What are the responsibilities and job description for the E & I Technician position at Ox Paper Tube Core?
E&I Technician inspects, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical, instrumentation, controls, and automation equipment and software.
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Legal Aid, Company Paid Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match.
Work Hour: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday – Friday. Also, on call and will report outside normal hours if called back to the plant and be included in weekend rotation.
Maintain the following types of equipment:
- Level – Displacers, head pressure, capacitance, radar, non-contact
- D/P Cell Applications – Level, Flow, Pressure • Positioners & I/Ps
- Transducers • Flow Meters – Vortex, Mass Flow, Turbine
- Analytical - pH, conductivity
- Temperature – Thermocouples, RTDs, Gas Filled Bulb
- Switches – Limit, Flow, Level, Temperature
- PLC’s - Allen Bradley, ABB using Studio5000 or Logix5000 platform hardware and software
- Drives and Motion Control – Allen Bradley, ABB
- HMI’s – Allen Bradley, ABB Using FactoryTalk ME & SE
- Ethernet/IP Control Network
- Up to 480 volt motors, electrical controls and equipment
- Solve problems requiring the knowledge of basic electronics, DCS, electricity, pneumatics, mechanical, math, and physics
- Disassemble, repair, and assemble control valves
- Review maintenance manuals, manufacturer’s catalogs, blueprints, and other references for specification and performance information
- Utilize test and measurement equipment in troubleshooting of instrumentation, electrical or control loop problems to locate the cause(s) of trouble
- Apply requirements of NFPA 70E as it applies to all electrical hazards and understanding of the use of PPE to mitigate those hazards
What you will bring:
- Associates Degree or Technical Degree preferred
- Minimum of 1 -5 years of experience in paper mill preferred
- Effective computer skills, knowledge, and ability to utilize standard Microsoft applications and understand directory structures and file types
- Know, understand, and apply safety standards and safe working practices and procedures
- Use safety equipment provided to avoid personal injury, injury to others, or damage to equipment
- Read, understand, and follow written instructions and procedures including interconnecting wiring diagrams, interlock, logic, one-line diagrams, motor, starter, control panel schematics, and P&ID drawings
- Working knowledge in troubleshooting mechanical or electrical failures in process instrumentation, control loops, motor controls, and able to recommend and perform corrective measures
- Familiarity with instrumentation transmission signal types, including pneumatic, analog, discrete, and digital • Knowledge of DCS configuration is preferred
- Conduit bending and installation
- Working knowledge of the requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and how to install instrumentation and electrical equipment and conduit systems to meet these
- Particular Awareness concerning installations in areas that are classified as Electrically Hazardous • Proficiency in the use of reading and understanding installation details
- Ability to use specialized tools to install and bend tubing and fittings required for installing pneumatic signal or sensing lines
- Strong organizational, problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to provide 24-hour callout response to support plant needs
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
Schematics: Need to be comfortable with complex electrical schematics.
