Electrical & Controls Technician Job Description

Georgia-Pacific Coos Bay, Oregon is implementing an additional shift and is seeking an Electrical & Controls Technician to support our operations reliability team.

Responsibilities:

• All regular duties as performed by an electrician including troubleshooting, wiring and repairing heavy machinery and preventative maintenance to a scheduled system
• Configure Variable Frequency Drives using various applications to run with multiple inputs
• Create, execute and upkeep a mill electrical distribution thermography program for the mill
• Design and layout Machine Control Centers for new processes
• Design and configure power, temperature, vibration and other forms of monitoring systems and create protocol to collect real time data for various analyses. Creating/implementing warning/alarm systems if operating outside of limits
• Troubleshooting and programming programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Use, calibrate, troubleshoot and verify optimization and scanning systems
• Environmental systems maintenance including designing, implementing, configuring warning/alarm systems and data collection systems to alert if operating outside of limits and collect real time data for backup and notification capabilities
• Mentor and train electricians in E&C technician duties
• Work directly with key vendors as necessary in a professional efficient manner
• Maintain a clean, safe work environment

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
  
• Must have an Oregon Electrical License
  
• Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs.
  
• Must have basic computer skills (email, data entry, ability to create documents, etc.)
  
•    Must be able to read schematics and technical drawings
  
•   Must be able and willing to work overtime, weekends and holidays when required 
  
•  Must be able and willing to work in a hot, humid, cold, noisy, dusty manufacturing environment
  
• Must be willing to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
  
• Must possess own tools
  

Preferred:

• Knowledge/proficiency with AutoCAD
• Previous manufacturing or comparable experience strongly preferred

We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.