Industrial Electrician
Bunge · Destrehan, LA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 5 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Bunge (food & beverage) in Destrehan, LA. Additionally, this role is responsible for demonstrating a commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site’s food safety management system, and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- PLC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $57k–$86k.
Median of the low and high ends of 64 live postings that list pay, out of 2470 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 27 other live reliability postings in Louisiana.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 61%
- Welding 29%
- SAP 25%
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This plant: Bunge in Destrehan
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Qualifications
- ✓Good written and verbal communication
- ✓Ability to work in a team environment and maintain good working relationships with other personnel
- ✓Ability to work in a safety conscious and highly quality controlled environment
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓3 years of industrial electrical experience
- ✓Associate degree and/or technical certification
- ✓PLC experience
- ✓HVAC experience
At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.
Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:
- ✓We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
- ✓We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
- ✓We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity
If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge
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City : Destrehan
State : Louisiana (US-LA)
Country : United States (US)
Requisition Number : 44824
A Day in the Life
The Plant Electrician is responsible for the electrical maintenance of the Destrehan, LA soybean processing facility. Candidate must actively participate in Bunge’s employee safety policy and maintain a safe work environment for self and all employees. Additionally, this role is responsible for demonstrating a commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site’s food safety management system, and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
Position Details
Schedules: Some will be on a 12-hour rotating shift, and some will be on a Monday through Friday shift.
- •12-hour rotating shifts: 6am-6pm or 6pm-6am. Overtime, call-out availability, weekends/holidays, and an on-call rotation are required.
- •Monday through Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm
Plant Electrician Starting Pay: $31.93 an hour
Master Electrician Starting Pay: $41.98 an hour
Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.
What You’ll Be Doing
- •Responsible for plant wide electrical troubleshooting and repair (electrical circuits of 480VAC or less)
- •Perform general electrician skills including but not limited to running conduit and sizing and pulling wires
- •Follow, interpret, and read blueprints and schematics
- •Inspect for conformity to industry standards or specifications
- •Troubleshoot and repair variable frequency drive (VFD) and AC/DC systems
- •Troubleshoot and repair electrical components of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic industrial equipment
- •Maintain electrical switchgear
- •Lay out and install conduit
- •Working knowledge of thermography
- •Other duties as assigned