Electrical & Instrumentation Specialist

NPAworldwide; Pryor Creek (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NPAworldwide is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Specialist to join our Pryor, Oklahoma area team. You will troubleshoot, program, and repair PLCs, HMIs, drives, and related control systems across a fast-paced paper manufacturing setting.

You will support instrument installations, document changes, and work with operations, engineering, and contractors to ensure safe, reliable operation of process controls and E&I systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or related field.
• Combination of education and experience may substitute for a degree.
• 1–3+ years experience as electrical maintenance technician in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Paper manufacturing or other industrial manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and knowledge of sensors, switches, controllers, instrumentation, transmitters, automated valves, calibrations, industrial communications, robotics, motion control and AC/DC control power.
• Programming experience includes the ability to create, monitor, modify PLC and DCS control logic.
• Ability to work with plant personnel, engineering groups, and outside contractors to ensure the proper execution of work.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Navigate process control systems and associated field devices.
• Assess, program and repair PLCs, HMI, Drives, and other control systems.
• Act as a consultant and resource to operations and maintenance team members when identifying and troubleshooting issues.
• Support capital projects installations of instrumentation and control devices
• Manage changes to systems by keeping programs backed up and updating documentation, schematics, and drawings.
• Successfully support daily activities, periodic shutdowns for fabric changes/maintenance, long‑term planning and capital projects related to the process controls and E&I department.
• Support reliability programs such as thermography, ultrasound, motor and power analysis

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

PLC programming

DCS/SCADA knowledge

Instrumentation

Autonomous work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / related field

Vocational certificate/diploma in electronic controls/instrumentation

Tools

Industrial sensors

Robotics

Automation equipment

Job description

• Navigate process control systems and associated field devices.
• Assess, program and repair PLCs, HMI, Drives, and other control systems.
• Act as a consultant and resource to operations and maintenance team members when identifying and troubleshooting issues.
• Support capital projects installations of instrumentation and control devices
• Manage changes to systems by keeping programs backed up and updating documentation, schematics, and drawings.
• Successfully support daily activities, periodic shutdowns for fabric changes/maintenance, long‑term planning and capital projects related to the process controls and E&I department.
• Support reliability programs such as thermography, ultrasound, motor and power analysis

Responsibilities

Job description:

• Navigate process control systems and associated field devices.
• Assess, program and repair PLCs, HMI, Drives, and other control systems.
• Act as a consultant and resource to operations and maintenance team members when identifying and troubleshooting issues.
• Support capital projects installations of instrumentation and control devices
• Manage changes to systems by keeping programs backed up and updating documentation, schematics, and drawings.
• Successfully support daily activities, periodic shutdowns for fabric changes/maintenance, long‑term planning and capital projects related to the process controls and E&I department.
• Support reliability programs such as thermography, ultrasound, motor and power analysis

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in engineering, industrial technology, or other related degree or a vocational certificate/diploma in electronic controls/instrumentation/technician.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 1-3+ years experience as an electrical maintenance technician in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Paper manufacturing or other industrial manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and knowledge of various electrical sensors, switches, controllers, instrumentation, transmitters, automated valves, calibrations, industrial communications, robotics, motion control and AC/DC control power
• Programming experience includes the ability to create, monitor, modify PLC and DCS control logic.
• Ability to work with plant personnel, engineering groups, and outside contractors to ensure the proper execution of work.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work autonomously

Why Is This a Great Opportunity

Were seeking a skilled Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Specialist to join a growing paper packaging manufacturer in the Pryor, Oklahoma area. This is a highly visible, hands‑on technical role for someone who enjoys troubleshooting complex systems, improving equipment performance, and working across a diverse manufacturing operation. Youll provide critical electrical, instrumentation, and controls expertise supporting multiple areas of the facility, including paper machine operations, Electrical & Instrumentation Systems, Secondary Fiber Processing, Automated Warehouse Systems, Effluent Treatment Operations, and Boiler & Utility Systems.