E&I Maintenance Technician, Process Controls, Lafayette

Primient•Lafayette, IN

About The Position

Primient is hiring an E&I Maintenance Technician for its Lafayette operation. Primient is a privately held producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources, with locations in the U.S., Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. The company emphasizes safety, excellence, integrity, growth, inclusion, and opportunities for employee development. The technician performs electrical and instrumentation work in a heavy industrial process environment. The role covers power distribution and switching across a broad range of voltages; motor systems and starters; control wiring, PLCs, and variable frequency drives; electrical testing and reliability; field electrical installations; process instrumentation, valves, switches, and actuators; burner management systems; and preventive and predictive maintenance. The technician uses SAP for maintenance management and PI Vision for process monitoring and analysis, supports failure investigations and reliability programs, and trains and mentors junior technicians. Work takes place in industrial and office settings, including outdoors in inclement weather, heat, humidity, and dust. The environment may involve mechanical parts, vibration, airborne particles, and loud noise. The role requires lifting, climbing, standing, bending, and twisting, as well as flexible scheduling and response to on-call needs. Starting pay is $44.78 per hour, with overtime and opportunities to advance through a pay-for-skill system. The company offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package and describes a workplace focused on career growth, inclusion, equity, diversity, and belonging.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in industrial electrical and instrumentation work.
Advanced knowledge of high-, medium-, and low-voltage systems.
Proficiency in electrical power distribution and process instrumentation systems in heavy industrial environments.
Demonstrated success troubleshooting complex issues, leading reliability initiatives, and training others.
Strong analytical skills.
Experience with AC and DC voltages including 161kV, 13.2kV, 4160V, 480V, 277V, 240/120V, 24V, and 12V.
Knowledge of substation and yard switching, Siemens Allis 1600A and 3200A breakers, fuse and breaker sizing, grounding, arc-fault cleaning, and arc-flash safety, including PPE up to 40-calorie suits.
Ability to wire and troubleshoot 480V starter buckets, 4160V synchronous motor starters, and general motor wiring; proficiency in motor testing, sizing, and fault troubleshooting.
Knowledge of wye-delta starters, autotransformers, soft starts, part-winding starters, and VFDs.
Ability to read and interpret wiring schematics; proficiency with Siemens, Allen-Bradley, and ABB VFDs; PLC wiring, communication protocols, and troubleshooting.
Experience with circuit, conductive, and high-voltage testing; overload and wire sizing calculations; infrared scanning; diagnostic tools such as the Fluke II 900; fault locating; and root-cause analysis.
Knowledge of electrical field installation, heat trace and lighting systems, HV and MV cable terminations, conduit bending, wire pulling, rigging, generators, and switching equipment.
Experience with pressure, level, temperature, flow, pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen transmitters, including calibration, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of analog and digital valves, gas valves and burner controls, pressure, temperature, flow, level and limit switches, explosion-proof switches, safety interlocks, and fail-safe systems.
Experience with pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders, burner management system commissioning and troubleshooting, and instrumentation preventive and predictive maintenance.
Tubing-bending and installation skills for process instrumentation.
Proficiency in SAP maintenance management (CMMS) and PI Vision, and ability to integrate instrumentation with PLC and control systems.
Professional competence in arc-flash protection, lockout/tagout, and hazard analysis.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements and work flexible schedules and on-call needs.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain electrical power systems and distribution, including substations, switching equipment, breakers, and high-voltage equipment.
Install, wire, test, and troubleshoot motors, motor starters, and related systems, including variable frequency drives.
Install, repair, and troubleshoot control wiring, PLC wiring, communication protocols, and low-voltage controls.
Perform circuit, conductive, and high-voltage testing; calculate overload and wire sizing; conduct infrared scanning; and help identify faults and root causes.
Support electrical reliability programs and participate in failure investigations.
Install and maintain heat trace and lighting systems; perform high- and medium-voltage cable terminations, conduit bending, wire pulling, and rigging for heavy electrical equipment.
Work with generators and associated switching equipment.
Calibrate, configure, install, and troubleshoot process transmitters and measurement devices for pressure, level, temperature, flow, pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
Install and tune analog and digital valves, including gas valves and burner-related control systems.
Maintain and troubleshoot process switches, safety interlocks, fail-safe systems, pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders, and burner management systems.
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to maintain instrumentation integrity, including tubing installation for process instrumentation.
Use SAP for maintenance management and PI Vision for process monitoring and data analysis, and integrate instrumentation with PLC and control systems.
Serve as an E&I trainer by mentoring and developing junior technicians.
Follow safety requirements, including arc-flash protection, lockout/tagout, and hazard analysis.
Lift up to 55 pounds, climb ladders up to 15 feet and multiple flights of stairs, stand for up to one hour without sitting, and perform bending and twisting motions.
Work flexible schedules and respond to on-call needs.

Benefits

Starting pay of $44.78 per hour, plus overtime and opportunity to advance through a pay-for-skill system.
Multiple healthcare plan choices.
Dental and vision insurance.
401(k) plan with company contributions and matching contributions.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life, AD&D, and voluntary insurance plans.
Paid holidays and vacation.
Floating days off.
Parental leave for new parents.
Employee resource groups.
Learning and development programs.
Opportunity for career growth and pathways outside the norm.