Industrial Electrician

As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Electrician monitors the functions of all plant electrical and control equipment to ensure proper operation and performance of routine and specialized maintenance activities to maximize plant production and uptime. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Installs power supply, wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such as robots, conveyors, and programmable controllers. Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment and connects cables and wires between programmable controls, machines and equipment. Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as programmable controllers, transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables. Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, motors, and positions sensing devices. Diagnoses, repairs and/or replaces faulty electronic components. Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors. Operate and adjust machinery as directed to achieve desired line flow. Assume personal responsibility for assigned tasks with respect to the timeliness and quality of work. Perform troubleshooting, repair, removal, installation, disassembly and assembly; variable frequency drives, programmable controller hardware, data highway, recorders, operate interface device, standalone controller, valve positioners, metal detectors, electronic scale, transducer. Responsibilities may include training employees; planning, assigning, and participating on the training committee to appraise performance / review relevant course curriculum and resolving problems. Troubleshoots and modifies PLC’s, controls, meters, and sensor hardware. Reads and understands electrical schematics and ladder logic. Adheres to all applicable GMP policies and guidelines. Assists in the identification of design enhancements to improve equipment reliability while working with vendors and engineering to implement these changes. Practices lock out/tag out safety procedures and utilizes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) an