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Our Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility located in Fort Dodge, IA is seeking motivated and safety-oriented Industrial Electricians / Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians to join our Maintenance team.
The Industrial Electrician plays a key role in installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical systems throughout the facility to support the organization's long-term quality and production objectives. This position is essential for performing preventative maintenance to ensure the reliability of all electrical equipment. Our Electricians work collaboratively to maintain a safe and efficient working environment for all employees.
Compensation
- This role starts at $36.77/hour and overtime opportunities
- Quarterly bonus plan
- Georgia-Pacific offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, 401(k), accident and sickness, paid holidays and vacations, as well as overtime opportunities.
Shift:
- This position will work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule. Shifts include weekends, holidays and overtime as necessary.
Our Team
The Fort Dodge Gypsum facility has a robust history producing gypsum wallboard and has operated continuously for over 50 years in helping Georgia-Pacific as one of the nation's leading gypsum board manufacturers. Georgia-Pacific's building product business is consistently amongst the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. Our employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit http:www.buildgp.com.
What You Will Do
- Repair and maintain electrical equipment
- Read and interpret electrical schematics to troubleshoot and install equipment
- Take an active role in a quality maintenance program to reduce production waste and achieve production quality goals
- Troubleshoot and maintain Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's)
- Maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical control systems such as relay logic, motor controls and AC/DC drives
- Change out parts; repair or upgrade electrical equipment, relays, fuses, motor and/or wiring; and transfer work to the shop as necessary
- Participate and perform preventative maintenance tasks to ensure integrity of program and reliability of equipment
- Maintain housekeeping standards
- Complete daily work orders
- Work in a loud/noisy, hot, humid and greasy environment
- Work on machinery at various heights
- Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
- Work any shift, variable start times, overtime, weekends, and holidays as scheduled
- Computer skills for record keeping and documentation functions
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience reading electrical schematics
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing electrical control systems including but not limited to relay logic, motor controls and AC/DC drives
- Experience installing industrial electrical equipment
- Experience working with electrical controls for pneumatic systems
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience troubleshooting and maintaining Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's)
- 3+ years of electrical experience in an industrial, manufacturing or industrial military environment
- Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Experience installing, examining, replacing or repairing Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)'s and motor controllers
- Experience installing, maintaining and programming Allen Bradley Contrologix PLC's
- Associate's degree or higher in Electrical Information Technology
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Your Job
Our Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility located in Fort Dodge, IA is seeking motivated and safety-oriented Industrial Electricians / Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians to join our Maintenance team.
The Industrial Electrician plays a key role in installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical systems throughout the facility to support the organization's long-term quality and production objectives. This position is essential for performing preventative maintenance to ensure the reliability of all electrical equipment. Our Electricians work collaboratively to maintain a safe and efficient working environment for all employees.
Compensation
- This role starts at $36.77/hour and overtime opportunities
- Quarterly bonus plan
- Georgia-Pacific offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, 401(k), accident and sickness, paid holidays and vacations, as well as overtime opportunities.
Shift:
- This position will work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule. Shifts include weekends, holidays and overtime as necessary.
Our Team
The Fort Dodge Gypsum facility has a robust history producing gypsum wallboard and has operated continuously for over 50 years in helping Georgia-Pacific as one of the nation's leading gypsum board manufacturers. Georgia-Pacific's building product business is consistently amongst the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. Our employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit http:www.buildgp.com.
What You Will Do
- Repair and maintain electrical equipment
- Read and interpret electrical schematics to troubleshoot and install equipment
- Take an active role in a quality maintenance program to reduce production waste and achieve production quality goals
- Troubleshoot and maintain Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's)
- Maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical control systems such as relay logic, motor controls and AC/DC drives
- Change out parts; repair or upgrade electrical equipment, relays, fuses, motor and/or wiring; and transfer work to the shop as necessary
- Participate and perform preventative maintenance tasks to ensure integrity of program and reliability of equipment
- Maintain housekeeping standards
- Complete daily work orders
- Work in a loud/noisy, hot, humid and greasy environment
- Work on machinery at various heights
- Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
- Work any shift, variable start times, overtime, weekends, and holidays as scheduled
- Computer skills for record keeping and documentation functions
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience reading electrical schematics
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing electrical control systems including but not limited to relay logic, motor controls and AC/DC drives
- Experience installing industrial electrical equipment
- Experience working with electrical controls for pneumatic systems
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience troubleshooting and maintaining Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's)
- 3+ years of electrical experience in an industrial, manufacturing or industrial military environment
- Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Experience installing, examining, replacing or repairing Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)'s and motor controllers
- Experience installing, maintaining and programming Allen Bradley Contrologix PLC's
- Associate's degree or higher in Electrical Information Technology
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
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Verify your degree maps to the role
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree field and the Industrial Electrician position. An electrical engineering or electrical technology degree strengthens your case. A general engineering degree may trigger a Request for Evidence if the employer can't document the connection.
Check the O*NET classification before applying
Industrial Electrician falls under SOC code 49-2092 in O*NET. Confirm the job posting aligns with that classification, since mismatched SOC codes on the Labor Condition Application can complicate DOL certification and delay your timeline.
Target employers enrolled in E-Verify
Manufacturers and industrial contractors enrolled in E-Verify are already structured for employment verification compliance, which correlates with readiness to handle H-1B filings. Filter your job search to companies with documented federal contracting history, since those employers are E-Verify participants by law.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsors
Search Industrial Electrician roles on Migrate Mate to see employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history in this occupation. That filing history tells you which companies have actually sponsored the role, not just which ones say they're open to it.
Negotiate the LCA wage tier before signing
DOL prevailing wages for Industrial Electricians are tiered by experience level. Run the OFLC Wage Search for the specific work location and confirm which wage level the employer intends to certify. A Level I wage signals entry-level framing, which can affect your petition's credibility if you have substantial experience.
Account for the cap-gap window in your start date
If you're transitioning from F-1 OPT, cap-gap protection extends your work authorization through September 30 after lottery selection. Coordinate your employment start date with your employer's HR and attorney team so the I-129 is filed before your OPT expires.
H-1B Visa Industrial Electrician: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Industrial Electrician role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the employer defines the minimum educational requirement. USCIS requires the position to normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Industrial Electrician roles tied to complex systems design, power distribution engineering, or automated manufacturing controls are more defensible than general maintenance electrician positions. The job description and the employer's hiring history both factor into the adjudication.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas for Industrial Electricians most often?
Manufacturing, semiconductor fabrication, utilities, and large-scale construction firms are the most active sponsors for this occupation. Federal contractors and companies running capital-intensive facilities tend to have established immigration programs and HR infrastructure to support H-1B filings. Browse employers with LCA filing history in this role on Migrate Mate to identify which companies in your target region have actually completed the process.
What prevailing wage level should I expect an employer to certify on my LCA?
Prevailing wages for Industrial Electricians vary significantly by metro area and by the complexity of the role. DOL assigns wage levels from I through IV based on experience, supervision, and job complexity. You can check current rates for your target work location using the OFLC Wage Search. Verify the level your employer plans to certify before the LCA is filed, since the certified wage becomes a legal floor for your entire H-1B period.
Can my employer start my H-1B petition without a full-time permanent position?
USCIS requires a bona fide employer-employee relationship and a non-speculative position at the time of filing. Contract-to-hire arrangements are permissible, but the employer must be able to establish the right to control your work. Project-based or itinerant electrician roles that span multiple client sites require careful structuring, and the petition should document each worksite location or include a blanket itinerary if sites are not yet known.
Does a state journeyman electrician license affect my H-1B eligibility?
Licensure requirements don't substitute for the degree requirement in the H-1B specialty occupation analysis, but they can support the employer's argument that the role is specialized. If your home country issued a trade certification rather than a degree, your employer's attorney may need to obtain a credential evaluation showing that your combined education and experience is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree in a relevant field.