Position Details: Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Description:

ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

Electrical Job Duties  -  perform the normal job duties of an Industrial Electrical Journeyman

• Maintain and troubleshoot mill electrical power sytems:

 2400V, 575V, 480V, 240/120V & 5VDC to 90VDC

• Use the PLC system and the DCS system to troubleshoot: paper machine, winders, recycled fiber system, water treatment and boiler operation.
• Use the NEC to properly size cable, fuses and overloads
• Install, configure and maintain process equipment: motors, motor starters, variable speed drives, various switch types, etc.
• Install and maintain the PLC system: use monitoring devices to determine problems

Instrument Job Duties  -  perform the normal job duties of an Industrial Instrument Journeyman

• Check and calibrate instruments: valves, flow meters, (level, pressure, temperature, pH and dissoved air transmitters)
• Troubleshoot system problems to determine if they are electrical, instrument or mechanical in nature
• Install and maintain the DCS system: use monitoring devices to determine problems
• PID control loop tuning

General Job Duties

• Interact well with: customers, employees and various vendors of equipment
• Read electrical, gas and steam useage meters, record information and generate monthly reports report out of spec situations
• Order spare and replacement parts as needed
• Help manage water treatment facility
• Clean, check and calibrate instruments to meet daily monitoring requirements for WPDES permit
• Record equipment documentation:  spares inventory and in operation equipment