Electronic Technician - Immediate Start

We are looking to hire a capable Electronic Technician to join our productive team at mccainfood in Washington DC.
Growing your career as a Full Time Electronic Technician is a terrific opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in presentation, leadership and have the right mindset for the job, then apply for the position of Electronic Technician at mccainfood today!

 

 

 

Position Title: Electronic Technician  

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Othello  

Requisition ID:  16676  

 

 

About McCain: McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.

 

McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.

 

Why You Should Join Our Team:

Hourly Wage Scale: $25.99 - $44.69 USD hourly + Benefits

 

The hourly range reflects the minimum and maximum target for the position at the time of posting. Within the range, exact compensation will be determined based on education/training, skill set, experience, and other organizational needs.

 

Shift Differential Pay:

Swing - $0.15

Graveyard - $0.75

 

McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:

• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Spending Account/ HRA & Flexible Spending Accounts 
• Adoption & Infertility Assistance, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave 
• Education Reimbursement Assistance
• Apprenticeship, Internship, & Coop support and opportunities 
• Employee Family Assistance program
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Short & Long Term Disability

 

McCain Food’s facility in Othello, Washington recently completed numerous upgrades and a 170 thousand square foot addition and now employs over 500 people! In line with our values and our overall global commitment to sustainability, this investment also brings environmental efficiencies, reducing the facility’s carbon footprint while doubling its production, underlining McCain’s commitment to sustainability.

 

Sustainability and Plant Friendly Practices are at the Heart of McCain:

We’ve embarked upon a journey to create planet-friendly food. Food that will use fewer natural resources in factories and farms, answer the need of increasingly health and planet-conscious consumers, and contribute to positive change in the rural communities where we grow our ingredients.

• We are moving to 100% renewable energy by 2030.
• Donating 200 million meals to food banks and NGO worldwide by 2025.
• Implementing regenerative agricultural practices across 100% of our potato acreage by 2030.

 

Position Summary :

We are looking for a junior level Electronic Technician to join our Maintenance team in Othello to work with senior electronic techs on all things electrical. In this role, you will learn and assist with the installation, repair, and troubleshooting of electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment. As you progress, you will have increased accountability and degree of difficulty. The long-term goal is to provide exposure to total department activities that include the use of sketches, schematics, programmable controllers, log entries, and documentation. Learning to troubleshoot and maintain machinery are the principle activities of the position.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Discusses layout, installation procedures and problems with Electrical Supervisor, Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, and Vendor Technicians.
• Draws sketches to clarify design details and functional criteria of electronic units. 
• Develops knowledge and understanding of making changes in circuitry or installation specifications to simplify assembly and maintenance.
• Sets up standard test apparatus or devises test equipment and circuitry to conduct functional, operational, environmental, and life tests to evaluate performance and reliability of prototype or production model.
• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment using OEM documentation.
• Tests, troubleshoots, and replaces malfunctioning transformers, electrical motors, lighting fixtures and circuits, and faulty electrical/electronic components with use of schematics and operators to resolve issues.
• Replaces electric motor bearings and wires electric motors.
• Uses programmable controllers to operate automated machinery, to test for malfunctions, and to verify repairs.
• Performs programming on all RS platforms.
• Assists with the planning layout of wiring and installs wiring, conduit, and electrical apparatus in buildings following guidelines and requirements of the National Electric Code.
• Develops the habit and practice of documentation of work which may result in changes to parameters, circuits, components, configuration, or orientation of an electrical/electronic device for future reference by self and others.
• Serves as a team player assisting all other Maintenance and operators to carry out their duties.
• Owns proper tools for the job as specified by the company.
• Operates the forklift and scissor-lift as needed.
• The employee may be required to successfully complete the orientation and training provided during the first ninety- (90) days of employment.

 

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year diploma in related field and 1 year experience or 2 year Associated Degree with relative experience
• Hand tool experience is required
• Computer skills are required
• Knowledge of National Electric Code required
• Machine shop knowledge is an asset
• Mechanical Aptitude preferred
• Welding skills are a great asset
• Experience working in a food manufacturing environment, and complying with food safety rules and regulations.
• Must have or be able to attain certification of the following equipment, within the first 60 days of hire:
  • McCain Forklift Certification
  • McCain Scissor Lift Certification
  • McCain Boom Lift (Genie) Certification
  • McCain Confined Space Certification

 

 

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. 

 
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

 

The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccination restrictions easing across the globe we do not currently require employees to be vaccinated, but we reserve the right to change this mandate in line with health guidance and regulations in each country.

 
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Job Family:  Manufacturing
Division:  NA Potato Manufacturing  
Department: ​ Othello Engineering ​
Location(s) : US - United States of America : Washington : Othello || US - United States of America : Washington : Seattle  

Company:  McCain Foods USA, Inc.  

Benefits of working as a Electronic Technician in Washington DC:

● Company offers great benefits
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Advantageous package