Description:
Summary: Provides day-to-day support to the Fiber Recycling Plant, Tissue Mill and Converting Departments. Responsible for installing, maintaining and troubleshooting electrical/instrumentation systems.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
• Maintain and troubleshoot mill electrical power systems; 2,400 V, 480 V, 240/120V and 24VDC.
• Observe and follow all the safety regulations and plant procedures including use of personal protection equipment (PPE) such as respirators, fall protection harness, chemical suits, hardhats, safety glasses, face shields, gloves and other equipment as required to perform job duties safely.
• Utilize PLC and DCS System to troubleshoot – Tissue Machine, Winder, Recycled Fiber System and Converting Equipment.
• Performs basic maintenance and troubleshooting on automated control systems (PLC/DCS) and computer workstations in order to maintain a reliable operating unit.
• Install, setup and maintains process equipment – motors, motor starters, variable speed drives, various devices, etc.
• Calibrate, troubleshoot, repair and maintains various instruments such as flow, pressure, level and temperature devices and controllers.
• Troubleshoots system problems to determine if they are electrical, instrument or mechanical in nature.
• Familiar with electrical, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Reads electrical, gas and steam usage meters, records information and generate monthly reports and report out of calibration situations.
• Performs PID control loop tuning to bring control loops to a precision state.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, P&ID’s and schematics and can make proper installations/changes.
• May be assigned to “Special Projects” as needed.
• Provides daily support to all plant operations in order to continue 24/7 operations.
• Willing to work overtime and provide off hours call out support when required.
• Performs and completes scheduled and non-scheduled work orders.
Qualification Requirements, Education, Skills and /or Experience:
• Must have excellent troubleshooting skills
• Strong instrumentation background preferred.
• 2 year associates degree in instrumentation or technical discipline preferred.
• Interacts well with – customers, employees, and various vendors
• Must be able to read and understand P&ID’s, electrical drawings, etc.
• Must be able to work in a collaborative team environment maintaining a positive attitude with others.
• DCS/ABB Controls and PLC Logic experience preferred.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to:
Frequently: sit, stand, walk, speak and hear clearly, work with others, use keyboard/calculator and lift up to 10 pounds.
Occasionally: ascend/descend stairs, ladders or ramps, bend forward at waist, crouch, push, pull twist, drive, handle, reach above the shoulders, use hand tools, reach below shoulders, squat and lift up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.