Encapsys E&I Technician

Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technician Job Description

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.

• 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.

• 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 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

• 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

• 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…