Job Description

Overview

Are you hardworking and dependable and looking to join our U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company maintenance department on 2nd or 3rd shift as an Electronic Technician in Nashville, Tennessee? If yes, then please read more to apply.

You will be expected to install, service and repair electrical equipment, components and controls within the manufacturing facility to maintain daily operations. The starting wage for this position is $36.14 per hour.
 
Your job duties/responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: 

Strong safety orientation
Inspecting and testing equipment components
Installing new and repaired equipment components
Performing preventative maintenance and housekeeping activities and to ensure assigned work areas are maintained to meet high safety standards
Ability to work from drawings and manuals in troubleshooting, repairing, installing and/or calibrating electrical equipment and devices such as distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, motors, sensors, transformers, starters, relays and switches
Interpreting schematics, manuals and specifications to determine procedures
Preparing logs and reports to record work summaries and test results

The Electronic Technician will also actively and continuously support continuous process improvement initiatives in a team-based environment.

Required Qualifications: 

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

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
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 6% 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!