E & I Technician

This position is located in Montville, CT servicing a family-owned business with a commitment to their community and to sustainability. Rand-Whitney is proud of its growth mindset, and the success of its employees. Working here is more than a job; it’s the beginning of your career.

Summary

Rand-Whitney Container has an immediate opening for an E&I Technician at a recycled cardboard/linerboard manufacturing facility in Montville, CT. This position will be primarily responsible for performing preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical and instrumentation equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

1. Read blueprints, P&IDs, single-lines, ladder logic, and wiring schematics.
2. Repair and troubleshoot analog and discrete instrument loops.
3. Effectively use typical instrument calibration equipment (RTD calibrators, mA calibrators, T/C calibrators, laptops for communication).
4. Follow step by step calibration procedures.
5. Use computerized systems to enter and retrieve data including the CMMS (Maximo).
6. Troubleshoot and repair 480 VAC 3 phase motor starter circuits, 4-20 mA loops as well as 120 VAC control circuits.
7. Troubleshoot PLC problems through knowledge of PLC logic and operations.
8. Work with and troubleshoot the following: smart pressure transmitters, magnetic & dp flow meters, temperature transmitters, ABB DCS system or at least some familiarity with DCS hardware, control valves and smart valve controllers, solenoids, pressure and flow limit switches, etc.
9. Works overtime (both scheduled and emergency), after-hours (early morning or late night), weekends and Holidays as required. Shift schedule will be adjusted as necessary by Management to provide the best possible coverage and operation.

Desired Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required.
• 2 year Instrumentation and/or electrical trade school graduate preferred.
• Valid CT Electrical License preferred
• Must have 4 years of E&I experience.
• Very detail oriented and willing to document details appropriately.
• Familiar with PLCs & PLC logic (Allen Bradley, GE Fanuc).
• Experience utilizing Lock Tag & Try, and Confined Space Procedures.
• Strict safety programs adherence philosophy.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The work schedule repeats every 28 days and rotates between days and nights. There are 14 work shifts over 28 days, 7 are day shifts and 7 are night shifts. The 14 days off include 7 days off in a row.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.