E&I Technician

Description

The Hopewell Mill is seeking to hire Electrical and Instrumentation Technicians to support its paper manufacturing facility. E&I Technicians provide services to assigned departments to achieve short- and long-term department and Smurfit Westrock objectives.

Requirements

• Able to identify and mitigate safety hazards before starting work, including proper use of PPE and NFPA-70E requirements.
• Awareness of environmental impact of work processes and results.
• Utilization of mechanical and electrical / electronic skills and knowledge in a continuous pulp and paper process manufacturing environment to achieve equipment uptime metrics.
• Work positively with maintenance leadership, other maintenance crew members and all of operations to troubleshoot and solve problems, safely and expeditiously.
• Engage in preventive and predictive maintenance activities throughout the facility.
• Follows standard safety procedures, correct safety, and environmental hazards, and report them to Supervision immediately.
• Initiates and completes work-orders, requisitions, and documents all critical and or pertinent information on a routine basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Willingness to work shift work and ability to respond to calls.
• Computer Skills - Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel. MS Project is plus.
• Strong electronics background preferred with experience also in 480 Volt, 4160volt, 3-Phase Controls; AB/Rockwell DC Drive; AB/Rockwell PLC’s, Control Logic; Reading Electrical Drawings and Ladder Logic NFPA-70E and NEC requirements for maintaining electrical systems.
• Proper use and care of test equipment and electrical PPE to troubleshoot electrical AC / DC motors, motor control circuits, process instrumentation loops, and to make necessary repairs with minimal supervision in accordance with Federal and State Regulations, company work rules, policies, and procedures.
• Excellent teamwork, cooperation, and detailed problem-solving skills.
• Calibration of level, temperature, flow, pressure transmitters and controls using Hart, FoxCom, or Fluke Calibrators.
• Calibration and repair of process control valves (Fisher) using Hart or Fluke Calibrators.
• Distributed Controls System (DCS) knowledge for troubleshooting process controls.

Physical Demands

• Frequent walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving objects up to twenty (20) pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving objects up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Office environment and on occasion jobsites throughout the mill.
• Long hours and overtime during emergencies, power outages, weekends, holidays, planned major equipment outages, etc.

What You Need to Succeed

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Five (5) years’ experience in Electrical and Instrumentation field or Electrical and Instrumentation Degree.
• Ability to work overtime and rotating shifts.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Mechanical craft experience a plus.

What We Offer

• Excellent wages and a strong benefits package.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.