Milliken’s Ironwood Plant in Portage, WI is seeking a qualified individual to join its manufacturing team as an Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technician. This position creates value by ensuring reliability of equipment to help meet and exceed the facility's goals for quality and production by inspecting, troubleshooting, and diagnosing electrical and/or control problems on all manufacturing equipment in accordance with plant policies and procedures. This will primarily be a first shift position that will include an on-call rotation.
Basic Responsibilities:
- Perform maintenance and repairs on equipment, tools, machines and buildings.
- Analyze and solve electrical/electronic/control problems and assist manufacturing personnel on process-related problems.
- Ensuring proper operation of all control system components to include: electronic components, analyzers, on/off valves, control valves solenoids, limit switches, DCS and related I/O modules
- Performs preventative maintenance and establishes new PM activities as needed
- Involvement in installation of machinery, machine moves and plant rearrangements.
- Continuous process improvement implementation with respect to Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Working with Supervisors, Maintenance personnel, and Operations to plan, procure and document activities for the enhancement of electrical and instrumentation maintenance within the facility
- Sharing knowledge with other technicians as it relates to maintaining and troubleshooting DCS, instrumentation, and controls
- Applying all applicable codes, regulations, reliability strategies, corporate and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) standards
- Understands, follows, and implements all safety-related standards and practices.
What you will need:
Basic Qualifications for E&I
- High School Diploma or GED
- One of the following:
- Associate or Technical degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, or Electronic Technology
- A minimum of two (2) years of electrical/electronic or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing, industrial, military or production environment
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite applications, creating and editing Word documents and Excel spreadsheets
- Willing and able to work overtime, weekends, on-call and holidays
- Experience reading and following control scheme, electrical and maintenance schematics/blueprints
- Willing and able to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in hot or cold weather conditions
- Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours a day
- Willing and able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Willing and able to follow facial hair guidelines for respirator usage
- Experience working with industrial controls, e.g.: DCS, motor controls, control valves, and industrial instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, and temperature
- Experience working with power distribution (through 600V), cable terminations, heat tracing, low voltage electricity, emergency power, shielded cables, and networking cables.
- Experience with test equipment, to include oscilloscopes, voltmeters, ammeters, megger, and calibration sets
- Basic proficiency in aerial lifts, rigging, and hoists
Basic Qualifications for Tiers Advanced and Senior E&I
(all the above plus additional listings)
- Experience with systems integration e.g.: PLC, HMI, instrumentation, networking, communication, and power distribution
- Experience with Variable Speed drives
- Experience with temperature, pressure, and level transmitters, and flowmeters
- Experience troubleshooting and repairing process control elements, PLCs, photo eyes and other automated equipment
- Experience with Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and related electrical equipment up to 600V
- Experience with electrical one line drawings, cable schedules, functional descriptions, I/O lists, and other related electrical documents
Basic Qualifications for Senior E&I
(all the above plus additional listings)
- Experience programming PLCs
- Ensuring proper operation of all control system components to include: electronic components, analyzers, on/off valves, control valves solenoids, limit switches, DCS and related I/O modules
- Experience troubleshooting Allen Bradley, Rockwell and other control and networking hardware
Preferred Qualifications for E&I
- Associate or Technical degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, Electronic Technology AND at least two (2) years of electrical/electronic and/or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- OSHA 10-hour for General Industry
- NFPA 70E certified
- Entry Level Vibration Analysis (ISO Level I) certified
- Proficiency with machinery alignment, including laser alignment
- Understanding of PSM/IPL Fundamentals
- Experience with systems integration e.g.: PLC, HMI, instrumentation, networking, communication, and power distribution
- Experience with Variable Speed drives
- Experience with temperature, pressure, and level transmitters, and flowmeters
- Experience troubleshooting and repairing process control elements, PLCs, photo eyes and other automated equipment
- Experience with Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and related electrical equipment up to 600V
- Experience with electrical one-line drawings, cable schedules, functional descriptions, I/O lists, and other related electrical documents
- Previous experience in Energy, Chemical, or Pharmaceutical production environment
Preferred Qualifications for Advanced and Senior E&I
(All the above plus additional listings)
- OSHA 30-hour for General Industry
- Thermography II (ISO Level II) certified
- Vibration II (Analysis – ISO level II) certified
- Ensuring proper operation of all control system components to include: electronic components, analyzers, on/off valves, control valves solenoids, limit switches, DCS and related I/O modules
- Experience troubleshooting Allen Bradley, Rockwell and other control and networking hardware
Preferred Qualifications for Senior E&I
(All the above plus additional listings)
- Experience with Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) troubleshooting and maintenance
- Experience with ladder logic programming
- Documented advanced Allen Bradley and Rockwell training
- CPR trainer certified
- Experience with job planning and scheduling
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician (CMRT)
ADA PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION
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Sitting
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Ability to sit down at least
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25% of day
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Standing
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Ability to stand while working at least
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95% of day
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Moving
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Ability to move throughout the plant at least
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25% of day
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Lifting
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Ability to lift to at least 65 lbs. without assistance
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10% of day
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Ascending/Descending
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Ability to walk upstairs or use ladders at some frequency
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10% of day
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Bending
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Ability to bend or stoop
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10% of day
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Visual Acuity
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Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens at least
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As Required
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Cognitive
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Ability to make decisions, reason & understand information
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As Required
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