I&E Technician - Austin Industrial (Florence, SC)

Austin Careers•Florence, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency. This is a fulltime maintenance job working 40 hours a week. There is no per diem and no relocation funding. I&E Technician The I&E Technician will test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair electrical systems, as well as, controlling, indicating, and measuring instrument devices to ensure specified operating performance using hand tools, testing, and calibrating instruments and equipment and precision measuring instruments. Ability to read and understand manuals, blueprint schematics and testing specifications. Must have some knowledge of electrical schematics and PLCs.

Requirements

MUST have Instrumentation and Electrical experience.
Experience –3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.
Must pass drug screen and background check, as condition of employment.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.
Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Responsibilities

Plan, layout, and install electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures.
Read blueprints, schematics and loop drawings and prepare job reports.
Test, Calibrate, install, and inspect instrumentation devices, including transmitters, valves and analytical instruments.
Calibrate equipment using common calibration procedures and be able to read, interpret, apply, and know where to find other procedures.
Troubleshoot and check out electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems using proper test equipment.
Understand fundamental instrumentation loops and how they function as a loop, and what the function of each component part is in each type of loop.
Performs the installation, repair, and preventative maintenance on electrical control systems, including MCC’s, transformers, switchgear, bus bars, high and low voltage motors, and panel wiring.
Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.
Other duties as assigned.