Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 2,000 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby’s®, Aunt Nellie’s®, READ®, Seneca Farms®, Green Valley®, CherryMan®, Paradise®, Pennant®, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements.

Seneca Foods in Payette, Idaho is currently seeking a Journeyman Electrician/Mechanic to join our team. Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, paid time off and much more! Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great!

The Journeyman Electrician/Mechanic will work in a fast-paced environment and must have the ability to provide exceptional service to our company and employees. The successful candidate will be responsible for the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical systems according to code. They will also be maintaining all production lines, both electrically and mechanically. The ideal candidate has the ability to perform quick response repairs to get production back up and running.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for both electrical and mechanical duties.
• Responsible for the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical systems according to code
• Perform daily changeover for production
• Completes mechanical and electrical connections to distribution system equipment such as transformers, junction boxes, distribution panels, bus bars, outlets, switches, fuses, and circuit breakers
• Work from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and layout the routing, placement, type, size, gauge, load balance of electrical continuity, and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment, and controls
• Tests and analyzes utility electrical systems and equipment and isolates area of malfunction using devices such as voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters and logic probes
• Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes
• Help develop and conduct preventative and predictive maintenance tasks
• Interpret drawings, schematics, blueprints, and other documentation of equipment and systems within the plant
• Responsible for maintaining neat and accurate records
• Implements necessary safety procedures and safeguards during any given job
• Must keep work area clean at all times
• Proactively communicate with departments and outside vendors to ensure proper operation and maintenance of systems and equipment
• Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation
• Promotes a respectful workplace and is a strong leader/mentor to others in the department
• Respectfully takes direction from the manager
• Performs other duties and assignments as directed by management

Qualifications

• Maintain a State of Idaho Journeyman Electrical License
• Must have a minimum of 2 years’ job experience
• High School Diploma or GED required/preferred
• Must possess mechanical aptitude and knowledge of PLC’s
• Have knowledge and experience in reading schematics, ladder logic, and P&ID’s
• Must be experienced or demonstrate knowledge in evaluating and troubleshooting a combination of the following systems; PLC’s, AC/DC drives, Control systems, High voltage, and transformers
• Be willing to learn and utilize secondary maintenance skills in instrumentation
• Be willing to work in a true teamwork environment with minimal supervision
• Be willing to work shift work, as necessary
• Must have basic tools for job, including electrical testing equipment and basic hand tools
• Exceptional customer service skills and ability to work independently
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Must be detail-oriented and set high standards for accuracy
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills are required
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of all employee and company information
• Must be aware of their surroundings at all times
• Ability to lift a minimum 25 pounds

Seneca Foods Corporation is committed to providing equal opportunity for all, through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. Seneca Foods Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact us at ADA@senecafoods.com or call 585-495-4100.