Allen Plant - Electrical & Instrumentation I

About the role

Milliken’s Allen Plant Chemical Facility is seeking a qualified individual to join its manufacturing team as an Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technician. This position creates value by ensuring reliability of equipment to help meet and exceed the facility's goals for quality and production by inspecting, troubleshooting, and diagnosing electrical and/or control problems on all manufacturing equipment in accordance with plant policies and procedures.

Job responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repairs on equipment, tools, machines, and buildings.
• Analyze and solve electrical/electronic/control problems and assist manufacturing personnel on process-related problems.
• Ensuring proper operation of all control system components to include electronic components, analyzers, on/off valves, control valves solenoids, limit switches, DCS and related I/O modules.
• Performs preventative maintenance and establishes new PM activities as needed.
• Involvement in installation of machinery, machine moves and plant rearrangements.
• Continuous process improvement implementation with respect to Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Working with Supervisors, Maintenance personnel, and Operations to plan, procure and document activities for the enhancement of electrical and instrumentation maintenance within the facility.
• Sharing knowledge with other technicians as it relates to maintaining and troubleshooting DCS, instrumentation, and controls.
• Applying all applicable codes, regulations, reliability strategies, corporate and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) standards.
• Understanding, following, and implementing all safety-related standards and practices.
• Actively participating in plant safety program.

Qualifications

• Tier I - High School Diploma or GED, Associate or Technical degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, or Electronic Technology, or a minimum of two (2) years of electrical/electronic or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing, industrial, military or production environment.
• Tier II - Tier I qualifications plus experience with Microsoft Office suite applications, creating and editing Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, willingness and ability to work overtime, weekends, on-call, and holidays, experience reading and following control scheme, electrical and maintenance schematics/blueprints, willingness and ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in hot or cold weather conditions, willingness and ability to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours a day, willingness and ability to lift 50 lbs., willingness and ability to follow facial hair guidelines for respirator usage, experience working with industrial controls, e.g.: DCS, motor controls, control valves, and industrial instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, and temperature.
• Tier III - Tier II qualifications plus Associate or Technical degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, Electronic Technology, and at least two (2) years of electrical/electronic and/or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment, experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), OSHA 10-hour for General Industry certification, NFPA 70E certified, Entry Level Vibration Analysis (ISO Level I) certified, proficiency with machinery alignment, including laser alignment, understanding of PSM/IPL Fundamentals, experience with systems integration e.g.: PLC, HMI, instrumentation, networking, communication, and power distribution, experience with Variable Speed drives, experience with temperature, pressure, and level transmitters, and flowmeters, experience troubleshooting and repairing process control elements, PLCs, photo eyes and other automated equipment, experience with Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and related electrical equipment up to 600V, experience with electrical one-line drawings, cable schedules, functional descriptions, I/O lists, and other related electrical documents, previous experience in Energy, Chemical, or pharmaceutical production environment.

Priorities

• Sitting - Ability to sit down at least 25% of day.
• Standing - Ability to stand while working at least 95% of day.
• Moving - Ability to move throughout the plant at least 25% of day.
• Lifting - Ability to lift to at least 65 lbs. without assistance 10% of day.
• Ascending/Descending - Ability to walk upstairs or use ladders at some frequency.
• Bending - Ability to bend or stoop 10% of day.
• Visual Acuity - Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Cognitive - Ability to make decisions, reason & understand information.

Benefits

Milliken offers competitive compensation and benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. Please visit our website for more details.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $XX,XXX - $XXXXX per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This position rotates on a 12 hour shift, first and third shift rotation.