Electrical and Instrument Technician

Reworld Projects•Fort Myers, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Reworld in Fort Myers, Florida, is seeking an experienced Electrical and Instrumentation Technician to perform routine and emergency maintenance on the facility’s industrial electrical and control systems. Working as part of a team, the technician safely maintains, diagnoses, and repairs power plant equipment, including boilers and associated electrical and control equipment, field controllers, instrumentation, motor control centers, and other electrical equipment ranging from 120V to 13.8kV, as well as AC switchgear. The position supports a waste-to-energy facility and includes maintenance and testing of electrical distribution systems, switchgear, circuit breakers, motor starters, transformers, switchyard equipment, generators, boiler systems, and air pollution control systems. The technician also troubleshoots, inspects, adjusts, calibrates, and repairs instrumentation, emissions monitoring equipment, distributed control systems, and historian devices. The role includes preventive maintenance, plant shutdown work, maintenance documentation, housekeeping, required training, and other duties assigned by the E&I leadership team. The role requires rotating on-call availability and overtime based on plant needs, which may include weekends and holidays. Work may involve high temperatures, outdoor conditions, moving machinery, noise, dust, heights, and use of required personal protective equipment, including a negative-pressure respirator.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Formal technical or apprentice training.
A minimum of three years of experience as a maintenance electrician in a power plant or similar field.
Strong working knowledge of 120V to 13.8kV electrical systems and AC switchgear.
Ability to work from layout plans and blueprints for electrical equipment installation or troubleshooting.
Ability to assess, troubleshoot, and manipulate ladder logic in PLC systems.
Proficiency in pressure and temperature calibration of gauges, transmitters, infrared temperature indications, RTDs, thermocouples, and other measuring instruments that provide control functions.
Ability to read and interpret rules, maintenance instructions, and other procedure manuals.
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and other employees.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to follow Reworld safety rules.
Ability to log onto a computer and complete assigned training.
Ability to perform the role’s duties and responsibilities while upholding Reworld’s values, including contributing to a safe and inclusive workplace, delivering results through trust, and building breakthrough capabilities.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including a negative-pressure respirator in accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.134.
Ability to climb ladders and structures and tolerate heights.
Ability to frequently stand, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Required visual abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of ABB Infi 90 DCS is preferable.
Three or more years of experience is strongly preferred; candidates with less experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Maintain industrial plant electrical distribution systems at a waste-to-energy facility.
Maintain and test low- and medium-voltage switchgear, circuit breakers, motor starters, and power transformers.
Maintain higher-voltage switchyard equipment and steam-turbine-driven generators.
Perform electrical maintenance on waste-to-energy boilers and associated equipment, including fans, motors, and refuse cranes.
Perform electrical maintenance on waste-to-energy air pollution control systems.
Troubleshoot, assess, inspect, adjust, and repair the Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) and facility flow, pressure, temperature, and level instrumentation.
Maintain and repair transmitter flow devices, level controls, temperature measurement equipment, and flue gas analysis equipment.
Troubleshoot, assess, inspect, adjust, and repair Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and historian devices.
Perform preventive maintenance, including routine calibration, thermography, and ultrasonic testing.
Operate calibration equipment.
Perform assigned electrical and instrumentation maintenance and repair work using proper Reworld safety practices.
Troubleshoot electrical and instrumentation problems and complete maintenance work records.
Participate in plant shutdown work, including teardown and inspection of electrical plant equipment.
Keep work areas and tools clean, safe, and orderly, and perform plant and shop housekeeping.
Complete required Reworld training within assigned timelines.
Perform other duties as deemed necessary by the E&I leadership team.
Participate in rotating on-call coverage and work overtime based on plant needs, potentially including weekends and holidays.