Electronic Instruments Senior Technician

Pilot Company is an industry-leading network of travel centers with more than 30,000 team members and over 750 retail and fueling locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces. Our energy and logistics division serves as a top supplier of fuel, employing one of the largest tanker fleets and providing critical services to oil operations in our nation's busiest basins. We support a growing portfolio of brands with expertise in supply chain and retail operations, logistics and transportation, technology and digital innovation, construction, maintenance, human resources, finance, sales, and marketing.

About the role

The purpose of this position is to perform maintenance which includes areas of expertise in electrical maintenance and installation, instrumentation, controls, PLC/DCS programming, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Perform and respond to instrumentation and electrical repair and troubleshooting. Repairs can include working with motors, motor starters, running conduit, and wire pulling as well as troubleshooting and repairing the PLC/DCS systems.
• Move, set, and calibrate controls such as knobs, valves, switches, levers, and index arms on control panels.
• Monitor and address control process variables such as: flows, temperatures, pressures, vacuum, time, and chemicals, by automatic regulation and remote control of processing units which includes heaters, coolers, thermal oxidizer, compressors.
• Determine malfunctioning units by observing control instruments, such as meters and gauges or by automatic warning signals, such as lights and sounding of horns.
• Inspect equipment to determine location and nature of malfunction including leaks, breakages, and faulty valves. Determines repair and maintenance of equipment.
• Patrol units to verify safe and efficient operating conditions.
• Lubricate equipment as necessary.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• At least 3 years of experience required

Qualifications

• Full proficiency in a range of technical processes
• Applies understanding of how efforts achieve organizational objectives
• May act as an informal resource
• Solves problems in straightforward situations
• Impacts own quality and effectiveness of work
• Explains complex technical information within and outside of own team
• Must meet near-term targets with moderate impact on team deliverables
• Knowledge of industrial equipment operations and care
• Experienced in ARC and MIG welding
• Mechanical knowledge of bearing changes, pumps, and conveyors
• PLC/DCS knowledge

Benefits

• Nation-wide Medical Plan/Dental/Vision
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Weekly Pay