I&E Technician - Taylorsville, MS

Posted Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM

• You will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems, process instrumentation, and process control systems used in industrial chemical manufacturing.
• You’ll support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations by ensuring all electrical, instrumentation, and automation systems operate in compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory, and process safety requirements.

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical equipment including motors, MCCs, switch gear, transformers, VFDs, lighting, and power distribution systems.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults in low‑and mid‑voltage systems.
• Interpret and work from one‑line diagrams, wiring diagrams, schematics, and electrical drawings.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance in accordance with maintenance procedures and schedules.

• Install, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot field instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level transmitters; control valves, valve positioners, actuators, and solenoids; analytical and detection instruments; perform loop checks and instrument functional testing.
• Document calibration and maintenance activities in the CMMS.

• Maintain and troubleshoot plant process control systems including DCS, PLCs, HMIs, and associated I/O.
• Support control loop performance through testing, tuning, and optimization to improve process stability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot control strategies, logic, interlocks, and per missives during startups, shutdowns, and process upsets.
• Perform I/O verification, loop checks, and functional testing for new or modified control systems.
• Support control system changes and upgrades in accordance with Management of Change (MOC) requirements.
• Assist engineering and operations with automation projects, control upgrades, and system expansions.
• Maintain control system backups, documentation, and configuration records as required.
• Provide technical support during abnormal operations and participate in control‑related incident investigations.

• Perform all work in compliance with site safety policies, OSHA regulations, NFPA standards (including NFPA 70 and 70E), and PSM requirements.
• Follow permit systems including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Hot Work, and Confined Space Entry.
• Support audits, inspections, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment deficiencies, and reliability risks.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, and EHS teams to support plant objectives.
• Communicate clearly during troubleshooting and system modifications.
• Maintain accurate documentation of work performed, equipment status, and system changes.

• Ability to work in industrial environments with exposure to heat, noise, and chemicals.
• Ability to climb ladders, work at heights, and lift up to 35 lbs.
• Willingness to work overtime, on‑call assignments, nights, weekends, and plant outages as required.

• High school diploma or GED required; technical degree or certification preferred.
• 3–5 years’ experience as an I&E Technician in an industrial manufacturing environment; chemical or continuous process experience preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of industrial electrical systems, process instrumentation and calibration, PLC/DCS‑based control systems.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, control narratives, cause‑and‑effect diagrams, and electrical drawings.
• Familiarity with hazardous area classifications and intrinsically safe systems.

• Journeyman Electrician license or equivalent certification.
• Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refinery, or specialty chemical operations.
• Experience with specific DCS/PLC platforms (e.g., Emerson, Honeywell, Rockwell, Siemens); experience with CMMS systems such as SAP or Maximo.
• NFPA 70E electrical safety training or…