Electrical & Instrumentation Technician II

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals our products support a variety of industrial markets including glass ceramics coatings metals foundry polymers construction water filtration and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covias market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Electrical and Instrumentation Technician II who will have a positive impact on our team at our Hephzibah GA location. The Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician II is responsible for maintaining troubleshooting and implementing electrical power circuits control systems and instrumentation used in industrial manufacturing and plant operations. This role supports the reliability and performance of equipment across compressor stations pump stations production facilities and measurement systems. The person in this role is also required to perform routine maintenance tasks as assigned.

The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain troubleshoot and repair electrical power circuits and equipment
• Maintain and support control automation electronic and pneumatic systems
• Program maintain and modify programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in manufacturing and assembly line processes
• Support instrumentation and measurement systems critical to plant operations
• Collaborate with process technicians maintenance technicians engineers operations and contract partners to maximize equipment reliability and minimize production downtime
• Participate in preventative and predictive maintenance programs
• Assist with equipment upgrades installations and commissioning activities

Operational Support

• Report directly to the Maintenance Supervisor
• Provide operational support as needed to meet business and production requirements
• Backfill operations personnel when required due to business or operational needs
• Proactively assist operations personnel in daily activities to achieve organizational objectives

Work Environment

• Industrial manufacturing and plant environments
• Exposure to electrical mechanical and automated systems
• Will require on-call support or flexible scheduling based on operational needs

The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

Education & Certifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associates degree or technical certification in Electrical Electronics Instrumentation or Industrial Automation preferred
• Certification or coursework in PLC programming electrical safety or industrial instrumentation is highly desirable
• Valid drivers license may be required depending on location

Experience:

• Proven experience as an E&I Technician Maintenance Technician or similar role in industrial or manufacturing environments
• Hands-on experience with electrical systems control systems automation and instrumentation
• Experience programming and troubleshooting PLCs and related HMI/SCADA systems

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of electrical circuits control systems and instrumentation
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics P&IDs and technical drawings
• Experience with pneumatic and electronic equipment
• Proficiency in PLC programming troubleshooting and process automation

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with operations maintenance engineers and contractors
• Good communication skills to document and report maintenance and programming activities
• Proactive safety-conscious and detail-oriented

Commitment to Our Culture:

Our core values - Safety Team Customers Growth and Courageguide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider and through the passion and commitment of our people we enable customer successensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

• Live the Life-Saving Rules
• Build high-performing work teams
• Focus on customers
• Demonstrate a growth mindset
• Do the right thing always

At Covia we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age disability or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries advancement opportunities and a full range of benefits.

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits medical vision dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation Paid Holidays
• Disability Life / AD&D and Long Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Required Experience:

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