3rd Shift (C) Instr/Elect Craftsperson, Dayton

3rd Shift (C) Instr/Elect Craftsperson, Dayton | Primient

About Primient

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We're investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we're focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

About the Role

Off-Shift Instrument / Electrician

Dayton, OH

Join Primient for a foundational manufacturing role. Our Instrument / Electrician position has great potential towards a fulfilling, well compensated career. From day one, you'll earn a great wage and full benefits. As your skills grow, so will your base pay.

• Starting pay of $35.52/hr with opportunity to advance to $38.14 with our pay for skill system and $0.85 shift differential.
• Benefits incl. Healthcare/Medical insurance, 401 K matching and non-contingent matching plans.
• Structured career progression and greater responsibilities.

About Primient

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We're investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we're focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

The Opportunity
Manufacturing careers that offer more: Instrument/Electricians in our Dayton Plant are responsible for the safe operation, electrical maintenance, and troubleshooting of a system that produces distinctive, high-quality ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries. We use technology to turn raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients for our customers. These ingredients add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products that millions worldwide use or consume daily.

About You

• Fabricate, maintain, install, repair, calibrate, test, assemble, and inspect electrical installations, including pneumatic, electronic, regulating, and/or indicating instruments, equipment, and transmission and distribution systems.
• Work with electrical construction materials, equipment components, and devices such as conductors, grounding systems, conduit systems, lighting, control devices, circuit breakers, switch gear, switches, motors, generators, transformers, and timing devices. Work with materials necessary to install electrical power distribution and control systems.
• Work with instrument construction materials such as wire, pneumatic, electronic, and hydraulic components and metal, plastic, and glass materials used in connection with instrument work. Installs tubing in conjunction with instrument work.
• Uses hand and power tools common to electrical and Instrumentation work, such as electric drills, soldering and brazing equipment, a drill press, threading equipment, power saws, and bending equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance and inspection on alarms, alarm panels, electrical interlocks, and other electrical safety devices.
• Work from drawings, repair, and operating instruction manuals, and written and oral instructions.
• Follows prescribed procedures for checking and testing electrical and instrument loops before production release.
• Keeps tools, equipment, and work area clean and orderly.
• Works with and assists other skilled tradesmen.
• Working knowledge of NFPA70E
• Works under close supervision.
• Assists PCS engineer in maintaining electrical schematics, loop diagrams, calibration records, and other instrumentation and electrical documentation.

Off-Shift

• This opportunity could be on our C or D shift rotation.
• C Shift: 10pm - 6am works 7 days on 2 days off, 7 days on 1 day off, 7 days on 4 days off (repeating every 28 days)
• This is a 365/24/7 Operating Plant - requiring weekends and holidays.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires the ability to safely perform the following tasks:
• Lifting of up to 50 pounds without mechanical assistance.
• Use of hand tools above shoulders, under ergonomically stressful conditions, and under application of heavy force by employee.
• Work in elevated positions with hand tools and fall restraint equipment.
• Ability to wear personnel protective equipment (PPE)

Total Rewards
Starting pay of $35.52/hr + overtime with opportunity to advance with our pay for skill system.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• Competitive Pay
• Multiple Healthcare plan choices
• Dental and vision insurance
• A 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life, AD&D, and Voluntary Insurance plans
• Paid holidays & vacation
• Floating days off
• Parental leave for new parents
• Employee resource groups
• Learning & development programs
• Fun culture where you have an opportunity in shaping our future

Career Path & Culture

Primient is committed to a workplace that is all in - ensuring everyone has the opportunity to develop and shape a career that matters in an open culture which embraces equity, diversity and belonging. We challenge old ways of thinking; and encourage employee voices to be a guiding force for ongoing learning.


Primient supports a culture of inclusion that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe our differences make better decisions, drive excellence, and deliver better business results. Primient employees experience autonomy and accountability in their role. Here, employees control their destiny as there is opportunity for career growth and pathways outside the norm.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up. Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow,

Primient is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce .

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