Maintenance E&I Technician - Experienced in primary crafts

Clearwater Paper; McGehee (AR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearwater Paper is seeking an E&I Technician for the Cypress Bend mill maintenance team. The role focuses on maintaining machinery to ensure efficient operations and reduce unscheduled downtime, drawing on electrical and instrumentation skills.

You will join a team of qualified technicians. Responsibilities include operating a range of tools, performing equipment changes, and supporting safety and environmental compliance, while working a 12-hour rotating shift with nights, weekends, and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2 years continuous manufacturing/industrial experience, or recent completion of tech program; associates preferred.
• Understand and comply with safety procedures including PPE.
• Physically capable of 12-hour shift, lifting up to 40-50 lbs.
• Work environment includes temperature extremes, noise, hazards.
• Subject to 12-hour rotating shift including nights, weekends, holidays; overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain machinery to ensure efficient operations and reduce downtime.
• Perform electrical/instrumentation and mechanical tasks including equipment changes.
• Operate and safely use a range of tools and equipment.
• Operate company vehicles including forklift and overhead crane.
• Enforce safety standards and PPE; participate in safety investigations.
• Inspect and maintain equipment for environmental compliance and reporting.

Skills

Electrical

Instrumentation

HVAC

Millwright

Machinist

Safety procedures

Lockout/Tagout

Forklift operation

Overhead crane operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree in Electro/Mechanics or Industrial Electrical

Tools

Power tools

Machine shop tools

Hand tools

Forklift

Overhead crane

Job description

The E&I Technician position for the maintenance team at the Cypress Bend location, is responsible for maintaining machinery throughout the mill to ensure efficient operations and decreased unscheduled machine down-time. An experienced E&I Technician is already certified in one or more of our primary electrical crafts and can demonstrate skills immediately. We have an immediate need for a qualified skilled electrical and/or instrumentation technician to join our team, in addition to other qualified E&I Technicians.

• Proficiently perform at least one (1) of the recognized primary electrical crafts and act as a knowledgeable helper in all other recognized primary crafts including:
• Electrical
• Instrumentation
• HVAC
• Millwright
• Machinist
• Change out equipment
• Safely operate a variety of tools (power, machine shop, gasoline powered, hand tools, etc.)
• Safely operate company vehicles including forklift, overhead crane, clamp truck
• Hold self and others to high level of safety standards, ensuring workplace safety policies are upheld and safety rules are followed (lockout/tagout procedures, appropriate PPE, safe driving practices, proper lifting techniques, etc.)
• Participate as needed in safety incidents and help investigate root cause
• Operate, maintain, and inspect equipment to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, procedural reporting, and documentation requirements

What you will need

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent (required)
• Minimum 2 years continuous work experience in a manufacturing, production, industrial, or labor-intensive work environment (preferred) OR recent completion of technical program in Electro/Mechanics or Industrial Electrical programs, associates degrees preferred.
• Understand and comply with all manufacturing safety procedures including personal protective equipment (required)
• Able to work in a physically demanding environment including temperature extremes, loud noise, avoiding slipping, tripping, and falling hazards
• Physically capable of manual labor that includes bending, walking, sitting, and climbing in and around machinery and equipment for entire 12-hour shift
• Able to lift, up to 40 lbs frequently, between 40 and 50 lbs occasionally, over 50 lbs minimally. When lifting 50 lbs and above, Operator will use team lifting and overhead crane assistance.
• Work environment includes exposure to compressed air, steam, lubrication oil, dust, and hydraulic fluid.
• Able to work a 12-hour rotating shift including nights, weekends, and Holidays. Able to work overtime as needed.

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

This role will be open for a minimum of 2 weeks or at the point a successful candidate is selected.