Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technician - Tacoma, WA

Your Job

Our Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility located in Tacoma, WA is seeking motivated and safety-oriented Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technicians to join our Maintenance team.

Looking for a job with an organization that truly cares about your health, safety, and success? How about a job where you have the opportunity for advancement, job stability, and great co-workers and leadership? At Georgia-Pacific, we don't believe that a job is just simply a job.

We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life, but the community as well.

Compensation: This position pays $43.91 - $50.42 per hour, depending on experience with differential pay of $2.00 for night shift.

Plant's Address:

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum

1240 Alexander Ave.

Tacoma, WA 98421

Our Team

Our Tacoma facility has a rich history producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers.

Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers.

To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com .

And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit www.gpgypsum.com.

What You Will Do


* E&I Technicians are required to have a thorough understanding of safe work practices, troubleshooting and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.


* Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures.


* Executing preventative and corrective maintenance work orders.


* Utilize maintenance system for work order management including documenting activities as to actual work done, parts used, etc.


* Assisting in improving PM procedures and processes by providing feedback, making recommendations to improve the PM process and participating in procedure audits and reviews etc.


* Troubleshooting, calibrating, replacing, and installing instrumentation components.


* Troubleshooting, replacing, and installing electrical components.


* Knowledge of and ensuring all electrical and instrumentation work meets established codes and standards.


* Responding to, troubleshooting, and diagnosing emergencies or breakdowns with production equipment.


* Training and continuous development of knowledge in the use of PLC programming and software.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Three (3) years of electrical and/or instrumentation experience in a manufacturing, industrial or military environment.


* Experience troubleshooting PLC's (programing not a requirement).


* Experience in working with and troubleshooting electrical systems that use up to 480V, 3 Phase.


* Experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating electrical/instrumentation equipment.


* Experience installing and maintaining equipment with adherence to the National Electrical Code (NEC).

What Will Put You Ahead


* Five (5) years or more of industrial...