Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technician - Wheatfield, IN

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an immediate need for a self-motivated and knowledgeable Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technician at our Wheatfield, IN facility.

The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, along with the skills necessary to effectively maintain manufacturing equipment

Position Schedule



* 12 hour shifts rotating days and nights.

Following a 2-3-2



* Day Shift: 6:30a-7:00p


* Night Shift: 6:30p-7:00a

Compensation: Starting at $$40.11 /hour

Our Team

Our Wheatfield 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.


* Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical and electrical industrial machinery, including conveyors, pumps, motors, and production equipment.


* Diagnose and repair various electrical and electronic equipment ranging in voltages from 24 VDC to 15 KV to make them more reliable.


* Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.


* Install new electrical equipment, update drawings, job plans, and bills of materials.


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


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


* Create and modify Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for electrical and control equipment or tasks.


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


* Support other maintenance activities including millwright tasks as required.


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


* Must work any shift, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Three (3) years or more of industrial mechanical and electrical maintenance experience, OR a combination of relevant experience and a maintenance technical degree.


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


* Experience diagnosing and repairing bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors, etc.


* Experience working with variable frequency drives.


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


* Experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating electrical/instrumentati...