Electrical Planner

What We Offer

Irving Tissue is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective 1st of the month following start date
• 401K with 5% company match eligible on the 1st of the month 30 days following your start date
• Health & Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Product Purchase Program
• Opportunities to take part in job related training and development
• Growth and progression opportunities within Irving Tissue and the larger network of the J.D. Irving group of companies
• Relocation costs (if applicable)

Reporting to the Maintenance Planning Team Leader the Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance Planner will be responsible for day-to-day planning, prepping, and scheduling of preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance for assigned assets along with coordination of contractor and vendor services under their cognizance.   

• Plan and schedule electrical maintenance day to day work to include prioritizing jobs, kitting parts, developing timelines, adhering to budget constraints and critiquing maintenance day when complete. 
•  Work jointly with engineering to facilitate consistency between DCS, PLC, Pi & Parc View systems.
• Work with the Reliability and Operations Teams to identify/implement ways to improve equipment reliability.
• Develop and maintain job safety analysis program for area of responsibility. Assist site electrical engineer with developing, documenting, and training electricians on the following: Arc Flash and Safety Requirements.
• Support the maintenance escalation plan by answering off-hours phone calls and/or coming on-site to support shift maintenance with equipment repairs to restore production. 
• Work interactively with the Operation Team, Logistics Team, and Maintenance Leaders to plan and schedule daily/weekly job plans. Function as a resource for trouble shooting equipment issues, both on the floor and through formal issues meetings. Make sure that changes made are communicated and aligned with Mill needs.
• Assist in maintaining change management system and adhering to the process.
• Identify training needs and develop plans to improve electrical skills. Assist in training E&I group (new and junior employees) in basic troubleshooting of Instrument and Control related issues. 

Minimum: Trade Certification as Electrical and Instrumentation Journeyman or equivalent experience  

• Preferred: 2-year degree in Electrical and Instrumentation or a related field  
• Electrical power distribution  
• PLC's  
• AC & DC drives (stand alone and distributed)  
• DCS – distributed control systems  
• Motion control systems  
• Motor control systems  
• Industrial instrumentation (not mandatory but a plus)  
• Control and communications networks.  
• Hydraulic and pneumatic control systems  
• Robotics (not mandatory, but a plus)  
• Candidates must have 2 years working experience as an electrician.  
• Solid leadership skills  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Familiar with storeroom and procurement processes to include getting quotes, kitting, and parts/inventory control. 
• Experience scheduling work and directing work with external contractors(preferred)   
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes including Lean and Six Sigma  
• Initiative-taker who acts and can inspire others to do the same.  
• Demonstrate good judgment with proficient decision-making and critical thinking skills.  
• Experience maintaining or working with budgeting constraints(preferred)