Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
About The Position
The Electrical and Instrumentation Technician provides troubleshooting and maintenance for plant process control systems, instrumentation, electrical networks, and related automation technologies. The role repairs, calibrates, troubleshoots, and maintains plant instrumentation, electrical control systems, peripheral devices such as servers and applications, and industrial networks. It also provides day-to-day technical assistance to plant maintenance and operations personnel while promoting a safe working environment, maintaining a sanitary food environment in accordance with plant GMPs, and supporting product quality.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Good work history.
- Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Excel, and Projects.
- Ability to work with technical and non-technical personnel.
- Hands-on understanding of instrumentation and electrical assets and infrastructure, with the ability to troubleshoot problems.
- Ability to read and understand technical documents such as electrical and mechanical drawings, P&IDs, process functional descriptions, and control narratives.
- Must clear drug testing and background screening.
Nice To Haves
- Computer Science or Industrial Instrumentation degree.
- Experience or interest in an IT/OT department environment.
- Industrial network experience.
- Organized and self-motivated approach.
Responsibilities
- Repair, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, and maintain plant instruments, electrical control systems, and related equipment.
- Manage instrument calibration documentation and work with the Maintenance department to follow CMMS corrective and preventive maintenance plans.
- Perform corrective and preventive maintenance on plant electrical power distribution and monitoring devices, VFD drives, and motor control circuits.
- Evaluate and recommend MRO spare inventory for instrumentation and electrical devices and components, and support accurate inventory control.
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance, including calibration, data collection, bench and installed testing, using diagnostic tools and computerized maintenance management systems.
- Investigate equipment failures, participate in plant A3 root-cause analysis of failures and downtime, and implement solutions to prevent repeat failures as requested.
- Participate in planning and executing minor and major plant shutdowns.
- Maintain plant OT/IT systems, including networking devices, servers, and software, to support efficiency and uptime.
- Maintain, implement, and commission software changes directed by the automation team on PLC, HMI, and PC-based automation systems, with a focus on Advanced Process Technologies and automation networks.
- Assist in evaluating process management systems and related architectures.
- Participate in the site automation department on-call rotation to support operational reliability and availability.
- Work with technical and non-technical personnel, internally and externally, on instrumentation and control, electrical assets, OT/IT systems, and infrastructure.
- Work with maintenance and operations personnel to scope, review, commission, and troubleshoot new project installations.
- Read and understand technical documents, including electrical and mechanical drawings, P&IDs, process functional descriptions, and control narratives.
- Promote a safety-conscious company culture and follow DFA policies, procedures, and standards, including LOTO, fall protection, NFPA 70E, and proper PPE.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
