Electrical Technician

General Mills

  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • $40.62 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
Job Description:General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars and Totino's pizza rolls. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together.Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:Pillsbury Electrical Controls Technician – Murfreesboro, TNAs a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.Shift hours:Currently Hiring 3rd shift8-hour shifts Monday - Friday
  • 10:50 pm to 7:20 am
  • Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency events
  • Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week
Pay:
  • Up to $40.62 per hour
  • $35.54-$36.57 per hour to start
  • Shift differential- Night Shift $1:00 per hour when working between the hours of 11pm – 7am
  • Shift differential - afternoon shift $0.50 per hour when working between 3pm-11pm
Benefits:
  • 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid holidays
  • Opportunity to earn 12 additional Paid Days Off
  • Great paid time off benefits
  • 401(k) match
  • Health Insurance- Including medical, vision, dental and life
  • And much more!
About our Location:Located in beautiful Middle Tennessee, the Murfreesboro manufacturing site is comprised with over 1000 dedicated employees serving the Morning Foods and Meals & Baking Operating Units for General Mills. We operate in a dynamic business environment in a site that values safety, teamwork, accountability, responsiveness, and respect. We pride ourselves in serving the world by making food people love!Our Products:Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles, Pie shells, Pillsbury canned dough product (crescent rolls, cinnamon rolls, breads), shapes cookies, tub cookies.What your day will look like:
  • Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
  • Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
  • Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it
  • CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  • Adhering to plant safety measures including LOTO and total energy isolation in a clean, Climate controlled, and stress-free work environment
  • Reading and updating electrical and control schematics, piping and instrumentation diagrams
  • Providing technical support/skills for equipment troubleshooting and controls/equipment modifications
  • Performing uptime and downtime, preventative electrical maintenance
  • Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why, Breakdown Elimination)
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
  • Assist in training new employees
What you have to offer:
  • Minimum of a high school education or GED
  • Tech school diploma and 2 years of experience in related field or equivalent experience in a related field preferred (familiarity with Rockwell and Allen Bradley components)
  • Electrical/ Controls experience may include plant power distribution, plant equipment controls and plant electrical support
  • Licensed Journeyman preferred
  • Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
Physical requirements:
  • Must be able to lift up-to 50lbs
  • Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling, and twisting over surfaces
  • Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
  • Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net, and gloves when required
  • Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
  • Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
  • Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
  • Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
  • Need to be able to work in a tobacco free environment
  • Good understanding of electrical safety (low & high voltage), including arc flash training
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, and occasionally update them
  • Must posses’ advance knowledge of PLC’s, SLC’s, Logix 5000, as well as accompanying hardware components
  • Ability to troubleshoot and repair issues with drives, sensors, measuring devices, and motors
COMPANY OVERVIEWWe exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

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