Instrumentation & Control Tech

PacifiCorp • Salt Lake City, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Our plant is currently seeking one or more Instrument and Control Technicians to maintain and repair plant instrumentation and control systems to provide accurate and safe control of power generations units and auxiliaries under the direction and review of maintenance supervisor.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or proof of equivalent.
• Mathematics: Algebra & Trig 10 semester hrs/15 quarter hrs
• Electricity 10 semester hrs/15 quarter hrs (DC & AC Fundamentals)
• Instrumentation Measurement 18 semester hrs
• Electronics: Solid State, Computer Basics 16 semester hrs/24 quarter hrs
• At least 3 years of Instrument and Control (journeyman) experience in calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting in the following areas:
• Analog & Digital Controls (electronic & pneumatic) pressure, level, temperature flow
• Environmental Measurement: NO2, SO2, Opacity and CO2
• Microprocessor Based Instrumentation & PLC systems
• Water Chemistry, Monitoring: pH controls, Silica, Conductivity, Density & Controls
• AC/DC & Solid State Theory
• Test Equipment & Troubleshooting
• Personal & Equipment Protection

Responsibilities

• Inspect, repair, calibrate, and perform preventive maintenance of plant control systems such as turbine control computer, plant computer and computer monitoring system, combustion control systems, and associated modules, input/output devices, peripheral equipment, and external instrumentation to insure correct and reliable operation of control systems.
• Test and maintain computer software to keep computer and data logging equipment functioning properly.
• Test, repair and calibrate scrubber automatic control and monitoring equipment, stack flue gas monitoring system, and other monitoring equipment to comply with environmental standards.
• Test, repair and calibrate water analyzing and treatment instrumentation so operations personnel can accurately control plant chemistry.
• Test, repair and calibrate other plant instruments and controls such as coal mill fire protection system, transmitter, and heating and air conditioning systems to insure proper functioning.
• Instruct and train apprentices in maintenance of plant instrumentation and control system.
• Keep records such as daily work reports, preventative maintenance records, equipment maintenance records and instrument calibration records.
• Study reference manuals, process control diagrams, blueprints and schematics and consult with vendors and manufacturers' representatives to research maintenance problems and prepare requisitions for replacement parts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED