Electro-Instrumentation Technician

About the role

Welcome to Cascades! Every day, our team takes pride in rolling up their sleeves to create products that are mindful of the environment. Join us as a Electro-Instrumentation Technician in Ashland and help bring materials to life in a workplace where health and safety always come first.

What You’ll Do

As a Electro-Instrumentation Technician, you’ll be at the heart of operations - right on the floor where materials take shape. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrate mature levels of E&I technical capabilities resulting in excellence in safety, quality assurance and maximizing asset performance
• Facilitate and assist in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of premature failures, offering solutions and implementing corrective actions preventing reoccurrence
• Utilize work processes and CMMS to document findings and initiate corrective actions
• Assist in the further development of the predictive and preventive programs
• Demonstrate troubleshooting skills that allow our equipment to operate as designed in accordance with OEM specifications
• Participate in reliability focused design changes that reduce waste and improves asset/equipment performance
• Proactively seek education opportunities in self-development both technically and professionally
• Ensuring proper operation of, and troubleshooting of, electrical & instrumentation system components including transmitters, actuators, controllers, motor and drive systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS) for process control, etc.
• Mentoring and sharing knowledge with other technicians
• Apply all applicable codes, regulations, reliability strategies & corporate standards

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A minimum of 2 years of electrical and instrument control experience preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience with Rockwell, ABB, Valmet equipment
• Experience with Microsoft Office Software and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Experience with smart instrumentation (Fisher, Rosemount)
• Able to maintain consistent attendance, positive attitude, and initiative
• Team-oriented, with a strong desire to support and mentor junior mechanics or apprentices in developing their technical skills

Benefits

Taking care of our people is in our nature - so you’ll enjoy:

• Hourly wage of $32.38-$44.84hr (based on experience, skills and education)
• Full-time position with guaranteed hours for job stability
• Schedule: 12 hour continental swing shift
• A full range of benefits: group insurance, telemedicine, and an employer-contributed retirement plan
• Profit sharing and employee share purchase plan - so you can share in our success
• Employee assistance program, because your physical and mental well-being matters
• Referral bonus - help grow the team and get rewarded