Electrician Trainee

The opportunity

We have an opportunity for an Industrial Electrician Trainee with Mechanical skills at our Conway AR folding carton facility. The Individual will be responsible for safely providing maintenance support to our facility. Qualified candidates will utilize both excellent electrical and mechanical skills and knowledge in electrical/electronics (PLCs, A/C and D/C motors and drives, control logic, schematics, and troubleshooting) in our continuous process manufacturing environment to achieve machine uptime metrics. Candidate will work positively with maintenance and operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing constraints as well as being engaged in the preventative maintenance processes.

How you will impact WestRock

* Effectively and efficiently work with various computer applications to maintain records and trouble shoot systems * Troubleshoot and repair mechanical systems, conveyors, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, motors, gearboxes, bearings, and drive lines. * Basic motor control troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance. * Strong electrical experience (low voltage to 480V) with solid hand on mechanical background * Read electrical schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals * Operate standard shop equipment * Work with electrical/electronics, PLCs, A/C and D/C motors, servomotors, drives, and controls, as well as process control instrumentation devices (thermocouples, pressure switches, proximity sensors, etc.)

* Troubleshooting PLC’s * Work on AC and DC drives in fan, pump, and conveyor applications What you need to succeed:* Electrical experience (preferred) * Computer literate and able to be effective and efficient with various computer applications * Good written and verbal communication skills * Able to effectively work within a team environment * Able to lift up to 50 pounds * Willing and able to work varying shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed. Will begin training on days but may transiti...