E&I Maintenance Superintendent

WestRock Company; Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WestRock Company seeks an Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Superintendent to lead the E&I function across the mill, driving productivity, reliability, and efficiency through design, commissioning, and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation systems. You will oversee a team of technicians, ensuring safety, quality, and timely maintenance for all equipment.

The role emphasizes prioritizing safety, coordinating with Engineering and Operations to meet maintenance needs, and applying PLC/DCS

Qualifications

• Five plus years of experience as an electrical or mechanical craftsman.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent years of experience preferred.
• Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and 5S certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians in troubleshooting E&I problems.
• Execute industrial electrical plant maintenance including preventive maintenance tasks.
• Ensure safe work practices and drive a safety culture (MOSSIE).
• Coordinate maintenance activities to improve mill efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Supervise maintenance employees and assign daily work schedules to maximize equipment availability.

Skills

NFPA 70E

NEC Standards

PLC & DCS

CMMS experience

OSIsoft Pi

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Summary: The Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Superintendent is responsible for leading the Electrical & Instrumentation function to improve plant productivity, reliability and efficiency by contributing to the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation systems and machines of the mill. The Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Superintendent is responsible for leading the daily activities for a team of technicians in the areas of safety, quality and maintenance for all equipment.

Major Job Responsibilities

Business Excellence

• Lead the Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians in troubleshooting E&I problems
• Execute industrial electrical plant maintenance including preventative maintenance tasks and troubleshooting plant electrical equipment
• Ensure safe work practices are followed at all times and drive a safety awareness culture as a top priority
• Adhere to all mill safety rules, participate in and/or lead safety programs and meetings with the goal of improving safety at the mill and support the mill behavior-based safety program (MOSSIE)
• Ensure that the mechanics in his/her area are using the proper parts and equipment to complete all maintenance work appropriately for their safety and others in the work area
• Provide ongoing technical expertise and work closely with E&I Technicians to proactively manage and improve E&I equipment availability and reliability
• Utilize PLC (Programmer Logically Controlling) and DMS (Distributed Control System) to review electrical and instrumentation system controls and identify and troubleshoot equipment failures
• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure operational efficiencies of the mill are constantly improved through updated preventive techniques to reduce unscheduled downtime

People and Culture

• Supervise and lead the maintenance employees by assigning daily work schedules to increase equipment availability
• Lead the Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) mechanics in troubleshooting E&I problems
• Train employees to perform their jobs safely without committing unsafe acts and maintaining a high standard of housekeeping
• Partner with Engineering, Reliability, and Operations to understand their maintenance needs for daily work, down time/outages and provide adequate resources and supervision to meet those requirements
• Enforce safe working environment by ensuring that mechanics conduct themselves in accordance with all corporate, division, and mill safety and environmental rules and procedures

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of safety work practices; such as NFPA 70E, NEC
• PLC and DCS background
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) experience
• Technical competence
• Working knowledge data historian software (OSIsoft Pi)
• Mechanical aptitude

Experience

• Required: Five plus years of experience as an electrical or mechanical craftsman
• Preferred: Experience using Reliability tools such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Education

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; or equivalent years of experience

Plus

• Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and 5S certifications

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