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MAINTENANCE - INSTRUMENTATION J1

Sylvamo

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Compensation
$38.12/hr
Location
Ticonderoga, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Accredited College Or Trade Certificate

Job overview

Sylvamo seeks a journeyman-level instrumentation technician to perform scheduled and preventive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment, and install, calibrate, and maintain field instruments and control elements. The role involves working independently and as part of a team in a manufacturing environment. The posting lists a $38.12 hourly pay rate as of June 1, 2026, and a 12-hour work schedule.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

DCS SystemsSingle Loop ControlsData AcquisitionCamera SystemsField InstrumentationControl ValvesInstrumentation TheoryCalibrationInstallationControl TheoryMathematicsPhysicsCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsAnalytical ThinkingProblem SolvingTeamwork

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDOne Year Vocational EducationIndustrial Technology DegreeAccredited College or Trade CertificateManufacturing ExperienceIndustrial Environment ExperienceWilling to Work All Shifts

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

At Sylvamo, we produce paper the world relies on in the most sustainable ways.

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This is a journeyman-level instrumentation technician responsible to complete scheduled maintenance, preventive maintenance and break-in work along with performing many other duties both as part of a team and independently. Duties for this position include, but are not limited to, troubleshooting equipment through the DCS systems, single loop controls, data acquisition and camera systems. Install, calibrate, maintain electronic and pneumatic field instruments for flow, level, temperature, vibration, hydraulic and analytical systems. Repair, calibration of final control elements such as control valves, pneumatic and electronic positioners. Knowledge of various test equipment for calibration, preventive maintenance and the ability to read loop sheets, P&IDs and electrical schematics.

Hourly pay rate is $38.12, as of June 1, 2026.

Requirements:

  • Minimum High School graduate or GED equivalent

  • 1 year vocational/technical education in the Instrumentation Discipline

  • Industrial technology degree

  • Certificate from accredited college or trade school

  • Willing and capable of working all shifts

Experience (Desired Skills):

  • Desire to work in manufacturing setting and experience working in an industrial environment

  • Knowledge of control and instrument theory, calibration, installation and valves

  • Strong math/physics understanding

  • Highly motivated, results-driven individual who can also perform well in a team setting

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Only qualified applicants will be invited to complete a prescreen assessment.

What we offer:

  • Competitive pay

  • Medical and dental benefit plans

  • Defined pension plan

  • 401k with company match

  • Short term disability

  • Life insurance

  • 12 hour work schedule

Sylvamo partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more. Sylvamo is here for all stages of life. We also offer paid time off and paid holidays per year.

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Sylvamo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,879 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$38.12/hr
  • New York median$26–32/hr241 hourly ranges
  • US median$26–33/hr3,208 hourly ranges

This rate, $38.12/hr, is 30% above the New York median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the top quarter of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 330 open Maintenance Technician jobs in New York and 6,879 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (3,755 postings).
Education
25 of the 6,879 open Maintenance Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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