Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Dairy Farmers of America•Garden City, KS

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 technician repairs, calibrates, troubleshoots, and maintains plant instrumentation, electrical control systems, peripheral devices such as servers and applications, and industrial networks. The role provides day-to-day technical assistance to plant maintenance and operations personnel and promotes a safe working environment, a sanitary food environment in accordance with plant GMPs, and improved product quality.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Good work history.
Organized and self-motivated.
Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Excel, and Projects.
Must clear drug testing and background screening.
Ability to work with technical and non-technical personnel.
Hands-on understanding of instrumentation and electrical assets and infrastructure, with troubleshooting ability.
Ability to read and understand technical documents such as electrical and mechanical drawings, P&IDs, process functional descriptions, and control narratives.

Nice To Haves

Computer Science or Industrial Instrumentation degree preferred but not required.
Experience or interest in an IT/OT department environment.
Industrial network experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of instrument operation and calibration and of the electrical and mechanical principles used to repair, test, and calibrate plant instruments.
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, and 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 deploy solutions to prevent recurring 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 as directed by the automation team on PLC, HMI, and PC-based automation systems, focusing 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 internal and external personnel on instrumentation and control, electrical assets, and OT/IT systems and infrastructure.
Troubleshoot instrumentation and electrical assets 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.
Maintain a safe and sanitary food environment while following plant GMPs and striving to improve product quality.