E&I Technician: PLCs, Troubleshooting & Maintenance

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Sweetwater (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC in Sweetwater, TX is seeking motivated Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians to join our Maintenance team. The role focuses on resolving electrical and mechanical issues, supporting equipment upgrades, identifying quality concerns, and ensuring production equipment operates within specifications.

You will work with operating technicians, mechanics and engineers to improve mill reliability, install components, troubleshoot and calibrate equipment, and maintain

Qualifications

• Three years of electrical and/or instrumentation experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Experience troubleshooting PLCs (programming not required).
• Experience with 480V, 3-phase and lower voltages.
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating electrical/mechanical instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Work with operating technicians, mechanics, engineers, and other team members to improve reliability and performance of mill equipment.
• Install equipment at the component level while adhering to all state and plant codes, policies, and procedures.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain machinery and electrical equipment per diagrams, manuals and specs.
• Operate hand tools, power tools, precision measuring tools and testing instruments for repairs and calibration.
• Maintain and improve the reliability of all plant equipment through MP2 work orders and repair records.
• Respond to plant electrical and maintenance issues.
• Share knowledge with other technicians regarding maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment.
• Training and development in PLC programming and software.
• Based upon business need must be able to work any shift, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.

Skills

Electrical & Instrumentation

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical systems 480V

Instrumentation calibration

Education

Two-year degree in Electrical/Electronic or Industrial Technology

Tools

RSLogix5000

RSLinx

Siemens S7

Job description

Georgia-Pacific LLC in Sweetwater, TX is seeking motivated Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians to join our Maintenance team. The role focuses on resolving electrical and mechanical issues, supporting equipment upgrades, identifying quality concerns, and ensuring production equipment operates within specifications.

You will work with operating technicians, mechanics and engineers to improve mill reliability, install components, troubleshoot and calibrate equipment, and maintain