Production Engineer - Manufacturing Operations

Arrow Specialties USA•Richmond, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical / Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer provides technical support for electrical, instrumentation and process-control systems that affect production, equipment availability and safe operation. The engineer partners directly with E/I craft personnel during field troubleshooting, failure analysis, repair and return-to-service activities, and serves as a technical resource for motors, drives, power distribution, field instruments, control valves, PLCs and selected DCS applications. The role also supports procedures, projects, turnarounds, reliability improvements and Mechanical Integrity Quality Assurance. The position provides hands-on field troubleshooting and technical support, helps diagnose and restore electrical and instrumentation equipment, interprets technical drawings and system diagnostics, and establishes repair strategies and return-to-service criteria. It supports process measurement and control, low- and medium-voltage electrical systems, reliability investigations, preventive and predictive maintenance, technical documentation, configuration management, capital projects and turnaround activities. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt role with an annual bonus incentive. The schedule is days, with possible on-call troubleshooting. The position is based at Arclin’s Spruance Manufacturing Plant in Richmond, Virginia. Arclin describes a comprehensive pay and benefits package, including competitive pay and benefits.

Requirements

Consideration for a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Controls Engineering, or an applicable associate degree with 5–7+ years of hands-on experience.
Zero to five years of manufacturing, maintenance, electrical, instrumentation, automation or related experience required.
Knowledge of industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, control valves, process measurement, PLCs, DCS applications and industrial communications.
Working knowledge of Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley hardware and software, Fisher control valves and Rosemount instruments, or comparable OEM platforms.
Ability to troubleshoot pressure and level transmitters, flow and temperature instruments, positioners, actuators, control loops and related field wiring.
Ability to read and develop electrical one-lines, schematics, elementary diagrams, loop drawings, P&IDs, logic diagrams and technical specifications.
Knowledge of calibration practices, electrical testing, control-system diagnostics, root-cause analysis, risk assessment and scope development.
Working knowledge of SAP or another CMMS, equipment records, bills of material and maintenance work processes.
Strong field-observation, analytical, technical-writing, vendor-coordination and cross-functional communication skills.
Ability and willingness to provide field support alongside craft personnel and respond to complex equipment issues.
Ability to apply electrical, instrumentation and process-control fundamentals, and maintain documentation, testing and change-control quality while responding to production pressures and urgent failures.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting E/I equipment in a manufacturing, chemical or industrial environment.
Experience with Rockwell Automation or Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs, variable-frequency drives and industrial networking tools.
Experience with Fisher digital valve controllers, valve diagnostics and configuration tools.
Experience with Rosemount pressure, level, flow and temperature instrumentation and device configuration tools.
Experience with Emerson AMS, HART communication, asset-management systems and predictive diagnostics.
Experience supporting a DCS, process historians, alarm-management tools or advanced process-control applications.
Familiarity with EtherNet/IP, Modbus, HART and Foundation Fieldbus.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on field troubleshooting assistance with E/I technicians for electrical, instrumentation, control-loop, PLC and DCS-related issues.
Support safe diagnosis and restoration of motors, variable-frequency drives, motor controls, power distribution, sensors, transmitters, control valves, wiring and communications.
Interpret drawings, P&IDs, instrument data sheets, ladder logic and control-system diagnostics.
Define repair strategies, test requirements and return-to-service criteria, and verify equipment performance.
Coordinate with Operations, process control, engineering, vendors and craft personnel on issues that cross equipment or system boundaries.
Support improvement and optimization projects, vendor partnerships and maintenance obsolescence-reduction initiatives.
Provide engineering support for pressure, level, flow, temperature and analytical measurement systems and associated sensing and final control elements.
Support control-valve diagnostics, sizing reviews, positioners, actuators, accessories, calibration and performance improvement.
Support PLC troubleshooting, online diagnostics, minor logic modifications and program documentation under approved change-control practices.
Support selected DCS troubleshooting, graphics, alarms, interlocks, loops and configuration work with site process-control resources and approved system owners.
Provide technical support for low- and medium-voltage distribution, switchgear, transformers, motors, motor-control centers, protective devices, grounding and industrial electrical equipment.
Assist with electrical and instrumentation failure investigations and root-cause analysis, including recurring faults, nuisance trips, instrument drift and control-loop performance issues.
Use maintenance history, condition-monitoring information and field observations to improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
Contribute to critical-equipment, obsolescence, spare-parts and reliability opportunity reviews.
Support electrical safety, arc-flash, hazardous-area, grounding, calibration and applicable code or engineering-standard compliance.
Develop and maintain technical procedures, Standard Practices, job plans, calibration instructions, test records and checklists for E/I maintenance work.
Review procedure creation and revisions to ensure instructions reflect current equipment, configuration and safety requirements.
Maintain accurate control narratives, setpoints, logic documentation, device configuration, drawings and bills of material.
Initiate or support Management of Change for logic, setpoint, control strategy, electrical design, instrumentation or equipment changes.
Improve SAP equipment records and bills of material to support planning, troubleshooting and reliable execution.
Provide maintenance and reliability input to capital projects involving electrical, instrumentation, automation and process-control systems.
Develop E/I turnaround scopes and support planning, execution, commissioning and closeout.
Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, loop checks, functional testing and commissioning as assigned.
Evaluate repair, replacement, standardization and modernization options using risk, lifecycle cost, maintainability and obsolescence considerations.
Identify and implement improvements that reduce repeat failures, improve control performance and strengthen craft troubleshooting capability.
Work alongside craft personnel and provide clear technical direction through diagnosis and restoration.
Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, process control and OEM resources to develop durable solutions.