3rd Shift Industrial Electrician

Electrician

Kendallville Plant

Are you ready to join a team that produces quality products that are a staple in households across the country? Kraft Heinz Kendallville is excited to help you start your career today!

Benefits & Compensation Overview:

• Starting Pay: 33.16/hour, Skilled Pay 34.25 /hour
• Annual Bonus Program
• 12 Paid Holidays per Year
• Paid vacation – up to 2 weeks in your first year
• Medical with (HRA) Health Reimbursement Account or (HSA) Health Savings Account, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401k with company match
• Additional perks: Paid Parental Leave, Discounted YMCA Membership, Product Purchase Program, Employee Assistance Program

Work Schedule:

•  3rd Shift (Sunday-Thursday, 10:30pm-6:30am
• Daily/Weekly overtime possible

Plant Overview:

• Non-union plant employing 280 employees across 3 shifts.
• Purchased in 1934 from Breyer’s Ice Cream and began producing caramel in 1935.
• Began producing Marshmallows and Marshmallow Crème in 1961 and Marbits (think dehydrated marshmallows found in cereal) in 1979.
• Kendallville is the sole producer of all our product lines.

Community Overview:

• Kendallville is located about 30 minutes north of Fort Wayne and offers a small-town community.

Job Overview:

Are you ready to join a team that produces quality products that are a staple in households across the country? Kraft Heinz Kendallville is excited to help you start your career today!

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Troubleshoot and repair all electrical/electronic equipment and control equipment associated with the building, production, and utilities.
• Coordinate with production to address any corrective maintenance required on assigned equipment to ensure optimum line efficiency and product quality.
• Perform preventative maintenance inspections on all production, building, and utilities equipment as assigned.
• Participate in the development of detailed preventive maintenance plan.
• Recommend and implement continuous improvement on equipment and system design.
• Troubleshoot and modify programs on existing programmable controllers and write new programs for existing and new programmable computers.
• Analyze equipment failures and recommend/implement corrective actions.
• Communicate with maintenance personnel on other shifts, as necessary, to ensure coordination of maintenance efforts on assigned equipment.
• Work cross functionally as a member of the operations team.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Team Leader.

Qualifications:

• Electrical training/degree and experience in manufacturing maintenance.
• Knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLC’s and components
• Knowledge of 240/480V systems
• Ability to troubleshoot ladder logic and make edits as required.
• Self-motivated and strong drive for results.
• Use simple mathematics.
• Lift 50 pounds.
• Able to climb a ladder.
• Able to work in areas that contain dust and starch particles.
• Able to work in hot and humid conditions.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing and/or food processing, quality standards, hygiene, work safety, etc. preferred.

Kraft Heinz Foods Company is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion in our workforce. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Kraft Heinz Foods Company is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations and adjustments to individuals with disabilities to enable them to participate in the application process and perform the essential functions of the job. If you require an accommodation or adjustment, please contact us to discuss your needs.

Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.

You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union st