Electrical & Instrumentation (E/I) Planner

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Rincon (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC in Rincon, GA is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Planner to join our operations team. The role focuses on developing detailed work plans for electrical and instrumentation systems, supporting reliability and asset performance.

You will work with operations, maintenance, and engineering to optimize maintenance plans, BOMs, and shutdown activities, with potential shift adjustments as experience grows.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in industrial electrical, instrumentation, controls, or maintenance environments.
• Experience using a CMMS to plan and track work.
• Ability to read electrical drawings, schematics, P&IDs, and technical docs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Plan future electrical and instrumentation work by field inspections and scoping.
• Develop and maintain job plans for electrical systems, PLCs, drives, MCCs, and process equipment.
• Ensure maintenance teams have sufficient planned work to support scheduled activities.
• Maintain BOMs for E/I equipment and spare parts.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to resolve reliability issues.
• Support reliability initiatives by analyzing failures and improving maintenance strategies.
• Assist with planning and execution of electrical shutdowns, outages, and capital projects.
• Identify safety, environmental, and compliance issues related to electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Obtain contractor quotes and develop scopes of work for specialized services.
• Maintain backlog of E/I work orders and support preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Collaborate with engineering on asset strategies for new equipment and upgrades.

Skills

Industrial electrical

CMMS experience

Reading drawings & P&IDs

MS Office

Instrumentation knowledge

Education

Journeyman Electrician

Electrical Engineering Technology

Instrumentation Technology

Tools

SAP

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation (E/I) Planner to join our team in Rincon, GA.

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation (E/I) Planner to join our team in Rincon, GA. The current position will be a day shift Job working 5-8’s at least at the beginning. It may move to 4-10’s as experience develops. Occasional nights and weekends may be required. In this role, pay will be commensurate with experience.

Our Team

Our E/I Planners play a critical role in supporting the reliability and performance of our mill's electrical, instrumentation, and control systems. This position partners closely with E/I technicians, reliability resources, operations, and engineering to develop detailed work plans that improve equipment uptime, increase maintenance effectiveness, and support long-term asset reliability.

The successful candidate will leverage technical expertise and planning skills to create comprehensive job plans, maintain asset information, develop bills of material, and support execution of maintenance strategies. This role is instrumental in driving reliability-centered maintenance practices while maximizing technician wrench time and improving overall equipment performance through the Asset Care Work Process.

The current position will be a day shift Job working 5-8’s at least at the beginning. It may move to 4-10’s as experience develops. Occasional nights and weekends may be required. In this role, pay will be commensurate with experience.

What You Will Do

• Plan future electrical and instrumentation work by performing field inspections and developing detailed work scopes.
• Develop and maintain job plans for electrical systems, instrumentation, PLCs, drives, motor controls, and process control equipment.
• Ensure maintenance teams have sufficient planned work available to support scheduled maintenance activities.
• Maintain and develop accurate bills of material (BOMs) for E/I equipment and spare parts.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to identify and resolve equipment reliability issues.
• Support reliability initiatives by analyzing equipment failures and improving maintenance strategies.
• Assist with planning and execution of electrical shutdown work, outages, and capital project installations.
• Identify and attempt to resolve safety, environmental, and compliance issues associated with electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Obtain contractor quotes and develop scopes of work for specialized electrical and instrumentation services.
• Maintain an accurate and prioritized backlog of electrical and instrumentation work orders.
• Support development and optimization of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Collaborate with engineering on asset strategies for new equipment installations, upgrades, and modernization projects.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Five (5) or more years of experience in industrial electrical, instrumentation, controls, or maintenance environments.
• Experience utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Experience reading and interpreting electrical drawings, schematics, P&IDs, and technical documentation.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, and troubleshooting practices.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Previous maintenance planning or scheduling experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience using SAP for maintenance planning and work management.
• Experience developing, updating, and maintaining job plans, BOMs, and maintenance procedures.
• Experience with PLCs, DCS systems, motor control centers (MCCs), VFDs, and process instrumentation.
• Experience working in a pulp and paper manufacturing facility.
• Experience supporting predictive technologies and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Journeyman Electrician, Electrical Engineering Technology, Instrumentation Technology, or related technical training.
• Experience supporting paper machine, converting, power, utilities, or process manufacturing systems.

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Our Benefits

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