Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform job duties consistent with written job instructions
• Know system feed points for main systems
• Run cable; install conduit and cable tray; wire sizing
• Assist mechanics with motor change, disconnect, rotation, MCC, and motor starter troubleshooting
• Establish communication with field devices for troubleshooting and checking parameters
• Shutdown isolate rectifier system
• Perform PM’s; troubleshoot systems; ph./ORP probe calibration, pH/ORP calibrations and grounding
• Install, assemble, and test Cat5 cables and drops
• Understand plant processes and systems through review of operations training progression documents
• Assist with PLC programming
• Perform troubleshooting and maintenance for back-up and fire alarm system, VFD training, pump start modules, Fuji control system, and micro motion/vortex flow meter
• Calibrate and verify transmitters with bench test (PT, LT, FT, AT testing) and troubleshooting
• Participate in the work management system (WMS) by planning and communicating with Electrical and Controls Engineer and Mechanical Maintenance Engineer on a routine basis
• Fulfill on-call requirements for the E&I department (see On-Call Policy)
• Complete all required safety and job-related training as assigned
• Don and doff all required PPE including full face respirator (requires annual certification)

Minimum Qualifications

• Washington State Journeyman license or completed a Washington state approved electrical apprenticeship program is required
• High School diploma or the equivalent is required
• Must successfully pass annual physical and respirator fit test/certification
• Maintain current TWIC Card

Benefits

• Eligible to enroll in medical, dental, vision and receive basic life insurance, basic AD&D insurance, and short-term and long-term disability wage replacement benefits
• The position is also eligible to enroll in the Company’s 401k plan and will receive both employer match and annual contribution
• Employees who work one thousand hours in the year prior will receive 40 hours on year one (1) to four (4) years of service
• The employee will also receive 10 paid Company holidays
• This position may participate in bonus plan

Physical Demands

• Mainly outdoors; physical presence is required
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, climbing, reaching, grasping, holding, pushing or pulling, twisting, and working with tools
• Frequent talking or hearing
• Frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, lying down or working from elevated platforms
• Sometimes lifting up to 75 pounds
• Regularly lifting up to 25 pounds, frequently lifting up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lifting up to 75 pounds
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Ability to see details of objects that are more/less than a few feet away; see differences between colors, shades and brightness and determine the distance between objects
• Response to audible emergency alarms inside of the plant
• Evacuation when required

Work Environment

• Normal factory environment, including enclosed spaces and exposure to various hazards
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office
• Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, flame retardant clothing, etc.
• May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators