I&E Technician - Taylorsville, MS

Bakelite Synthetics•Taylorsville, MS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The I&E Technician installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical systems, process instrumentation, and process control systems used in industrial chemical manufacturing. The role supports safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations by ensuring electrical, instrumentation, and automation systems comply with safety, environmental, regulatory, and process safety requirements. The technician works with electrical equipment and power distribution systems, field instrumentation, and plant control systems such as DCS, PLCs, HMIs, and associated I/O. The role also supports control system changes and upgrades, automation projects, audits, incident investigations, and continuous improvement in collaboration with operations, engineering, maintenance, and EHS teams. Work is performed in an industrial environment with exposure to heat, noise, and chemicals, and may require overtime, on-call assignments, nights, weekends, and plant outages.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
3–5 years of experience as an I&E Technician in an industrial manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of industrial electrical systems, process instrumentation and calibration, and 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.
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 pounds.
Willingness to work overtime, on-call assignments, nights, weekends, and plant outages as required.

Nice To Haves

Technical degree or certification.
Chemical or continuous process experience.
Journeyman Electrician license or equivalent certification.
Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refinery, or specialty chemical operations.
Experience with DCS/PLC platforms such as Emerson, Honeywell, Rockwell, or Siemens.
Experience with CMMS systems such as SAP or Maximo.
NFPA 70E electrical safety training or certification.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical equipment, including motors, MCCs, switchgear, transformers, VFDs, lighting, and power distribution systems.
Diagnose and repair faults in low- and medium-voltage electrical systems.
Interpret and work from one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, schematics, electrical drawings, P&IDs, control narratives, and cause-and-effect diagrams.
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance in accordance with maintenance procedures and schedules.
Install, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot pressure, temperature, flow, and level transmitters; control valves, valve positioners, actuators, and solenoids; and analytical and detection instruments.
Perform loop checks and instrument functional testing, and document calibration and maintenance activities in the CMMS.
Maintain and troubleshoot plant DCS, PLC, HMI, and associated I/O systems.
Test, tune, and optimize control loops to improve process stability and reliability.
Troubleshoot control strategies, logic, interlocks, and permissives 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 requirements.
Assist engineering and operations with automation projects, control upgrades, and system expansions.
Maintain control system backups, documentation, and configuration records.
Provide technical support during abnormal operations and participate in control-related incident investigations.
Perform work in compliance with site safety policies, OSHA regulations, NFPA standards including NFPA 70 and 70E, and PSM requirements.
Follow permit systems for Lockout/Tagout, 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.
Collaborate with operations, engineering, maintenance, and EHS teams; communicate during troubleshooting and system modifications.
Maintain accurate documentation of work performed, equipment status, and system changes.