As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.
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Sr. Specialist – Instrumentation
General Summary
Installation, calibration & maintenance of all mill instrumentation, along with programming maintenance & training on mill distributed control systems & accurate calibration & documentation of all lab test equipment.
Prerequisites
Education: A.S. Degree or Four (4) Years Related Experience.
Work Experience: Five (5) years of prior instrumentation experience preferred.
Skills: Familiar with integrated circuitry. Also, must have knowledge of pneumatic instrumentation. Must know and understand concepts of distributive control. Know how to engineer and re-size valves and other pieces of equipment.
Other: Must be able to communicate well. Must be an exceptional problem solver.
Essential Functions The essential functions of this position include but are not limited to...
1. Maintain mill control loops.
2. Maintains compliance with ISO Quality System responsibilities.
3. Maintain distributed control systems.
4. Maintain lab test equipment.
5. Maintain atmospheric analyzers.
6. Maintain UPS systems.
7. Timely maintenance, accurate calibration & proper documentation of safety & lab test equipment to meet ISO 9000 standards.
8. Preventative Maintenance, installation & set up of all pneumatic & electronic instruments within the mill.
9. Order all spare & repair parts necessary.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- Starting salary range for position: $64,000 - $96,000.
- Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
- Paid Holidays.
- Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
- Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
- Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA’s good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.
Skills Required
- Associate of Science degree or four years of related experience
- Five years of prior instrumentation experience
- Familiarity with integrated circuitry
- Knowledge of pneumatic instrumentation
- Knowledge of distributed control concepts and systems
- Ability to engineer and resize valves and other equipment
- Strong communication skills
- Exceptional problem-solving skills
What We Do
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) produces containerboard, corrugated packaging products, and uncoated free-sheet paper in North America. Its offerings include retail packaging and displays, shipping containers, pallets, graphic media boards, record-storage boxes, dunnage bags, and specialty supplies. PCA also manufactures commodity and specialty papers and provides design, technical, e-commerce, display, and graphic sales services for industrial and consumer customers across the United States.
