Electrician - Nights - Food Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers. 

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards. 

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community. 

At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.  

Electrician - Food Manufacturing - Night Shifts

Training - Day shift

Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities

· Adhere to all GMP’s, Food Safety requirements and company policies

· Analyzes circuits, wiring diagrams and drawings to install, repair, calibrate, service or replace electronic devices and systems.

· Performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical theory and principles, statutory codes, properties of materials and principles of operation of electrical equipment.

· Starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures for machine activation and shutdown and in line with OSHA requirements.

· Services electronic equipment by checking, testing, and replacing faulty components, circuits, circuit boards, and similar electronic devices.

· Installs, repairs and maintains communication cables, power distribution cables, and splicing materials as needed.

· Determines need for, analyzes, and makes necessary running adjustments, repairs and overhauls.

· Notifies supervisor of potentially dangerous electrical equipment noted and corrective action taken.

Qualifications

Requirements

· High school diploma or GED

· Vocation school or technical college training in electronics.

· Must have stable work experience and good attendance record

· Ability to use hand tools and trade type tools

· High mental and visual effort required

· Must be able to stand for extended period of times

· Must be willing and able to work rotating shifts

· Allan-Bradley PLC and frequency drive experience preferred