Instrumentation Technician

Tate and Lyle•Lafayette, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for overall plant Instrumentation Technician maintenance and seeks to attain plant goals in Safety, Quality, Production, Cost, GMP, and Environment. Repair and maintain all plant instrumentation in accordance with diagrams, sketches, maintenance and repair manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications. Tate & Lyle complies with all local/state regulations requiring salary range transparency. When determining final compensation, we take into consideration: skillset, job scope, knowledge, prior experience, cost of living, market data, budget availability, and other factors as permitted by law. Starting pay for this position is $ 96,077.24 USD Annual In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes but is not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision coverages, Paid time off package, including vacation, sick time, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave, 401K with company match, Company paid life insurance, Additional benefits at not cost to employee such as: Lifestyle Spending Account, Identity Theft protection, Employee Assistance Program, telemedicine and more! In addition to your Total Rewards, culture and ED&I are very important to Tate & Lyle. We offer multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support various communities.

Requirements

Strong aptitude for Instrumentation knowledge, maintenance and test equipment
Demonstrated mechanical/electrical knowledge to analyze and solve problems on various process instrumentation
Able to inspect suspect parts to determine changes in performance using electrical multimeter, amp meter, signal generator, or other measuring instruments
Able to perform instrument calibrations and documentation
Associates degree in an electronics or controls field OR previous industrial or military controls experience
Pre-employment drug screening
Understanding of standard plant electrical equipment (motors, starters, motor control circuits) including wiring and troubleshooting
Understand the principles of operation for the basic process instruments (level, pressure, flow, temperature)
Must be willing to work overtime including nights, weekends, holidays and shift work if duty calls. Currently we share call-in schedules on an as needed basis

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated proficiency in a few of the following areas

Responsibilities

Ability to support all safety rules and identify and correct potential safety problems
Must be able to use precision-measuring equipment to test instruments for performance during instrument repairs and preventive maintenance
Follow SOP’s and/or PM task instruction sets
Ability to troubleshoot instrumentation, equipment/systems as required
Maintain instrument maintenance and calibration on assigned machines
Dismantle instrumentation to gain access to and remove/replace defective parts
Identify and implement solutions to recurring instrument problems
Repair and maintain all plant instrumentation in accordance with diagrams, sketches, maintenance and repair manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications
Must be able to interface with a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to review work notifications, create work orders, record labor, look up spare parts and identify storeroom location
Ability to provide preventive maintenance to instrumentation, including process analyzers
Ability to identify needed repair parts from multiple sources, including vendor drawings and direct contact with manufacturers
Ability to work both in a team environment and individually as required
Communicate and work with other groups (process engineers, production technicians, quality control) as necessary to promote efficiency in problem solving and work scheduling