Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician

Our Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility located in Sweetwater, TX is seeking motivated and safety-oriented Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians to join our Maintenance team. The maintenance team helps ensure the successful operation of the facility by resolving mechanical and electrical issues, recommending alternative repairs and equipment upgrades, identifying quality concerns, setting equipment in a precision state, and understanding the production threshold of the equipment.

Why Join Us?

At Georgia-Pacific, we don’t believe that a job is just simply a job. We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life, but the community as well.

Pay

The E&I role starts at $39.00/hour and up depending on experience. Relocation benefits may be available.

Schedule

• Monday-Friday, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, with overtime weekends and Holidays as needed.
• OR 12-hour rotating shifts: Sunday-Wednesday with alternating Wednesdays off or Wednesday-Saturday with alternating Wednesdays off.

About the role

Our Sweetwater facility has a rich history producing gypsum-based products for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific’s Building Products business is consistently among the nation’s top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers.

Responsibilities

• Work with operating technicians, mechanics, engineers, and other team members to improve reliability and performance of mill equipment.
• Install equipment at the component level while adhering to all state and plant codes, policies, and procedures.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain machinery and electrical equipment in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operating manuals, and manufacturers specifications. Equipment includes but is not limited to: motors, pneumatic components, conveyor systems, and production machines.
• Operate hand tools, power tools, precision measuring tools, and testing instruments for repairs and calibration.
• Maintain and improve the reliability of all plant equipment through the use of the MP2 work order system and repair records.
• Respond to plant electrical and maintenance issues.
• Share knowledge with other technicians regarding maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment.
• Training and continuous development of knowledge in the use of PLC programming and software.
• Based upon business need, must be able to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of electrical and/or instrumentation experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment; or two (2) year degree or higher in Electrical/Electronic or Industrial Technology.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC’s (programming not a requirement).
• Experience in working with & troubleshooting electrical systems that use 480V, 3 Phase and lower voltages.
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating electrical/mechanical instrumentation.

Qualifications

What will put you ahead:

• Five (5) years or more of industrial experience in the electrical and/or electronics field.
• Experience working with PLC’s, RSLogix5000, RSLinx, and Siemens S7.
• Experience working with pneumatic systems.
• Experience reading technical drawings, electrical and pneumatic schematics.
• Experience and/or knowledge of installing and maintaining equipment with adherence to the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Experience troubleshooting bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors.

Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off.
• Educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

About Us

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products, and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.