Electrician

Company Background

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel.

Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates in multiple Northwest rural communities including Morton, WA; Winlock, WA; Shelton, WA; Amanda Park, WA; Lewiston ID; Bonners Ferry, ID; and Naples, ID. 

Job Summary

Electricians are an essential part of sawmill operations, ensuring that electrical equipment is in proper working condition and that mill production is maximized. This position will assist in planning layouts, installation, and repairing wiring of electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment. 

Pay

Starting at $35.20 - $42.44 per hour DOE

$1.50 per hour shift differential for Swing, Graveyard & Weekend shifts

Position Type

This is a full-time position, and overtime work may be required as projects or job duties demand. 

Responsibilities

• Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
• Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit.
• Pulls wiring through conduit.
• Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps.
• Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment.
• Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels.
• Connects power cables to equipment, such as electric range or motor, and installs grounding leads.
• Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope.
• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
• Repairs faulty equipment or systems.
• Cuts and welds steel structural members.
• PLC programming.
• Troubleshoots electrical issues or ways to improve mill functionality.
• Performs preventative maintenance on mill equipment to keep it in optimum condition.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Active Journeyman License in the state of Idaho. (3rd & 4th year apprentices will be considered based on industrial experience.)
• Minimum age of 18 
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing

This position is classified as “safety-sensitive,” meaning that an accident in this role could result in loss of life, serious bodily injury, or significant damage to property or the environment, as such candidates will be subject to comprehensive pre-employment drug screening. 

Work Environment  

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

This role may operate in a professional office, log yards, sawmill, warehouse or shipping and railyard. 

• While performing the duties of this job, employees will be exposed to machinery and moving mechanical parts 
• This position will often be exposed to noise, hazards, airborne particulates, and temperature changes
• The employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts
• Work in high, precarious places 
• Outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold (non-weather); extreme heat (non-weather) 
• Risk of electrical shock 
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) 
• The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud 

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile
• This position requires the frequent use of basic hand tools
• The employee will be required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel, reach for tools or materials
• This position requires the ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, kneel, and stoop for extended lengths of time
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus used for depth perception

Benefits & Pay

• $2,000 hiring bonus paid after 90 days of employment
• Pay: $35.20 - $42.44 per hour DOE
• Pay Differential $1.50 per hour for Swing, Graveyard and Weekend Shifts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance Plans
• Employer paid Employee and Family Life Insurance
• Paid time off, Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
• Employee Referral Program
• 401k Retirement 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Paid Training Opportunities
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Options, Additional Life, Pet, Illness, and Accident Insurance

Alta Forest Products is an equal opportunity employer. It considers all applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, disability, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Small company, big opportunity! Growing & investing in employees and mills, Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience.