Electrical and Instrumentation Apprenticeship

• Apprentices will assist journeymen with repairs, maintenance, and installation of mill machinery and related equipment
• Apprentices will provide help with locating, determining, and repairing electrical/instrumentation malfunctions
• Apprentices will maintain environmental systems and power generating equipment as required
• Apprentices will assist other crafts when working together on a job
• Apprentices will assist journeymen when working on medium and high voltage equipment
• Apprentices will inspect and test electrical/instrumentation equipment as required
• Apprentices will install pneumatic, electronic, and other instrumentation equipment
• Apprentices will disassemble malfunctioning equipment
• Apprentices will examine and test mechanisms and circuitry for defects
• Apprentices will operate distributive controls and configure controllers for required troubleshooting
• Apprentices will assist with planning layouts, running conduit, wiring and tubing for both new and existing installations
• Apprentice must conform to all NFPA70 rules and regulations
• Apprentice must perform general housekeeping duties
• Apprentice must perform other duties as assigned by supervision

• Apprentices must be able to physically perform job duties
• Score no more than 35 for on Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue test in distinguishing colors
• Apprentices will need to pass a respirator fit test and be clean shaven where the sealing surface of the respirator contacts the face and have a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License
• Apprentices must meet established test standards (Nowlin test standards for mechanical aptitude) and have a good work record, strong work ethic, and have good safety and attendance records
• Apprentices must successfully complete the State Indentured Electrical/Instrumentation Apprenticeship Program with classroom and on-the-job related instruction
• Apprentices must be able to lift 50-100 pounds regularly
• Apprentices must do a considerable amount of bending, stooping, reaching, turning, and twisting and must be able to climb and work in high places
• Apprentices must work safely around moving machinery and work in confined places
• Apprentices must also work safely with hazardous materials such as: corrosive acids, chlorates, polymers, gases, etc
• Apprentices will work in extremely hot areas and must wear protective equipment and clothing when required
• Apprentices must also learn to operate and use power equipment such as: saws, drills, planers, threaders, etc
• Apprentices must have the ability to read blueprints, schematics and PID diagrams
• All maintenance employees are expected to respond to call-ins, work shift work, overtime, Sunday’s and holidays as required
• Ability to pass computer-based aptitude testing, panel interview, pre-employment physical capabilities test, pre-employment drug/alcohol screen, and a background check

An Associate Degree in Electrical Power, Electronics, Computer Engineering or Instrumentation areas OR equivalent core education of post high school Intermediate Algebra or Trigonometry, post high school Physics, post high school Mechanical Drafting/Blueprint reading, post high school training in hydraulics, OR equivalent work experience in field

• Competitive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• 401(k) with company match and auto contribution
• 11 paid holidays, double time paid if holiday is worked
• One week of vacation after a 180-day probationary period
• Two weeks of vacation after one year of service
• Free Employee Assistance Program providing coaching and counseling
• Healthy workplace with Briotix, industrial sports medicine, onsite