Senior Electrician - Hopkinsville, KY

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Are you highly qualified in electrical maintenance and repairs, looking to drive quality and safety at a leading consumer packaged goods company? If so, then we have an opportunity for you! We are currently looking for a Senior Electrician to join our Maintenance department with US Smokeless Tobacco in Hopkinsville, KY.

Your primary role will be to support Production Operations, Quality, Safety and CC&S.

You will maintain operation and electrical plant equipment, facilities and grounds at our Hopkinsville, KY facility.
Job Responsibilities


* Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics, and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial equipment installations.


* Install conduit inside partitions, walls, above ceilings, on rafters, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduits.


* Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, feeders, fiber-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components.


* Test electrical systems, electrical control circuits, and components, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, amp meters, and hand tools, to locate the cause of a malfunction.


* Repair electrical components and/or systems (e.g.

motors, control circuits, branch circuits, transformers, compressors, switches, buss, switches, panel boards, variable frequency drives, hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems, etc.) while ensuring a safe working condition.


* Install, maintain, and verify industrial instrumentation and related devices.


* Maintain an organized work area to ensure tools, parts, and materials are stored in a neat and orderly manner to improve efficiency.

You will also maintain housekeeping expectations.


* Foster an environment that promotes a culture of safety, quality, CC&S, and regulatory compliance guided by procedures, rules, and regulations.


* Participate in team meetings, detailing actions, communicating opportunities and ongoing tasks.

Specific Skills


* High school graduate & possess college based electrical training or equivalent work experience of five (5) years or greater in an industrial or manufacturing environment.


* Knowledge of PLC's, NFPA 70E, Allen Bradley, blueprints, 480 volt, 3-phase and being capable of running conduit preferred.


* Solid understanding of alarm and fire prevention systems is a plus.


* Encouraged to pursue continuing education classes during your working life to keep up with changes in the industry.


* Possess a high degree of physical dexterity; ability to climb stairs, ladders; work at higher elevations and in confined areas.

Ninety percent of daily work time will be spent in a shop floor environment which will expose individual to varying temperatures, noise, and dust.


* Handle pressure associated with working with high voltage electricity.


* React well to and handl...