America. Position Details Location:

Ghent, KY Compensation: You can realistically expect your 1st year total compensation to be $108K - $113.6K Base?& Productivity ($43.34 - $45.50/hr, to start): $94,655 - $99,372 Average Overtime (10%): $13,522 - $14,196 An important component of your Total Compensation is a Weekly Productivity/Incentive Bonus Plan that currently averages 140% of your weekly pay (and that percentage is expected to increase significantly over the next year). Raises are excellent and dependent on how hard you want to work on getting maintenance qualifications completed; hard charging technicians can earn up to a 21.5% raise (depending on what you qualify) within the first year or so for meeting qualifications on multiple plant equipment. Promotions provide outstanding compensation, which is why so many former military service members work here.

Shift: 12-hour rotating shift schedule. (Modified Dupont Schedule // during this schedule you will work 7 day shifts and 7 night shifts with 7 off days out of the first 21 days of the 28-day cycle, followed by 7 days off in a row, before the 28-day cycle starts again). This shift is popular with the employees because you will get a week off every month, and it allows you to plan your vacation days to give yourself 2 weeks of vacation with only having to use up 3-5 of your vacation days Benefits: Company has one of the industry's most flexible and comprehensive health benefit programs (Medical / Dental / Vision), which includes wellness and health care spending accounts. Profit Sharing: each year, the company takes 10% of its operating profits and divides them up among all employees (except senior officers) - depending on company performance, this may be anywhere from 1% to over 20% of your pay.

Company Stock Purchase Program. 401K: Generous plan that matches your first 7% of contributions. 3 weeks of vacation within the first year and 10 paid holidays and paid parental leave. Tuition Reimbursement:

Company takes continuing education seriously; they will reimburse up to $5,250 of your approved educational expenses each year and also reimburse your spouse up to $2,625 per year for a maximum of 2 years. Additionally, the company provides the children of every employee up to $4,000 worth of scholarship funding each year to be used at accredited academic institutions. Career Progression:

Virtually limitless. Nowhere will you find a company more committed to the professional growth and promotion of its employees than within the company. COVID Vaccination:

None Position Description As an Electrician, your responsibilities will include: Maintain electrical systems for all production and facilities equipment in the plant. Work as part of a team to ensure that all preventative and corrective maintenance is performed in a timely manner.

Work with engineers and other employees to develop new processes to make the facility more efficient. This position requires that you work in a steel plant environment, which can be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Position Requirements From a technical perspective, must be able to demonstrate good electrical systems troubleshooting and repair skills, as well as a strong working knowledge of such electrical test equipment as multimeters, meggers, oscilloscopes, and clamp-on ammeters.

Demonstrated history of safe work practices and the ability to work with minimal direction. Be prepared to demonstrate the ability to interpret drawings for repair, installation and maintenance of complex electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems and equipment. Experience with AC and DC drives (ABB Drives experience a plus), medium and low voltage switchgear, transformers, PLCs, and computers is expected.

Extensive electrical and electro-mechanical knowledge to repair the wide variety of equipment in the plant, and great mechanical aptitude as well. Help drive continuous improvements in production tracking, process efficiency, and plant automation. Sincere commitment to the safety of self and team preferred.

Driven by results. Sincere commitment to the environment desired.

Sincere commitment to the continuous development of self and others desired.

Sound analytical and troubleshooting skills preferred. Solid theoretical knowledge of electrical and electronic principles preferred. Sound theoretical and practical understanding of drives, motors, and hydraulics preferred.

Proficiency with programming PLCs, HMIs, and drive controllers preferred. Basic mechanical aptitude and skills and willing to develop further aptitude and skills preferred. Safety is the most important part of all jobs within the company; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.