Electrical Technician - Albany, GA Lumber

Koch•Albany, GA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring Electrical Technicians to join our Lumber facility in Albany, GA! We manufacture Southern Yellow Pine Lumber used in both residential and commercial construction. Lumber is made by processing logs from harvested trees into useable boards and planks for construction and manufacturing. Logs are debarked and cut down into rough lumber. The boards are then dried to remove moisture and prevent warping or decay. After drying, the lumber is planed and smoothed to uniform dimensions and graded for quality based on strength, appearance, and defects. Finally, the lumber is packaged and shipped for use in building homes, furniture, flooring, and other wood products.

Requirements

Experience with industrial controls PLCs, motor controls, drives, and electrical distribution
Experience with industrial instrumentation for flow, pressure, and temperature
Experience reading and following electrical and mechanical schematics / blueprints
Associates degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, or Electronic Technology AND at least two (2) years of electrical/electronic and/or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment OR A minimum of four (4) years of electrical/electronic or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical or Industrial Engineering
Experience in repairing, troubleshooting, and programming PLCs, HMIs, and operator interfaces
Mechanical maintenance experience, including fluid handling and conveyor systems, hydraulic systems and accumulators, and valve identification and application and welding
Experience with Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs
Experience programming variable frequency drives (VFDs)
Distributed Control (DC) experience
Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)

Responsibilities

Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures and actively participating in the safety program
Performing various reactive and preventative maintenance tasks on production equipment
Uses experience to identify and implement improvements
Working with automation, production, and computer systems
Researching parts in electrical/mechanical manuals and submitting order forms
Troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining all electrical equipment to ensure production continuity and efficiency
Responding to operator, quality and/or supervisor requests on equipment specifications
Assisting operators or crew members with machine start-up, shutdown or clean up
Communicating daily work performed and machine conditions via written and verbal documentation