Electrician

ELECTRICIAN

Who We Are

Sustainable Corrugated & Containerboard (SCC) is an independent paper and packaging company serving customers across the Southeast and throughout North America. Our operations include a recycled containerboard mill in Sylva, North Carolina and corrugated sheet-feeding facilities in Morganton, North Carolina and Dalton, Georgia. We are committed to safety, sustainability, dependable service, and employee growth.

What This Role Is About

The Electrician maintains and repairs electrical systems and equipment that support safe, reliable manufacturing operations. This role troubleshoots electrical and control issues, completes preventive maintenance, and partners with machine operators and maintenance team members to restore equipment performance. The Electrician helps minimize downtime while completing work safely, accurately, and in accordance with established procedures.

What You’ll Do

• Perform or assist with electrical repairs and other electrical work throughout the facility.
• Inspect plant equipment, diagnose electrical and control problems, and complete repairs that restore safe, reliable operation.
• Read and work from electrical diagrams; troubleshoot instrumentation, AC motors, control circuits, conductors, fuses, conduit, fittings, and wire terminals.
• Use volt-ohm meters and other tools properly and safely, applying Ohm’s law and power calculations when troubleshooting.
• Maintain accurate preventive-maintenance logs and checklists.
• Coordinate with machine operators and maintenance team members to identify problems, communicate repair status, and manage priorities.
• Complete assigned work safely, remain alert, and respond appropriately to operating conditions, alarms, and changing priorities.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas and support other facility needs as directed by the supervisor.

Physical Requirements

• Stand for 8–10 hours and walk throughout the plant, including at a fast pace when necessary.
• Lift and carry 10–50 pounds routinely and up to 75 pounds occasionally with assistance.
• Climb steps and ladders; work safely at heights, in confined spaces, and with arms extended or overhead.
• Kneel, crouch, bend, reach, push, pull, and work across uneven flooring.
• Use hand tools, electrical test equipment, keyboards, and equipment requiring repetitive hand motion, fine manipulation, and manual dexterity.
• Distinguish colors and surfaces, detect heat sources, see work areas clearly, and hear instructions and warnings in a plant setting.

What to Expect in the Work Environment

This role works in a manufacturing environment around moving machinery, equipment, tools, and materials. Conditions may include loud noise, sawdust or other airborne particulates, humidity, fluctuating seasonal temperatures, outdoor weather, confined spaces, and elevated work areas. Required personal protective equipment, including gloves, hearing and eye protection, safety-toed work shoes, and other site-designated protection, must be worn. The schedule may include 10-hour day shifts or rotating 12-hour swing shifts covering days and nights (5:00 – 5:00), generally 36 or 48 hours per week, with varying start and finish times, weekends, and overtime as needed.

What Will Help You Succeed

• High school diploma or GED.
• Consistent reliability, accountability, and attendance.
• A safety-first mindset and an appropriate response to changing operating conditions, alarms, and emergencies.
• The ability to read and interpret English-language safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Effective verbal and written communication and respectful collaboration with operators, maintenance colleagues, and other departments.
• Accurate recordkeeping, management of competing priorities, and effective performance under deadlines and changing conditions.
• Sound judgment, initiative, adaptability, integrity, and a willingness to learn and support the team.
• A constant state of awareness and the ability to perform essential functions safely and competently.

What Will Put You Ahead

• High school diploma or GED.
• Working knowledge of computers and electronic maintenance records.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic and pneumatic instrumentation.
• Experience troubleshooting AC motors, motor controls, and control circuits in a manufacturing environment.

Pay: $24.76 - $31.63 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) 5% Match
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Safety equipment provided
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Sylva, NC 28779 (Required)

Work Location: In person