Electrician

Job Description

Job Description

The Irca Group is an International Leader in high quality finished and semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and ice cream markets. With a solid history of over 100 years in the industry, the Group has its headquarters in Italy (Gallarate) and a strong global footprint with 23 production sites and over 2000 employees in Europe, the United States and Vietnam. 

Our core product categories include chocolate, compounds, chocolate decorations, sprinkles, creams, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, nuts and candied fruit. The most recent acquisition of Kerry Sweet complements our existing categories with the addition of sweet particulates, chocolate confections, inclusions, variegates and frozen fruit purees. 

Through its 8 key brands (IRCA, Dobla®, in2food, Via Degli Orsini, JoyGelato, RaviFruit, Cesarin and Anastasi®) the IRCA Group offers an unparalleled "one-stop shop" approach for delivering quality solutions to all ingredients needs, through a broad range of innovative products. We offer every day and seasonal solutions to 3 macro channels: Gourmet, Food Manufacturing and Consumer Product (Retail). “Extraordinary made simple” 

Job Purpose 

We are looking for an Electrician that will be responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of electrical systems within our food manufacturing facility.  

• Performs preventative maintenance tasks, including completion of all related documentation. 

• Troubleshoots & maintains PLCs and variable speed drive controlled equipment. 

• Troubleshoots equipment process controls, instrumentation, & calibration. 

• Installs, bends, and runs conduit and wiring, rigid aluminum and emt. 

• Comprehends and verifies wiring diagrams. 

• Project planning, equipment upgrades, modification, and new installation. 

• Performs mechanical work, valve replacement, bearing replacement, and motor & gearbox replacement. 

• Installs, troubleshoots, and repairs controllers including hydraulics and pneumatics. 

• Provides assistance to facility, line, machine, mechanics, and operators. 

• Provides essential documentation and completes research for root cause analysis when needed. 

• Affirms maintenance role in the HACCP procedure along with all other departments. 

• Able to assess and function effectively in an ever-changing environment. 

• On call or able to reply to calls after hours. 

• Be able to communicate between multiple departments in scheduling work. 

• Maintain a clean work area. 

• Education and/or Experience: 

• Electrical and mechanical ability as defined. 

• HS diploma or GED. 

• Demonstrated work experience in an industrial environment. 

• Technical school training in the form of certified courses, technical degree or related experience. 

• Facility and facility support equipment training or experience. 

• Refrigeration and/or ammonia refrigeration experience or training. 

• Appropriate English language ability in order to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. 

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. 

BENEFITS 

• 401K 

• Medical Insurance 

• Dental Insurance 

• Vision Insurance 

Why Join Us:

Irca Group offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision, 401(k) matching, Paid Vacation, and Holidays, Employee Education Tuition Reimbursement Program 

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.