Sr. Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Job Description:

The Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Technician is Temper Pack’s primary technical resource for PLC-based controls troubleshooting, repair, and automation deployment across our manufacturing facilities. This role operates at the intersection of maintenance, engineering, and operations, supporting new equipment commissioning, controls system upgrades, and the hands-on technical execution that enables our capacity and automation growth agenda. You will partner closely with the Controls Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations teams and will train and support maintenance technicians across our plant network.

Job Title:

Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Supervisor’s

Title:

Controls Engineering Manager Department:
Engineering

Location:

Richmond, VAAbout Temper Pack Temper Pack  is a rapidly growing company based in Richmond, Virginia and with locations in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Lansing, Michigan. We design and manufacture innovative, sustainable packaging components for cold-chain shipping of food and pharmaceutical products. The markets we serve have an urgent need for disruptive, sustainable alternatives to replace the wide array of non-sustainable packaging materials conventionally used in the cold-chain such as Styrofoam coolers.

Our aspiration is to provide packaging solutions that customers and end-consumers feel great about using.

Essential Job Functions:

Troubleshoot and refine PLC and HMI programs for Allen Bradley based systems.

Troubleshoot and maintain electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

Assist in the design, assembly, and commissioning of controls and automation systems including motor control panels, PLC panels and networks.

Maintain thorough technical documentation including wiring diagrams, network layouts, PLC code comments, and commissioning records.

Perform on-site startup, commissioning and validation of new machines

Travel to support major events at Temper Pack locations in North America (25%)Deliver electrical safety training to Maintenance Technicians, including LOTO procedures and safe work practices for energized systems.site Maintenance Technicians on controls systems to enable effective remote troubleshooting support from Engineering.

Remote technical support of maintenance team during process issues.

Support capital projects from controls design through installation and validation, working with Engineering to ensure new equipment meets performance and safety requirements before handoff to Operations.

Education and Experience:

5 + years of E&I Technician experience in a manufacturing environment; food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industry preferred

Master Electrician preferred

Associate’s degree or technical certificate in Industrial Automation, Electronics, or a related field preferred; equivalent hands-on experience considered

Experience programming and troubleshooting PLCs a must;
Allen Bradley preferred.

Wide knowledge of standard pneumatic, electric and mechanical solutions.

Prior experience with GFSI preferred.

Knowledge of Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures.

Demonstrate strong communication with colleagues, management and customers.

Physical Requirements:

Able to lift 40 pounds unassisted

Able to reach, bend, kneel and climb while performing repetitive tasks

Ability to work in hot and cold environments

Able to correctly wear PPE for entire shifts

Able to react and respond quickly to noises, smells, visual hazards, and alerts

Able to be active and on your feet. Some days you will be mostly at your desk, but there arealso days when you are moving around the lab, measuring materials, setting up samples,and other activities for most of the day.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent and ongoing basis. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Important Notice:

At this time, our company will not be engaging with external agencies or third-party vendors for recruitment services. We appreciate the interest of recruitment agencies, but kindly request that they refrain from contacting us regarding potential candidates. We are excited to build our internal recruitment capabilities and establish direct relationships with potential hires.

Temper Pack provides Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or status as a covered veteran/reservist, and any other class of protected individuals, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

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