Electrical and Instrumentation Manager

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with supplier support functions to ensure adequate on-site inventory of spares for drive systems, encompassing CTC screens, cables, and specialized monitoring and sensing electronics.
• Assume the role of on-site leader for troubleshooting and repairing electronic drive systems.
• Monitor and quantify reliability cost savings, increased production, and equipment life cycle improvements.
• Conduct troubleshooting across various areas including mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics, motor controls, and PLCs, leveraging a combination of education and experience.
• Interpret drawings, schematics, flow diagrams, and PLC code to diagnose, maintain, and install electrical control systems and equipment.
• Possess knowledge to maintain, repair, install, and test AC and DC electrical motors, generators, battery backup systems, switchgear, transformers, MCCs, distribution panels, and associated control systems.
• Program, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair industrial automation equipment such as PLCs, HMIs, Variable Frequency Drives, and various control devices.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.
• Collaborate closely with other maintenance team members to ensure the smooth operation of the plant in a 24/7 continuous environment.
• Utilize performance metrics and asset failure history to identify asset performance issues and develop and improve asset strategies based on reliability principles.
• Foster a data-driven decision-making culture, utilizing data to identify improvement opportunities, understand root causes, and develop optimal solutions.
• Oversee capital spending, project scope, estimates, funding requests, schedules, cost control, bid packages, requisitions, drawings, construction management, check-out, and close-out processes.
• Manage and lead a team of hourly employees, providing basic training in electrical and instrumentation principles.
• Drive the successful implementation of reliability improvement initiatives and collaborate with the maintenance team to support these initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of relevant experience within paper manufacturing and establishing preventative maintenance programs.
• Strong foundation in application and ability to develop programs from inception.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Ability to provide direction to electrical and instrumentation teams.
• Proficiency in basic Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Strong decision-making skills, with a problem-solving and action-oriented mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork and collaboration.