Industrial Electrician
UFP Industries · Buffalo, NY
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at UFP Industries (industrial) in Buffalo, NY.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- PLC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 42 other live reliability postings in New York.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Typical $72k–$95k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- ✓ PLC 37%
- EHS / safety 28%
- Automation 23%
- SAP 23%
- Root cause 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at UFP Industries
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: UFP Industries in Buffalo
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Full description from UFP IndustriesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
The Electrician/Electronics Technician is responsible for performing the installation, testing, maintenance, and repair of all electrical and electronic equipment.
Responsibilities
- ◆Repairs machinery, transfer systems, hand tools, etc., in accordance with diagrams, operating manuals, and manufacturer specifications
- ◆Performs regular, preventative maintenance on all electrical and electronic machinery, equipment, tools, and building
- ◆Maintains records of repair and maintenance activities
- ◆Performs set-ups, tunes ups, and runs the equipment, and machinery around the plant
- ◆Performs duties consistent with established safety rules and procedures
- ◆Maintains work area clean and organized
- ◆Participates in safety, CI, and other programs and meetings
- ◆Performs duties consistent with hazardous waste and hazardous material handling procedures and practices
- ◆Prepares various reports as required
- ◆Performs other duties as required
$34.00-$41.00 hourly- dependent on experience*
- ✓pay range may be adjusted depending on cost of living and
Bonus/Incentive Pay : Incentive pay may be available for certain job roles and may include piece rate incentives, weekly production bonuses, and trip rate bonuses.
A discretionary annual bonus based on Company and business unit performance may also be provided.
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Qualification
- •Minimum high school diploma; associate's degree is preferred
- •Minimum 1 to 3 years of experience in machine repair and maintenance, electrical and electronic control technology
- •Working knowledge of electronic test equipment
- •Working knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, and control technology
- •Working knowledge of AC/DC voltage, AC/DC drives, control wiring, and PLC Controls
- •Working knowledge of safe equipment practices and applicable laws, rules, and regulations
- •Must be at least 18 years of age
Benefits currently offered to our employees
- •Medical insurance
- •Health savings account with company contribution
- •Dental insurance
- •Vision insurance
- •Basic and voluntary life insurance
- •Disability insurance
- •401(k) plan with company match
- •Paid vacation and holidays
- •Stock purchase program with employee discount
- •Educational reimbursement
- •Wellness programs and challenges
- •Other supplemental benefits