Your Job Koch Fertilizer Beatrice is seeking an Instrumentation & Electrical Technician to join our Central Plains Nitrogen team to support the maintenance group and continued health of the facility by troubleshooting, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on equipment leading to increased uptime and reliability. Our Benefits Package Includes: • Starting pay rates beginning from $35 per hour, rates dependent upon experience you would bring to your role! • Flexible schedule option of 4/10's or 5/8's for work-life balance • Bonus eligible - including $3k initial sign on bonus! Opportunities to earn more! • Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program • Excellent Health benefits • Immediate Vacation Available Our Team Koch Fertilizer is one of the world's largest producers and distributors of fertilizers. Together with our affiliates, we are a global provider of value-added solutions for the agriculture, turf and ornamental, energy and chemical markets. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries. See the latest ways we're creating value for our customers and doing more with less at kochfertilizer.com. What You Will Do • Calibration, installation, and preventive maintenance, repair or replacement on a variety of instruments including but not limited to various pressure, temperature and level devices. • Verification and validation of Electronic Control Systems; Safety Instrument Systems (SIS), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), • Manage daily maintenance work-flow activities utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), and other instrument software systems. • Electrical work on installation of new services, trouble shooting, grounding and repairs. • Calibration, installation, and preventive maintenance on variable frequency drives, electric motors, motor control centers and mechanical relay services. • Be able to adjust, make repairs to electrical, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic systems used in indication, at our facility. • Help develop and implement maintenance process improvements and standard work procedures. • Travel for training opportunities to different locations. • Perform general maintenance work, such as valve replacement, torquing of flanges on piping, and heat exchanger work. • Occasionally respond to callouts and work overtime as needed. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) • Experience or equivalent training/education interpreting electrical drawings, one lines, and Process Instrument Diagrams (P&ID's), and loop diagrams • Experience or equivalent training/education calibrating, testing, troubleshooting, and installing instrumentation or electrical equipment Physical Requirements: • Climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, ladders associated with scaffolds in excess of 100 feet • Lift and carry up to 50 lbs. and push and pull up to 150 lbs. • Work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions • Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, ACR Flash suits, and encapsulated suits. PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task • Work in confined spaces with supplied breathing air and congested areas What Will Put You Ahead • Instrumentation / Electrical degree or certification or related field • Experience in an industrial and/or chemical environment or military equivalent experience This role is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship. 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 Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking. 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. 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See More Details >>Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a school/employment or any other visa , regardless of expiration date, now or in the future. Who Are We? Join an exciting team working to advance conventional and electrified, automated, and smart connected products within Toro’s Landscapes and Contractor Group, consisting of Toro, Exmark and Spartan brands. This position will play a key role in defining vehicle and sub-system architectures, designing electrical and electromechanical systems, and evaluating key electrical components and technologies. In the Landscapes and Contractor Group, we pride ourselves in being an industry leader in developing turf care products for residential and commercial customers. Our teams strive to create innovative, productive, and reliable products while partnering with world-class employees that bring passion to their everyday work. The Toro Corporation truly values its employees with upward career mobility and advancement opportunities. We invite you to become part of our team! What Will You Do? In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for: • * Leads design, development and analysis projects • Conceive, architect, design, and develop electrical and electromechanical systems for machine control, electrification, battery systems, alternative power systems, functionally safe systems, wire harnesses and diagnostics tools. • Design responsibilities also include product cost, timing, durability, safety, performance, manufacturability, and quality. • Develops specifications and appropriate documentation at a systems level. • Oversees the detail design of project teams, ensuring that technical requirements packages and other documentation are completed properly. • Responsible for the analysis, or oversight of the analysis, of proposed engineering designs using calculations, testing, data acquisition and processing, computer simulation methods or other techniques as needed. • Procures and coordinates the efforts of outside consultants, labs, suppliers, etc. • Works with Legal on potential patent activities and liability avoidance. • Develops products to meet regulatory requirements and works with those agencies to obtain approval. • Plans and executes engineering development: • Works with engineering management in developing product proposals to satisfy specific market requirements. • Helps to establish overall product specifications and features, design features, design objectives, schedules and budgets. • Understands the needs and expectations of L&C customers, and plans products and technologies that meet and exceed those needs and expectations. • Conducts feasibility studies to reveal idea practicality and potential design or program issues. • Assists the Test department in developing and following test plans. • Works with project leader or acts as project leader, coordinates engineering activity, assigns tasks and duties, empowers the team. • Informs and updates project team members, engineering management and directors on project status and plan as needed. • Works with Marketing, Sales, Management, Shop, Drafting, Test, Research, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Accounting as required by the project. • Supports current products, production and suppliers. Troubleshoots issues, approves solutions and deviations. • Works to identify emerging technologies and participates in long-range product planning initiatives. • Oversees, mentors, and reviews the work of others. • May have direct reports. • Some travel may be necessary to test sites, distributors, dealers, customers, suppliers, manufacturing facilities, and trade shows. What Do You Need? To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in an ABET accredited Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics program; or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics program from a university with an ABET accredited undergraduate engineering program. • Electrical Systems Engineer IV: 7+ years experience in consumer or industrial product development, having taken products through development and into production, demonstrated technical competency, engineering decision making and judgement. • Electrical Systems Engineer V: 10+ years experience in consumer or industrial product development, having taken products through development and into production, demonstrated high technical competency, strong engineering decision making and judgement, subject matter expertise, and oversight of other’s work. • Demonstrated high level of competency in product development, through production, of electrical, electronic, or electrified systems or products. • Demonstrated leadership abilities of product development teams. • Demonstrated experience in electrical system level design. • Demonstrated communication, collaboration and mentoring abilities. • Demonstrated ability to analyze and troubleshoot vehicle electrical systems using machine schematics, meters, oscilloscopes and data acquisition equipment. • Highly competent oral and written communication skills, in English. • Results-driven and action-oriented; self-motivated, positive and energetic. • Strong problem solving skills. • Strong process orientation and drive for continuous improvement. • Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging, and evolving environment with a team-first mindset. • Ability to multitask and manage multiple simultaneous projects of various complexities and size. Preferred Experience: • Experience with CAN or similar communication protocols preferred. • Experience with Li-ion battery development and machine integration preferred. • Experience working with NRTL’s to achieve regulatory approvals preferred. • Prior experience in performance management (direct reports) and mentoring and developing others is a strong plus. • Demonstrated capabilities as a technical leader in embedded electronics, firmware or FPGA development is a plus. What Can We Give You? At Exmark, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits – Exmark offers employees at our Beatrice, NE location a variety of perks, including: Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, office-plant blended environment. Location – Exmark Division Headquarters in Beatrice, NE 68310. ONSITE only and no remote or hybrid! Wellness - In addition to physical wellbeing, TTC offers a variety of mental health, financial health, and other types of resources to every full-time employee. Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community. Growth Opportunities – TTC prides itself on giving our employees the chance to grow their careers. Tuition reimbursement, opportunities to move into new areas of interest, and promotion opportunities are a few examples. Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the annual pay range is between $101800 - $150000. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. You may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, which rewards employees based on individual and organizational performance. Eligibility and award amounts are determined by company policy and performance metrics. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the One@Work app, formerly the Even app. The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees #LI-Exmark
See More Details >>Job Description We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our team at The Toro Company in Beatrice, NE. The successful candidate will play a key role in defining vehicle and sub-system architectures, designing electrical and electromechanical systems, and evaluating key electrical components and technologies. The job involves conceiving, architecting, designing, and developing electrical and electromechanical systems for machine control, electrification, battery systems, alternative power systems, functionally safe systems, wire harnesses, and diagnostics tools. The engineer will oversee the detail design of project teams, ensuring that technical requirements packages and other documentation are completed properly. Responsibilities also include analyzing or overseeing the analysis of proposed engineering designs using calculations, testing, data acquisition and processing, computer simulation methods or other techniques as needed. The engineer will work with Legal on potential patent activities and liability avoidance and develop products to meet regulatory requirements and obtain approval from relevant agencies. Bachelor's degree in an ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics program or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics program from a university with an ABET-accredited undergraduate engineering program is required. Electrical Systems Engineer IV: 7+ years experience in consumer or industrial product development, having taken products through development and into production, demonstrated technical competency, engineering decision making, and judgment. Electrical Systems Engineer V: 10+ years experience in consumer or industrial product development, having taken products through development and into production, demonstrated high technical competency, strong engineering decision making, and judgment, subject matter expertise, and oversight of others' work. Demonstrated high level of competency in product development, through production, of electrical, electronic, or electrified systems or products.
See More Details >>Becoming an electrician in Beatrice, NE typically begins with an apprenticeship, combining hands-on experience with classroom learning, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships in Beatrice last about four to five years, requiring many hours of training under licensed professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 49 electricians in Beatrice, with wages averaging $305.50 per week for apprentices and $343.50 per week for experienced professionals. Trade schools and local unions help aspiring electricians find apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a career with strong earning potential.
