Maintenance Electrician

Location: Janesville, WI

Openings: 2 (1 days, 1 nights)

Union: UFCW Local 1473

Urgency: ASAP

Employment Type: Full-time, hourly, union

Role overview

You’ll support a large, highly automated vegetable and pouch packaging operation. This is a hands-on maintenance electrician role focused on electrical troubleshooting, controls/PLC fault-finding, and keeping production running.

They need people who can do the work, not just talk about it. This plant has had a hard time filling these spots for years due to skill mismatch.

What you’ll work on

• Vegetable processing and packaging (peas, corn, carrots, mixed veg, potatoes, beans)
• Pouch area (pasta/beans) based on orders
• Equipment and lines that are heavily PLC-driven (Allen-Bradley)

Pay and shift details

Base rate (Maintenance Electrician): $37.14/hr

Journeyman rate: $38.42/hr (if you carry a WI journeyman credential)

Shift differential: $0.90/hr (night shift)

Pay frequency: Weekly

Off-peak typical schedules

• 1-Days: Monday–Friday, 6:00am–2:30pm
• 1-Nights: Monday–Friday, 6:00pm–2:30am
• Occasional overtime, sometimes Saturdays. Rare Sundays.

Pack/peak seasons

• Schedules can flex based on workload.
• These 2 openings are intended to stay more “standard weekday” than some other departments, but you still need to be flexible. There can be times where schedules extend (ex: 6:00 to 6:00).

What you’ll do

• Troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical systems and controls under production pressure
• Diagnose faults on PLC-driven equipment and restore operation quickly
• Work with motors, sensors, VFDs, relays, starters, control panels, and plant power distribution (as applicable)
• Perform electrical PMs and document work completed
• Support minor mechanical troubleshooting as needed (expect roughly 75% electrical, 25% mechanical)
• Follow all safety policies and lockout/tagout procedures

What they want to see

Must-haves

• Strong industrial electrical troubleshooting experience (manufacturing preferred, but not required)
• Comfort working around PLC-controlled equipment (Allen-Bradley experience is a plus)
• Proven ability to explain what you did during a breakdown (they screen hard for skill inflation)
• Reliability and flexibility with overtime/weekends when needed

Nice-to-haves

• Controls-heavy experience, instrumentation, or automation exposure
• Food manufacturing, high-volume packaging, or high-speed equipment experience
• Journeyman credential (not required for industrial work, but it affects pay if you have it)

Why this role is hard to fill

• Candidates have been overselling electrical/controls capability, then not backing it up on the floor
• The plant needs real troubleshooting strength and dependable follow-through

Benefits Overview

This role offers a comprehensive union benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Prescription drug coverage
• Retirement and pension benefits
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Overtime opportunities during peak production
• Safety equipment and ongoing training provided

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