E&I Maintenance Superintendent

About the role

The Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Superintendent is responsible for leading the Electrical & Instrumentation function to improve plant productivity, reliability and efficiency by contributing to the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation systems and machines of the mill.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians in troubleshooting E&I problems
• Execute industrial electrical plant maintenance including preventative maintenance tasks and troubleshooting plant electrical equipment
• Ensure safe work practices are followed at all times and drive a safety awareness culture as a top priority
• Adhere to all mill safety rules, participate in and/or lead safety programs and meetings with the goal of improving safety at the mill and support the mill behavior-based safety program (MOSSIE)
• Ensure that the mechanics in his/her area are using the proper parts and equipment to complete all maintenance work appropriately for their safety and others in the work area
• Provide ongoing technical expertise and work closely with E&I Technicians to proactively manage and improve E&I equipment availability and reliability
• Utilize PLC (Programmer Logically Controlling) and DMS (Distributed Control System) to review electrical and instrumentation system controls and identify and troubleshoot equipment failures
• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure operational efficiencies of the mill are constantly improved through updated preventive techniques to reduce unscheduled downtime
• Supervise and lead the maintenance employees by assigning daily work schedules to increase equipment availability
• Train employees to perform their jobs safely without committing unsafe acts and maintaining a high standard of housekeeping
• Partner with Engineering, Reliability, and Operations to understand their maintenance needs for daily work, down time/outages and provide adequate resources and supervision to meet those requirements
• Enforce safe working environment by ensuring that mechanics conduct themselves in accordance with all corporate, division, and mill safety and environmental rules and procedures

Requirements

• Working knowledge of safety work practices; such as NFPA 70E, NEC
• PLC and DCS background
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) experience
• Technical competence
• Working knowledge data historian software (OSIsoft Pi)
• Mechanical aptitude

Qualifications

• Required: Five plus years of experience as an electrical or mechanical craftsman
• Preferred: Experience using Reliability tools such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; or equivalent years of experience
• Preferred: Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and 5S certifications