Electrical & Instrumentation Technician - Maintenance

Transmission & Distribution World; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Solvay, NY is seeking an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician to maintain production electrical and instrumentation systems. The role requires hands-on experience with DCS, PLCs, variable frequency drives, and high-voltage equipment within a paper mill environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in maintenance, journeyman status or apprenticeship, and proficiency with MS Office and ladder logic.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Instrumentation and Electrical experience in a production maintenance environment or equivalent military experience preferred.
• Journeyman or proof of completion of college or apprenticeship preferred.
• Computer skills including MS Office and ability to quickly learn new software used in the department.
• Strong electronics background with high/low voltage experience and 3-Phase controls.
• AB/Rockwell DC Drive; AB/Rockwell PLCs, Control Logic; Reading Electrical Drawings and Ladder Logic.

Responsibilities

• Support preventive maintenance and continuous improvement of equipment reliability.
• Engage in preventive and predictive maintenance activities throughout the facility.
• Troubleshoot and repair DCS and PLC systems and update drawings and documentation.
• Initiate work orders, requisitions, and ensure change control procedures are followed.
• Communicate with vendors as required and support root cause analysis to reduce downtime.

Skills

Electrical experience

Instrumentation

Ladder Logic

PLC/DCS

Reading schematics

Shift flexibility

Education

Journeyman or apprenticeship

High school diploma

Tools

Rockwell DC Drive

Rockwell PLCs

Job description

Smurfit Westrock in Solvay, NY is seeking an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician to maintain production electrical and instrumentation systems. The role requires hands-on experience with DCS, PLCs, variable frequency drives, and high-voltage equipment within a paper mill environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in maintenance, journeyman status or apprenticeship, and proficiency with MS Office and ladder logic.