Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

About the Role

The maintenance E&I technician performs all operations necessary to install, troubleshoot, modify, calibrate, service, and program complex electrical equipment and instrumentation in support of facility operation. The primary expectation is routine work originating from daily communication with operations, equipment inspections, scoping, and executing planned work orders while promoting an engaged and reliability-centered maintenance culture. Non-routine work may involve troubleshooting and diagnosing a wide variety of equipment and instrumentation issues and performing unplanned corrective repairs.

Responsibilities

• Understand and reference maintenance procedures, engineering drawings, sketches, wiring diagrams, operations, and maintenance manuals to perform proper maintenance activities.
• Possess a working knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, power distribution, and electrical systems.
• Locate and lock out breakers and disconnects for equipment and understand safety hazards.
• Install, troubleshoot, and repair modern pressure, level, temperature, and flow devices commonly used in chemical manufacturing.
• Install, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair AC/DC motor controls, PLCs, network gateways, electrical drives, backup systems including batteries, and universal power supplies.
• Service the electrical aspect of pumps, motors, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Perform rounds, check machinery, and identify and document defects requiring corrective maintenance action.
• Assist in repairs to low and medium voltage systems and troubleshoot high voltage systems.
• Maintain electronically controlled equipment such as control loops, safety circuits, programmable sequences, and operator control panels.
• Use diagnostic equipment including digital voltmeter, multimeter, amp meter, and meg-ohm meter.
• Maintain detailed records of work performed with accurate time confirmation and material usage; proficient in using a computer maintenance management system to create, populate, and close work orders.
• Assist the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler in accurately detailing job scopes when necessary.
• Provide clear feedback to Supervisor and Maintenance Planner/Scheduler on planned tasks to improve team performance metrics.
• Engage with routine task lists to provide feedback for improving work instructions and support a procedure-driven culture.
• Follow all PPE requirements and safety rules.
• Operate mobile equipment such as loaders, manlifts, and forklifts to safely lift, transport, and position materials.
• Assist in training coworkers as needed.
• Maintain work area in a clean and orderly condition, familiar with 5S practices.
• Work in a rotating shift schedule including days, nights, and weekends.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• AAS in industrial maintenance and maintenance reliability certifications are preferred.
• Understanding of shop mathematics with the use of drawings, specifications, charts, tables, and precision measuring instruments.
• Experience working in an industrial environment in a position containing a routine maintenance component.
• 3 to 5 years minimum of industrial electrical and instrumentation maintenance experience.
• Advanced knowledge of the following maintenance disciplines: AC/DC motors, troubleshooting with PLC programming and network configuration, expert drive knowledge, electrical controls, NFPA 70E, high voltage power systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of pumps, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, HVAC controls, common electrical maintenance tools, and rigging principles.
• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, and push and pull objects.
• Ability to work at heights on modular equipment and atop silos.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching.
• Ability to use respiratory protection such as negative and positive pressure masks.