Electrical & Instrumentation Technician (1st Shift) - Princeton, NJ
About The Position
Join our team as a skilled Electrical Instrumentation Technician, who will be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting plant electrical systems from 480VAC to 24VDC. You’ll support reliable production by repairing process and packaging equipment and resolving issues with PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and other controls. This role also ensures accurate operations through instrumentation setup and calibration and consistent documentation in CMMS and Excel. If you’re driven by hands‑on problem‑solving and maintaining safe, compliant operations, this position puts you at the center of keeping our systems running smoothly.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent with 3–5 years of electrical and instrumentation experience.
- Strong communication skills and ability to perform under shifting priorities.
- Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, ISA, GMPs, and safe practices in chemical facilities.
- Skilled with 480VAC systems, electrical tools, schematics, and integrating electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation troubleshooting.
- Familiar with PLC‑5, SLC‑500, ControlLogix, DeltaV, Siemens, GE, PowerFlex, servo controls, and HMI platforms like Wonderware and PanelView
Nice To Haves
- Trade school, military, or industrial EI&C education and ISA Level 1 certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and troubleshoot plant electrical distribution panels
- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot all 480vac to 24vdc plant electrical systems and Motor Control Centers
- Use Electrical, Instrumentation & Control, Mechanical and Operational skills to be able to troubleshoot and repair process and packaging equipment (fillers, conveyors, drives, packers, palletizers, etc.)
- Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servo drives and other electronically controlled equipment
- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot Melter Toledo scales
- Install, setup, calibrate, inspect, and troubleshoot process instrumentation equipment
- Troubleshoot PLC and HMI (Wonderware and other) programming
Benefits
- annual incentive pay
- a retirement savings plan
- health care coverage
- paid time off
- recognition programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
