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Electrical Planner

J.D. Irving


Job Location:

Macon, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 24 October 2026 (6 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 21 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

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)
  • This position is100% onsite. Remote work is not available for this position.


Responsibilities

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Assist in maintaining change management systemand adhering to the process
  4. 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.
  5. Work with the Reliability and Operations Teams to identify/implement ways to improve equipment reliability
  6. Work jointly with engineering to facilitate consistency between DCS PLC Pi &Parc Viewsystems
  7. Develop and maintain job safety analysis program for area of responsibility. Assist site electrical engineer with developing documenting and train electricians on the following:

    Arc Flash

    Safety requirements

  8. 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.


Qualifications

Education:

  • Minimum: Trade Certification as Electrical and Instrumentation Journeyman or equivalent experience
  • Preferred: 2-year degree in Electrical and Instrumentation or a related field

Experiences:

  • Electrical power distribution
  • PLCs
  • 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 whoactsand 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)



About Company

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Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has operations in Canada and the United States and are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With ... View more

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