E&I Maintenance Technician, Process Controls, Lafayette
About The Position
Primient is hiring an E&I Maintenance Technician to support electrical and instrumentation maintenance, troubleshooting, and reliability in an industrial plant environment. The role covers electrical power systems and distribution, motors and starters, control systems and drives, electrical testing, field electrical work, process instrumentation, and burner management systems. The technician also uses SAP for maintenance management and PI Vision for process monitoring and data analysis, and integrates instrumentation with PLC and control systems. The position includes mentoring junior technicians as an E&I Trainer, contributing technical expertise to failure investigations and root cause analysis, and participating in electrical and instrumentation reliability programs. Work takes place in industrial and office settings, with outdoor work in inclement weather, heat, humidity, and dust, and exposure to mechanical parts, vibration, airborne particles, and loud noise. The role requires responding to on-call needs and working flexible schedules.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in industrial Electrical & Instrumentation.
- Advanced knowledge of high-, medium-, and low-voltage systems.
- Proficiency with 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.
- Ability to lift up to 55 lbs without assistance.
- Ability to climb ladders up to 15 feet and multiple flights of stairs.
- Ability to stand for up to 1 hour without sitting and perform bending and twisting motions.
- Ability to work flexible schedules and respond to on-call needs.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain electrical power distribution systems, including substation switching and high-voltage equipment.
- Wire, test, maintain, and troubleshoot motors, starters, control systems, drives, and PLC-related equipment.
- Perform circuit, conductive, and high-voltage testing; conduct infrared scans and diagnose faults and failures.
- Install and maintain heat trace and lighting systems, terminate HV and MV cables, bend conduit, pull wire, and rig heavy electrical equipment.
- Install, calibrate, configure, and troubleshoot process transmitters, measurement devices, valves, actuators, switches, and safety devices.
- Commission, troubleshoot, and support burner management systems and their compliance.
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to maintain electrical and instrumentation reliability.
- Use SAP for maintenance management and PI Vision for process monitoring and data analysis.
- Integrate instrumentation with PLC and control systems to support plant performance.
- Serve as an E&I Trainer, mentoring and developing junior technicians.
- Participate in failure investigations and provide technical expertise for root cause analysis.
- Follow safety requirements, including arc flash protection, lockout/tagout, and hazard analysis.
- Work flexible schedules and respond to on-call needs.
Benefits
- Multiple healthcare plan choices.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- 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 to advance through a pay-for-skill system.
- Career growth opportunities and pathways outside the norm.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
