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Are you a hardworking and dependable individual looking for an exciting opportunity in a high-speed manufacturing environment? U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company is seeking a skilled Electronic Technician to join our Maintenance Department on 2nd or 3rd shift in Nashville, Tennessee.

This position offers a competitive starting wage of $40.68 per hour and the chance to work in a dynamic, fast-paced industrial setting. If you’re ready to put your expertise to work, read on to learn more and apply!.

About the Role:

As an Electronic Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of our industrial electrical equipment and control systems. Your responsibilities will include installation, repair, servicing, and troubleshooting of electrical components and systems to support daily production operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Safety First: Demonstrating a strong safety orientation and maintaining high safety standards in all assigned work areas.
• Troubleshooting: Testing and diagnosing issues with electrical and control systems and components.
• Installation: Installing new and repaired equipment components to ensure optimal functionality.
• Preventative Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance and housekeeping activities to ensure equipment reliability and cleanliness.
• Technical Work:
  • Working from drawings, manuals, and schematics to troubleshoot, repair, install, and calibrate electrical equipment and devices.
  • Handling distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), motors, sensors, transformers, starters, relays, switches, and other industrial electrical components.
• Documentation: Preparing logs and reports to record work summaries, test results, and maintenance activities.
• Interpretation: Reading and interpreting prints, schematics, manuals, specifications, and manufacturer documentation to determine appropriate procedures and troubleshooting techniques.
• The Electronic Technician will also actively and continuously support continuous process improvement initiatives in a team-based environment.

Specific Skills

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Eligible to work in the United States and for the Altria family of companies
• Available to work on any shift, and must be willing to work overtime, weekends and holidays
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Must possess three (3) or more years of experience as Industrial Electronic Technician
• Have preferably completed an apprenticeship or journeyman's card, technical school, equivalent military technical training, or an industrial technology degree
• Background in troubleshooting and installing Microprocessor based digital control, programming variable frequency drives/Servo Drives and other Industrial Electronic Equipment
• Background in Windows Operation Systems to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint and DOS
• Strong grasp of NFPA 70E arc flash ratings and standards
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to trace and diagnose malfunctions using hand tools and test equipment such as multi-meters
• Experience with 3-phase 240/480 volt power distribution systems
• Experience in robotics troubleshooting
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Candidate must efficiently complete the required assessment(s).

Work Perks for You

• Relocation benefits available
• Weekly pay schedule

• Health/vision/dental insurance on Day 1
• You can participate in our Healthy Connections program and be eligible to receive health promotion incentives
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Annual bonus of up to $1,600 annually
• Education Reimbursement Program of up to $5,250 annually
• Deferred Profit-Sharing Contributions also known as a 401k:
  • You will be eligible for a dollar-for-dollar match, up to the first 7% of eligible pay that you contribute, after you complete 12 months of eligible service
  • You are always 100% vested in your DPS Plan Account
• Other Work-life Services includes: Discounts to Fitness Center, Service Awards, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Scholarship Program, and Employee Assistance Program, and much more!