Journeyman Electrician – Plant Maintenance

  • Full-time
  • Department: Operations
  • Location: Portland

Company Description

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. 

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. 

    Job Description

    Hourly Pay Rate:  $65.44

    Schedule:  12 hour shift (straight days: 7am - 7pm)

    The Plant Maintenance Electrician installs, repairs, dismantles, assembles and maintains plant machinery, equipment, structures, and electrical or electronic equipment and component parts.

    The Plant Maintenance Electrician will:

    • Plan and perform work using complex blueprints, wiring diagrams, shop handbooks, layouts and other specifications (written or verbal) to determine materials and working procedures needed in the maintenance of plant machinery, equipment and structures.
    • Weld, braze, scrape, solder, cut, etc. various types of metals necessary for maintenance repairs and fabrication of new components and equipment.
    • Lubricate, grease, oil, etc. plant machinery and equipment.
    • Construct rigging and scaffolding; move heavy machinery and equipment.
    • Perform a variety of additional trade functions as needed including plumbing, masonry, carpentry. and sheet metal work, etc.

    The Plant Maintenance Electrician should have:

    • Thorough knowledge of electrical or electronic principles, wiring specification codes, properties of various materials, principles of operation and application of electrical or electronic equipment such as motors, switches, control boards, generators, circuit breakers, electronic inspection units, etc.
    • Experience in 480v motors and controls.
    • Ability to lift 40 lbs on a regular basis.

    Qualifications

    • High School diploma or GED
    • Journeyman Maintenance Electrician with a Journeyman Electrical License issued by the State of Oregon

    Additional Information

    What we offer at O-I:

    O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:

    • Vacation time and paid holidays
    • Health, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
    • Generous insurance discounts with participation in Company wellness program
    • Wellness incentive where you can earn money for your HSA or HRA
    • Group life insurance
    • Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
    • Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance
    • Weekly disability insurance
    • 401(k) retirement saving plans with defined contributions

    O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

    Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing [email protected].

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