Instrument Electrician

Real Challenge. Real Impact. Real Rewards.

Do you want to put your skills to work as an Instrument Electrician at our state-of-the-art manufacturing center in Richmond, VA? Come join us at Philip Morris USA where you will play a vital role in making sure that our production facility is running smoothly so we can continue to do what we do best – manufacture highest quality products.

This one comes with great benefits to include health, vision, dental insurance beginning on Day 1 of employment, paid vacation and holidays, annual bonus, tuition reimbursement, deferred profit-sharing contributions (401k), a $44.00 an hour starting wage, and much more!

Your job duties/responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Install, maintain, and repair production and packaging machinery

• Perform preventative maintenance and upgrades to machinery and electronic control systems while you are actively pursuing process improvements in a team-based environment

• Dismantle, inspect, and rebuild assemblies to ensure conformance to specifications or production requirements

• Evaluate problems and generate options to find actionable and practical solutions

• Work as part of a team on quality, safety, and productivity improvements factory wide

Compensation:

The starting wage for this position is $44.00 per hour with the opportunity to earn $51.76 an hour after 120 days. You will be eligible for a shift differential payment of $0.40 per hour for working B-shift and $0.48 per hour working C-shift. Also, additional compensation may be available to you through our manufacturing incentive program.

Required Qualifications:

• You are at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the U.S.

• Be willing to work on any shift, work overtime, weekends and holidays

• Possess prior job-related experience in an industrial and/or manufacturing environment

• Have preferably completed an apprenticeship, technical school, equivalent military technical training, industrial technology degree, or journeyman’s card

• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance

• Passion and willingness to learn and grow

Candidate must successfully complete the required assessment(s). Click on the link to learn more:

https://www.altria.com/people-and-careers/careers/open-jobs-portal/manufacturing?src=topnav

Work Perks for You:

• Relocation Benefit

• Weekly pay schedule

• Comprehensive health/vision/dental insurance beginning on Day 1 of employment

• Performance pay plan of up to $4,000 annually

• Annual bonus of up to $2,400 annually

• 15 paid holidays annually

• Paid vacation and holidays

• Education Reimbursement Program of up to $10,000 annually

• Deferred Profit-Sharing Contributions (type of 401K):

  • If you are a match-eligible employee, the company matches your personal contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 3% of your eligible pay
  • The company provides an annual profit-sharing contribution of 8, 10 or 12% of your eligible pay, based on the company’s annual growth in earnings per share.
  • If you are a match-eligible employee, the company provides an additional annual 5% supplemental contribution.
  • You are always 100% vested in your personal and matching contributions within DPS Plan Account. There will be a one-year vesting period for the profit-sharing and supplemental company contributions for newly hired employees.

• Other Work-life Services includes: Free on-site fitness center and workout clothes, cafeteria and convenience store, service awards, dependent care flexible spending account, scholarship program, employee assistance program, and much more!