Maintenance Technician, Process Controls

Primient•Lafayette, IN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

Requirements

High School graduate or GED
Pre-employment drug screening
7 years minimum industrial experience in craft or tech school degree in craft and 3 years minimum industrial experience
Demonstrated experience with plant instrumentation (flow, level, pressure, temperature, pH, etc.) including calibration and troubleshooting and using HART communications
Solid understanding of standard plant electrical equipment (switchgear, motors, motor control circuits) including wiring and troubleshooting
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

Responsibilities

Must have demonstrated mechanical/electrical knowledge to analyze and solve problems on various process instrumentation and switchgear.
Must be able to inspect used parts to determine changes in performance using VOM, oscilloscope, signal generator, rules, callipers, micrometers, feeler gauges and other measuring instruments.
Must have prior experience in instrument calibrations and documentation in ISO 9000 or FDA facility.
Must have demonstrated proficiency in at least five of the following areas: Documenting calibrators, PLC ladder logic diagrams, Configuration and calibration with HART communicator, Troubleshooting of 460V 3 Phase electrical switchgear, Troubleshooting motor control circuits, Troubleshooting 4-20mA instrument control loops, Maintenance and calibration of process analyzers including continuous emissions monitors, Rebuilding control valves, Calibration of level transmitters, DCS interface (Foxboro control system).
Ability to obey all safety rules and identify and correct potential safety problems.
Strong mechanical aptitude, knowledge of tools and equipment.
Must be able to use precision-measuring and testing instruments in performance of mechanical and electrical 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 CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to review work orders, create work orders, input parts and labor used on work orders, look up spare parts and identify storeroom location, and complete work orders (electronically).
Ability to provide preventive maintenance to instrumentation, including process analyzers.
Ability to identify and order repair parts using from multiple sources, including vendor drawings and direct contact with manufacturers.
Perform routine work as scheduled or as time permits and performing preventive maintenance activities as time permits.
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.
Communicate with production prior to starting a job and when job is completed.
Ability to clearly communicate information to team members.
Required to clean up after jobs are completed. Perform housekeeping as required in shops and in plant.
Must be able to identify need and request engineering/vendor assistance as required.
Assist Mechanical technicians as needed/as asked.
Passionate about safety not only for yourself, but for your co-workers as well.