Job Description

Production Maintenance Electrician

The Omaha World Herald, a Lee Enterprises Inc. entity is seeking an experienced Production Maintenance Electrician to join our printing and production team at the Freedom Center in downtown Omaha. This team prints many Lee Enterprises newspapers across the region.

Responsibilities of the Maintenance Electrician include PLC, motor controls, AC/DC drives, HVAC controls, building maintenance, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting equipment and component level repairs. This position will ultimately end up being a night shift position with hours of 6:30pm to 2:30 am or 8pm to 4am with a training period on day shift in the beginning.

The ideal candidate will have three or more years of experience in the production maintenance field along with technical school or approved apprenticeship training. A state electrical license and knowledge of NEC codes are a plus. Preference is given to candidates with good troubleshooting skills and preventative maintenance experience.

Why Lee?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving over 70 markets in 25 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 34 million digital unique visitors.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we participate in E-verify. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply at https://lee.net.careers and search for Kearney.