We are seeking a skilled and safety-focused Maintenance Electrician to join our maintenance team at Rainbow Plant Food, a division of Timac AGRO USA. This position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, installing, and improving electrical, instrumentation, and control systems throughout the plant.
The ideal candidate will possess advanced electrical troubleshooting skills, strong mechanical aptitude, and experience maintaining industrial equipment in a manufacturing or process plant environment. This role is essential to ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and supporting safe and efficient plant operations.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Electrical & Instrumentation Maintenance
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, replace, modify, and install electrical and instrumentation components, equipment, and control systems.
- Perform routine, preventive, and predictive maintenance on electrical, electronic, pneumatic, digital, and electromechanical equipment.
- Maintain and repair electrical distribution systems, three-phase motors, motor controls, instrumentation, and industrial control systems.
- Identify equipment issues, determine root causes, and implement effective corrective actions to minimize downtime.
- Complete electrical preventive maintenance (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) activities to maximize equipment reliability while controlling maintenance costs.
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment ranging from basic plant utilities to complex industrial machinery.
Mechanical & General Maintenance
- Perform mechanical maintenance and repairs, including work involving motors, bearings, gearboxes, pumps, valves, and related equipment.
- Apply basic hydraulic and pneumatic principles when troubleshooting and repairing plant equipment.
- Perform basic fabrication and pipefitting tasks as required.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, equipment manuals, and parts diagrams.
- Assist with equipment modifications, installations, and reliability improvements throughout the facility.
- Complete daily, weekly, and monthly preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and communicate equipment conditions, repairs, and outstanding issues to the maintenance team.
Safety & Plant Operations
- Understand, follow, and enforce applicable plant safety policies, work rules, and procedures.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly work environment.
- Comply with all applicable safety requirements, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), personal protective equipment (PPE), Process Safety Management (PSM), and life-critical safety rules.
- Follow established procedures when working on energized or de-energized electrical systems and equipment.
- Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment hazards, and potential reliability concerns.
- Work collaboratively with operations and other maintenance personnel to support safe, reliable, and efficient plant production.
Physical Requirements & Work Schedule
- Perform prolonged bending, stooping, squatting, and manual labor.
- Frequently climb stairs and walk extended distances throughout the facility.
- Perform overhead work and work from ladders, scaffolding, and motorized lifts.
- Work in an industrial fertilizer manufacturing environment with exposure to typical plant conditions, subject to required safety precautions and PPE.
- Work overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as operational needs require.
- Participate in weekend on-call coverage, generally from Friday evening through Monday morning.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 3–5 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, preferably in a manufacturing, chemical processing, fertilizer, or other industrial process facility.
- Advanced electrical troubleshooting skills, including the ability to diagnose and resolve electrical faults in industrial equipment.
- Strong understanding of three-phase electrical systems, motors, motor controls, and power distribution.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and basic fabrication skills.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, equipment drawings, and parts diagrams.
- Working knowledge of mechanical components, including bearings, gearboxes, pumps, and related equipment.
- Basic understanding of hydraulic, pneumatic, and pipefitting principles.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize maintenance activities, and respond effectively to equipment failures.
- Commitment to safe work practices, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in fertilizer manufacturing, granulation, chemical processing, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
- Experience with industrial instrumentation, process controls, and automated equipment.
- Familiarity with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Experience working with industrial electrical distribution, motor control centers, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
- Familiarity with industrial safety programs and process safety requirements.
What Success Looks Like
- Safe execution of all maintenance activities with consistent adherence to plant safety requirements.
- Improved equipment reliability and reduced unplanned downtime.
- Timely completion of preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
- Effective troubleshooting and lasting repairs that minimize repeat equipment failures.
- Strong communication and collaboration with operations and maintenance teams.
Why Join Our Team?
Join a maintenance team that plays a critical role in keeping our fertilizer production facility operating safely, efficiently, and reliably. We value skilled tradespeople who take pride in their work, solve problems, and contribute to a culture of safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35.99 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Electrical systems: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Electrical License (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Americus, GA 31709 (Required)
Work Location: In person
