What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pyrometry Electrician position at Aluminum Dynamics, LLC?
Company Description
Aluminum Dynamics, LLC. is a revolutionary aluminum facility planned to start up in 2025 in the Starkville, West Point, and Columbus Mississippi Golden Triangle area. This project presents a unique opportunity to be part of the ground floor of a new business for Steel Dynamics, Inc. The company values the entrepreneurial spirit of a dynamic and dedicated workforce, believing that the right people in the right place drive success.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Pyrometry Electrician located in Columbus, MS at Aluminum Dynamics, LLC. The Pyrometry Maintenance Team supports all work centers in the Mill ensuring Thermal Quality Management to CQI-9 standards, with:
- Calibration, maintenance, testing and troubleshooting of pyrometry equipment (thermocouple, thermistor, RTD, IR-pyrometer)
- Gas/Air-fired burner setup, optimization and troubleshooting
- Data analysis to define thermal process control limits and measurement sensitivity thresholds
- Identification of improvement opportunities and proactive problem solving
- Equipment functional tests in compliance with NFPA-86 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces and local requirements
Qualifications
- Strong entrepreneurial approach, safety focus and technical curiosity
- Electrical, Mechanical, Maintenance or Controls Technician (DC and up to 120VAC), with strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
- Manufacturing, Operations, Construction or other front-line experience
- Experience reading electrical, panel and mechanical drawings
- Experience with contact and non-contact temperature measurement equipment (use, installation and calibration)
- Computer proficiency to include data compiling and analysis
Preferred
- Aluminum or Steel manufacturing experience
- Experience with natural gas-fired industrial burners (setup, troubleshooting) and gas safety trains
- Familiarity with CQI-9, AMS2750, NFPA, & OSHA Codes and Standards
- Familiarity with PLC’s and code architecture
- S7 1500 series PLC and LogiCAD (Capable of troubleshooting control issues)
- Wonderware HMIs (Capable of making changes to screens)
- Industrial Networks (ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profinet, Ethernet)
- Programming experience with TIA Portal and LogiCAD software
- Programming experience with languages FBD, ST, Graph, and Ladder