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We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Sierra Pacific Industries is seeking a qualified High Voltage Technician to be based out of our fabrication and tech shop in Anderson, California. This is a unique opportunity to work with a wide range of equipment, from substation protection and metering to equipment to process control devices at cogeneration power plants.


About the Position

• Supervise and direct contractors and crews performing work on medium voltage systems
  
• Work with electrical engineers to design power distribution systems and coordinate testing protective relay settings
  
• Design and oversee preventative maintenance programs company-wide
  
• Serve as subject matter expert regarding high voltage systems and associated safety protocols
  
• Identify and implement process improvements for optimal performance and production
  
• Effectively troubleshoot medium and high voltage systems, as well as ethernet and communication networks
  
• Coordinate emergency repairs of medium voltage systems for quick resolution
  
• Plan and oversee installation projects and repairs for best outcomes
  
• Actively manage time and changing priorities under demanding circumstances
  
• Commission, program, and troubleshoot VFD’s
  
• Install, disconnect, troubleshoot, and repair power distribution systems and electrical motors
  
• Some overnight travel to operating divisions in California, Oregon, and Washington

Qualifications

• 2-year or higher technical degree in a relevant field or Journeyman Electrician Certification, with 2 years of related field experience
  
  • Minimum 4 years industrial electrical experience with verifiable proficiency in listed duties may be considered, absent technical degree/certification
• Understand complex networks, including PLCs, to construct, operate and control power distribution equipment
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a crew
  
• Experience with programming structures and techniques such as PID, data handling, UDT’s is preferred
  
• Project management and contractor management experience is preferred
  
• Excellent communication, listening, problem-solving, and reasoning skills

Why Join Our Team?
Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.


How to Apply
If you are qualified and would like to join our team,
please send a cover letter referencing this position and a resume to:

Sierra Pacific Industries
Sierra Owens, Human Resources
PO Box 10939
Anderson, CA 96007
(530) 378-8353

or apply online and view all our career opportunities at: spi.careers

Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.
The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $85,000 and $115,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.


About Our Company
Sierra Pacific Industries is a fourth-generation family-owned company based in Northern California that started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing around 6,500 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We own and sustainably manage more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Our forests are sustainably managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. In Spring 2024, we planted our 300 millionth seedling on our timberlands. This milestone was decades in the making, reflecting our commitment to sustainable forest management and ensuring we have forests not just for today, but for generations to come.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is actually converted into electricity in our eight biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.