EI & Automation Technician (1st Shift)

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific Corrugated is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to join our Maintenance team in Sheboygan, WI. The role focuses on troubleshooting, repairing, calibration, and installation of plant electrical, electronic, instrumentation and automation equipment.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience with PLCs, DCS, HMI, and control instrumentation, plus a two-year degree in Industrial Electrical Maintenance or Electrical Engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of electrical or instrument and control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial controls PLCs, motor controls, control valves, electrical distribution, Servo Controlled Systems, and both DC and AC motors ranging in voltages from 24 VDC to 480 VDC.
• Expert level experience reading and following electrical and mechanical schematics/ blueprints.
• Experience installing, calibrating, monitoring, modifying, programming, and maintaining HMI and DCS control instrumentation.
• Experience reading and writing code.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair, perform preventative maintenance, calibration, and installation of plant electrical, electronic, instrumentation and automation equipment.
• Proficiently use specialized computers and equipment specific software to maintain all instrumentation, programmable logic controllers and electrical systems.
• Install, calibrate, monitor, modify, program, and maintain PLC, HMI and DCS control instrumentation.
• Use craftsman level experience with Low-Med-High voltage systems, AC and DC systems, lighting, motors, receptacles, starters, drives, power supply wiring (including conduit), transformers, programmable controllers, electrical components, etc.
• Use advanced ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams, schematics, and drawings.
• Use specialized tools and testers to maintain and repair motors, starters, drives, low-med-hi voltage systems and instrumentation.
• Change hardware in system to maintain interface between automation and operations as needed for optimal process control.
• Efficiently operate and train HMI and Robotics system controls.
• Planning and scheduling of maintenance tasks.
• Perform maintenance on equipment that monitors flow, temperature, density, and pressure equipment.
• Manage E&I projects for new/existing installs.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Instrumentation

PLC/SCADA

Industrial controls

Electrical schematics

Education

Two-year degree in Industrial Electrical Maintenance or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC programming software

HMI

DCS

Job description

Georgia-Pacific Corrugated is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to join our Maintenance team in Sheboygan, WI. The role focuses on troubleshooting, repairing, calibration, and installation of plant electrical, electronic, instrumentation and automation equipment.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience with PLCs, DCS, HMI, and control instrumentation, plus a two-year degree in Industrial Electrical Maintenance or Electrical Engineering.