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MAINTENANCE - Electrical J1

Sylvamo

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Compensation
$38.12/hr
Location
Ticonderoga, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Sylvamo seeks a journeyman-level electrician for its Ticonderoga mill. The role completes scheduled and preventive maintenance and break-in electrical work, including installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining electrical systems, motor controls, and associated control equipment. The position requires four years of electrical apprentice or helper experience and qualified electrician status, along with the listed education or training credentials. The schedule includes 12-hour shifts and requires availability for all shifts.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical MaintenanceElectrical SystemsMotor ControlsElectronicsHigh-Voltage DistributionAC Motors and DrivesDC Motors and DrivesControl SystemsElectrical SchematicsTeamworkCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsAnalytical ThinkingProblem-Solving

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED4 Years Electrical Apprentice or Helper ExperienceQualified Electrician StatusIndustrial Technology DegreeAccredited College or Trade School CertificateWilling and Capable of Working All Shifts

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

At Sylvamo, we produce paper the world relies on in the most sustainable ways.

Whether to educate, communicate or entertain, paper enables connection—to our ideas, to one another and to what’s possible.

Put your talents to work where doing what’s right matters — where your strengths make an impact and your voice is heard.

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Maintenance Electrical Journeyman 1

Sylvamo’s Ticonderoga, NY Mill is located on the shores of Lake Champlain. In operation since 1971, the mill produces high-end printing and technical papers harvested from Adirondack and Vermont forests. We employ over 600 dedicated employees focused on safety, environment, quality and production.

This is a journeyman-level electrician position responsible to complete scheduled maintenance, preventive maintenance and break-in electrical work along with performing many other duties both as part of a team and independently. Duties for electricians include, but are not limited to, installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining 480v through 13.8kv electrical systems, 480v and 2300v motor controls and associated control equipment including relay logic and PLC systems.

Hourly pay rate is $38.12 as of June 1, 2026.

Requirements:

  • Minimum High School graduate or GED equivalent

  • 4 years of electrical apprentice or helper and obtained qualified electrician status

  • Industrial technology degree

  • Certificate from accredited college or trade school

  • Willing and capable of working all shifts

Experience (Desired Skills):

  • Desire to work in manufacturing setting

  • Electronics experience

  • High-voltage and power distribution

  • AC motors and drives, DC motors and drives

  • Control systems experience: DCS, PLC’s, PC’s and analytical equipment

  • Knowledge of electrical schematics

  • Highly motivated, results-driven individual who can also perform well in a team setting

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Only qualified applicants will be invited to complete a prescreen assessment.

What we offer:

  • Competitive pay

  • Medical and dental benefit plans

  • Defined pension plan

  • 401k with company match

  • Short-term disability & long-term disability

  • Life insurance

  • 12-hour work schedule

Sylvamo partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more. Sylvamo is here for all stages of life. We also offer paid time off and paid holidays per year.

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Sylvamo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,702 open Electrician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$38.12/hr
  • New York median$30–39/hr46 hourly ranges
  • US median$35–45/hr852 hourly ranges

This rate, $38.12/hr, is 11% above the New York median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the middle half of Electrician hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 81 open Electrician jobs in New York and 1,702 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Electrician postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (1,107 postings).
Education
19 of the 1,702 open Electrician jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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