Who you are: You enjoy working outdoors and value communicating and collaborating with your coworkers. You have extensive electrical knowledge and prior experience as an electrician in an industrial setting. You are safety minded, motivated and comfortable working on your own or in a small team. Most of all you are dependable, have integrity, like being productive, and look for ways to be more efficient.
Where you'll work: You will work at Green Diamond's Chip Facility dock located on Humboldt Bay in Fairhaven, California. This is a production facility which stores and ships woodchips. The woodchips are delivered from the area sawmills and loaded onto vessels bound for both domestic and overseas markets. Life by the bay is hard on exposed equipment and assets. You will be part of a small team of employees who keep the electrical and mechanical operation of the facility in excellent working order.
What the job is: This position will focus primarily on maintenance and repair of electrical systems and motors as well as troubleshooting and improvements in the PLC as needed. You are part of the team when loading vessels and barges by being onsite handling electrical and maintenance needs, and responding to any significant mechanical failures that may occur. This position plays an essential role in keeping the Chip Facility in good working order and running efficiently. Due to the overseas aspects of our markets, you must have the ability to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) to be able to work on the dock at the facility when a vessel is in port.
Work Schedule: For the majority of the year the average work schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. When a vessel arrives at the dock, schedules change and every individual is expected to be available. You may be asked to work day or night shift when loading the vessel for up to 5 days straight during these periods.
Compensation Details: The hourly rate for this job ranges between $26.92 and $45.19. The wage for this position is dependent on skill, knowledge, education, and relevant work experience, however the wage is just one part of Green Diamond's total compensation package. Other rewards include eligibility to receive an annual company financial bonus and a bonus based on your own performance.
In addition, Green Diamond offers a generous benefit package to include medical/vision and dental, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with match and profit sharing. Paid time off includes 9 designated and up to 2 personal holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick days, 30 days parental leave, 3 days bereavement, an extra 2 days bereavement unpaid, jury duty, 1 volunteer day, and 5 days family care. More information about benefits can be viewed on our website: www.greendiamond.com/people/career-opportunities
Who Green Diamond is: We grow and nurture forests, a renewable resource to build homes, schools, and household necessities; storing and sequestering carbon every single day we operate. We're a 5th generation, family-owned company that is guided by our values of environmental stewardship and supporting our local communities. The history of our Company spans over 130 years. We do what's right, even when it is the harder path to follow. We focus on the health and safety of our people first - by taking care of all our resources, we plan to be here for another 130 years.