Electrical and Instrumentation Manager

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Purpose of the job:

This position will be a hands-on leader, supervising the Electrical and Instrumentation employees in both the pulp and paper mill. The candidate will assist with troubleshooting equipment issues, improving equipment reliability, and ensuring the safety of personnel involved in electrical repairs.

Requirements:

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Formal electrical apprenticeship or equivalent required.
• Degree in electrical engineering preferred.
• Additional education in GE DC300 drives, AB and GE PLCs, Delta-V and Bailey DCS systems and industrial power distribution is beneficial.
  
  

Five or more years working in a manufacturing environment. Paper industry experience preferred.

Electrical Supervisor’s responsibilities including the following:

• Must follow Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures and policies, as applicable, to the position’s areas of responsibility, in order to meet and maintain the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements for each grade of paper.
• Responsible for a variety of electrical duties including safety training, failure analysis, design improvements, NEC code interpretations, NFPA 70, PLC, DCS and drive programming, and project management.
• Problem solving out legacy rework to improve “first time right” of the E&I Team.
• Primary responsibility for leading electrical/instrumentation crew to maximize the productivity of the E&I team in support of the Paper Mill Productivity Goals.
• Manage daily work backlogs and coordinate/schedule daily and shutdown work to maximize E/I team efficiencies.
• Responsible for developing new team skills through training, failure analysis, design improvements, NEC code interpretations, NFPA 70, PLC, DCS and drive programming, and project management.
  
  

Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

About Us. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders.

Our three divisions, Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 3.0 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.

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Ahlstrom’s manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures and policies, must be adhered to, as applicable, to the position’s areas of responsibility, in order to meet and maintain the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements for each grade of paper.