Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technician

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Fordyce (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monetary bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC’s OSB plant in Fordyce, AR is seeking an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician to support production goals by maintaining PLCs, instrumentation, and controls for reliable operations.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, install and troubleshoot equipment, and work on motors, conveyors, and pneumatic systems on a 12-hour rotating shift with overtime, holidays, and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Two-year technical degree or 3+ years industrial electrical/instrumentation experience.
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating electrical components.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot PLCs, instrumentation, and controls.
• Troubleshoot and install equipment at component level per codes and procedures.
• Work on motors, pneumatic components, conveyors, production machines.
• Participate in project planning and new equipment installation.

Skills

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical skills

Instrumentation

Preventive maintenance

Diagnostics

Education

Two-year technical degree or 3+ years experience

Tools

RSLogix

RSLinx

HMI

DCS

Pneumatic systems

Electrical schematics

Job description

Georgia-Pacific’s Oriented Strand Board (OSB) plant in Fordyce, AR is seeking a motivated individual to join our team as an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician. This position creates value by performing preventative and corrective maintenance that leads to increased uptime and reliability and contributes to the site's ability to meet production and quality goals.

Employees in this role will work a 12-Hour rotating shift, rotating Days (6:00am-6:00pm) and Nights (6:00pm-6:00am). This includes, but is not limited to overtime, holidays, and weekends scheduled as needed.

Our Team

Our Georgia Pacific facility in Fordyce, AR manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB), compressed strands of wood chips that are bound together by adhesives which prevent moisture intrusion. This type of OSB is used for floor, wall, and roof sheathing in residential and light commercial construction applications. To learn more about our Building Products division, please visit www.buildgp.com.

We offer our employees the following:

• In addition to base pay, operators may be eligible for variable pay, provided as a monetary bonus, based on performance metrics and production targets.
• As part of Koch Industries, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401k with company match, and much more.

What You Will Do

• Share knowledge with other technicians for maintaining and troubleshooting PLCs, instrumentation, and controls
• Troubleshoot and install equipment at the component level. Ensuring it is done in compliance with state, company plant codes, policies, and procedures
• Work on motors, pneumatic components, conveyor systems and production machines
• Participate in project planning support and new equipment installation

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Two (2) year technical degree/certificate or a minimum of three (3) years of industrial experience in the electrical and/or instrumentation field
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating electrical components

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working with variable frequency drives and servo drives
• Experience working with pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Experience with systems integration, including PLCs such as RSLogix and RSLinx, HMI, DCS, networking, communication, and power distribution
• Experience reading technical drawings, electrical & pneumatic schematics
• Experience working with the National Electric Code and compliance to the code
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors
• Experience working with and troubleshooting electrical systems that use 24v, 120v, 480v, 4160v, 13.8kv, single and 3-phase power

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf