Electrician “A”

Location: Loudon
Department: Electrical Maintenance
Schedule: Full-Time | Fixed 12-Hour Shift
Classification: Non-Exempt / Hourly
Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor 

Join the Viskase Team

Viskase Companies, Inc. is seeking an experienced Electrician “A” to join our Electrical Maintenance team in Loudon. This position plays an important role in keeping our facility and production equipment operating safely and reliably through preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and support of industrial electrical and control systems. 

If you have strong industrial electrical experience, enjoy troubleshooting complex equipment, and are comfortable working with PLCs, motor controls, instrumentation, and automated systems, we encourage you to apply.

What You’ll Do

As an Electrician “A,” you will:

• Perform scheduled maintenance work orders and respond to plant maintenance needs.
• Troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and replace electrical components, including motors, relays, overloads, cables, switches, sensors, and variable-speed drives.
• Work with Allen-Bradley PLCs and industrial control systems.
• Maintain and troubleshoot programming, hardware, networking, and communications.
• Diagnose industrial control system hardware and software problems and perform corrective actions.
• Assist with industrial control system projects and implementations.
• Support predictive and preventive maintenance programs.
• Support internal plant projects and control system upgrades.
• Calibrate instrumentation equipment.
• Troubleshoot control panels using relay logic, process control valves, and pneumatic control systems.
• Interface with and troubleshoot motor starters, run relays, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), servo motors and controls, DeviceNet, and ControlNet.
• Connect to PLCs, read ladder logic, perform PLC programming, and diagnose hardware and software issues.
• Follow established quality programs, policies, and practices to help ensure materials meet product specifications and quality-system requirements.
• Perform work in accordance with established safety procedures and Safety Cardinal Rules.
• Perform other assignments as directed. 

What You’ll Need

Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Experience Candidates must meet one of the following experience pathways:

• 4 years of industrial electrical experience, OR
• Completion of an apprenticeship program plus 2 years of industrial electrical experience, OR
• Completion of a vocational school industrial electrical program plus 2 years of industrial electrical experience.

Technical Skills

Successful candidates should be prepared to work with industrial electrical and control systems, including:

• Allen-Bradley PLCs
• PLC programming and ladder logic
• Industrial control systems
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
• Servo motors and controls
• Motor starters and relays
• Instrumentation and calibration
• Process control valves
• Pneumatic control systems
• DeviceNet and ControlNet
• Electrical troubleshooting and preventive maintenance 

Work Environment & Schedule

This is a hands-on industrial maintenance position requiring activities that may include sitting, walking, standing, climbing, pushing, pulling, and using stairs, ladders, and lifts. Work may take place in various plant environments. 

Candidates must be able to work overtime before or after normal starting times and on weekends as required. Consistent satisfactory performance, good attendance, and adherence to company policies and procedures are required. 

Why This Role?

This is a great opportunity for an experienced industrial electrician who enjoys solving technical problems and wants to work directly with electrical systems, automation, PLCs, instrumentation, and production equipment in a manufacturing environment.

Ready to put your industrial electrical expertise to work? Apply today to join Viskase Companies, Inc. as an Electrician “A.”

Viskase Companies, Inc. notes that the job description is not an all-encompassing list of duties. Some job requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.