Industrial Electronics/Instrumentation Technician

The E+ I Engineer will provide support for troubleshooting, repairing, and designing electronic subsystems. The role will also include maintenance of mechanical systems and support of daily activities at the plant.

Company: Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, our family-owned mill produces more than 70,000 tons of 100% recyclable paperboard annually. Our products are used in a variety of industries including paper boxes, game boards, puzzles, book covers, and tablets. We have been in business for over 100 years, and pride ourselves in being fifth-generation family-owned, American-made, leaders in safety in our industry and a vital part of the Philadelphia community.

• Install, maintain and repair electrical and instrumentation systems and equipment; diagnose and repair equipment as required; engage in preventative and predictive maintenance activities throughout the facility.
• Inspect and test electrical and instrumentation equipment as required.
• Install hydraulic/pneumatic, electronic, and other instrumentation equipment.
• Disassemble malfunctioning instruments and electrical equipment, troubleshoots, and tests mechanisms and circuitry for defects.
• Calibration of level, temperature, flow, pressure transmitters, and controls; calibration and repair of process control valves.
• Distributed Controls System (DCS) Knowledge for troubleshooting process controls.
• Utilization of both excellent mechanical skills and knowledge (pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, power transmission, lubrication, rigging, welding) and electrical/electronic skills and knowledge (PLCs, A/C, D/C motors and drives, schematics) in our continuous pulp and paper process manufacturing environment to achieve equipment uptime metrics.
• Work cohesively with maintenance leadership and other maintenance crew members to troubleshoot and solve problems, safely and expeditiously.
• Use a computerized Maintenance Management System for work order tracking and time entry parts procurement.
• Set up and operate conduit benders, tubing benders, test equipment, etc.
• Read and update blueprints, loop sheets, and schematic diagrams.

5-7 years of previous working experience in an industrial environment, preferably a papermill.

Working Conditions Include:

• A considerable amount of walking, reaching, turning, and twisting, bending kneeling, stooping.
• Working in extreme temperatures, including very hot areas.
• Working in the proximity of high-speed moving equipment.

• Health Insurance
• Profit sharing
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation

Mon. - Fri.