Job ID: 495127

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH company, provides portland and masonry cements to help build the foundation and infrastructure for the world around us. We ship millions of tons of cement from our plants and network of terminals located across North America. When you work for Ash Grove, you are connecting to something bigger. Join our team and help Ash Grove build America.

Position: Electrical Maintenance Tech
Reports to: Electrical Supervisor 

At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance 
• Vision Insurance
• 401k with company match and profit-sharing 
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Disability Pay
• Life Insurance
• Growth Opportunities and more!

Summary:

Repair, maintenance, and installation of equipment and plant electrical equipment, and requires good working knowledge of PLC hardware and software troubleshooting, electrical standards, pressure and temperature transmitters.

What you’ll be contributing:

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Complies with all safety policies, procedures, and established safe practices and ensures that all direct reports do the same.
• Work with high and low voltage motor testing, circuit breakers testing, circuits testing and troubleshooting.
• Work with PLC, ESP, and VFD setup and troubleshooting.
• Process gas analyzer troubleshooting and calibration.
• Piping and wiring.
• Pneumatic controls.
• Hydraulic controls.
• Air conditioner repairs and troubleshooting.
• Lights and receptacles troubleshooting.
• Basic CAN preventative maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Field instrumentation- Level - calibration and troubleshooting.
• Field instrumentation - Pressure - calibration and troubleshooting.
• Field instrumentation – Temperature – calibration and troubleshooting.
• Weight Feeders – calibration and troubleshooting.
• CEMS technician to provide Maintenance and Coordinate Repairs with Environmental Manager.
• Drag Line – maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Load-out Scale – calibration and troubleshooting.
• Quarry – PLC tests and troubleshooting.
• Participate in good housekeeping practices using 5S Housekeeping program.
• Follow all safety policies, procedures and practices.
• Assist with other departmental needs as required.
• Must be able to provide instruction, direction and support to outside contractors for special projects or plant outages.
• Operate mobile equipment.
• Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

To succeed in this position, you will need:

•  Must have an associate degree in the electrical or electronics field or equivalent training
• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Willingness to learn, training will be provided 
• Minimum of 3 years of Maintenance Electrician Experience Required
• Ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities and must meet qualifications required for this position.
• Must be able to work a rotating shift schedule to include nights and weekends and must be able to assist the Electrical department with Call out and work after scheduled shift if need be.

• Ability to read and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, and similar information.

• Ability to learn computer and instrumentation systems involved in the cement process.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

What to expect in a cement environment: 

Work to be performed in a shop environment as well as outdoor exposure throughout the plant. Mild exposure to cement dust, heat, cold, and noise requires compliance with specified safety guidelines and procedures. Exposure to high elevations of up to 250 feet in height. Exposure to all weather conditions. Normal operation of mobile equipment may result in jarring and vibratory exposure.

What’s next for you?

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The employee will be required to follow all job instructions of his/her supervisor and to perform other work assignments related to plant operations that are not inconsistent with the current labor contract, past practices, or safety policies.

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What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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