Instrumentation & Controls Technician
About The Position
Taurus Power and Controls, a Pacific Northern Environmental LLC company, is seeking an Instrumentation and Controls Technician to work in a fast-paced, team environment and provide service to the company, clients, and employees. Pacific Northern Environmental LLC operates across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Hawaii, with additional job sites across the United States. Taurus designs control systems, automates tasks, fabricates control panels, and provides independent testing and field service for electrically powered systems and equipment. The technician performs acceptance and maintenance testing of power distribution equipment and operates the testing equipment needed for the work. Responsibilities include instrumentation shop work, control panel testing, field startup and commissioning, documentation, customer training, and occasional troubleshooting and field service. The position may require travel to job sites, mostly in the Pacific Northwest, for up to 40% of the time.
Requirements
- Valid driver’s license and eligibility to be covered by the company’s automobile insurance policy.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Technical or associate’s degree in a related field, or equivalent experience may be substituted.
- Ability to travel up to 40% of the time to job sites, mostly in the Pacific Northwest.
- Strong knowledge of instrumentation, electrical systems, and industrial control panels.
- Ability to read and understand P&IDs.
- Ability to start up project-specific instruments.
- Understanding of PLC I/O schematics, relay logic, and signal flow.
- Understanding of motor control and VFD circuits.
- Experience with current versions of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with flexibility.
- Team-oriented, with the ability to work independently under general supervision.
- Ability to move about the jobsite as needed and move work-related equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to remain stationary for long periods.
- Ability to operate technological devices, including a computer.
- Ability to occasionally ascend and descend ladders and/or stairs.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineering and project management teams to clarify requirements and tasks.
- Receive and track instrumentation components through the instrumentation shop workflow.
- Power up, calibrate, and test instrumentation components in the instrumentation shop.
- Complete and maintain detailed records of instrument calibration and tests.
- Conduct point-to-point and power-up testing of industrial control panels.
- Document control panel testing and redline control drawings as needed.
- Demonstrate proper operation of industrial control panels to visiting customers during factory acceptance testing.
- Perform field startup and commissioning of instrumentation and industrial control panels.
- Complete and maintain field-testing documentation, including I/O checkout forms, loop verification forms, operational readiness test forms, and performance acceptance test forms.
- Provide onsite training to customers on instrumentation and controls components.
- Assist with instrumentation selection and development of instrumentation schedules.
- Assist with the creation of instrumentation submittals and operation and maintenance manuals.
- Make minor PLC code modifications during field service or commissioning.
- Provide occasional onsite troubleshooting and field service support as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision options for employees and eligible dependents.
- Life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, voluntary and company-paid.
- Specialty prescription programs.
- Group AFLAC hospital, critical illness, and accident plans.
- Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA).
- Pre-tax dependent care savings account (DCSA).
- Teladoc telehealth.
- 401(k) with discretionary annual company matching contributions.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Paid trainings and certifications.
- Paid leave, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, jury duty, and bereavement for qualifying employees.
- Up to $2,000 per year in profit sharing for qualifying employees.
- Annual company events.
- Safety incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
