I&E Technician

Instrumentation and Electrical (I&E) Technician

• 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.

• Taylorsville is located in Southeast Mississippi, just an hour outside Jackson and Hattiesburg.
• Taylorsville is home to a variety of industries including lumber, manufacturing, agriculture, and finance.
• Our Taylorsville team has strong ties to the local community and participates in the town’s annual Halloween event, Farmers Market and holiday tree decorating event.
• Nearby attractions include the Bienville National Forest and several picturesque state parks and lakes for camping, canoeing, hunting and fishing.
• Taylorsville is 30 minutes from Laurel, Mississippi – the setting of HGTV’s “Home Town” and location of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. Also visit the Hattiesburg Zoo and Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
• The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is just an hour away.
• Nearby educational institutions include Jones College and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

• Electrical Systems:
  • 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 medium-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.
• Instrumentation:
  • 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.
• Process Control & Automation:
  • 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.
• Safety, Compliance & Reliability:
  • 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.