I E Technician

Competitive wages based on experience and qualifications.

Pay

• Hourly rate: $31.04–$57.54
• $1.50 shift differential for night shifts

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (accrued over two weeks within the first year)
• 10 paid holidays annually, including overtime pay for holidays worked
• 401K with company contributions
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance
• Annual boot and tool allowances

About the Role

This position is responsible for predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance supporting chemical plant operations 24/7/365. The role involves safely troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing a wide array of electrical distribution, instrumentation, and automated control systems. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who promotes organizational safety goals, possesses strong work ethics, embraces continuous improvement, and thrives in a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (required)
• Technical certification from an accredited trade school and/or military occupational specialty (MOS) code with rating equivalency (preferred)
• State Electrical License or certificate from a nationally recognized electrical apprenticeship training program (preferred)
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in repairing and troubleshooting automation, instruments, and controls (preferred)
• Fluent in English (oral and written)
• Strong working aptitude with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word
• High electro/mechanical aptitude
• Familiarity with integrated computer maintenance management system (CMMS) software, including work order scheduling, processing, logging task details, and time tracking
• Competent in applying personal safety practices and proactively ensuring a safe work environment for teammates
• Resourceful in understanding and executing work from standard operating procedures, piping & instrumentation drawings (P&IDs), instrument loop drawings, electrical termination schedules, electrical one-line diagrams, and OEM equipment manual schematics
• Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and rectify issues methodically and professionally
• Must be eligible to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship provided)

Responsibilities

• Report to and carry out tasks delegated by Instrumentation & Electrical (I&E) Shop Supervision or Maintenance Management Staff
• Perform or participate in tasks supporting maintenance responsibilities, including plant cleanliness, warehouse operations, outage planning and execution, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Work 5/8-hour normal shifts, with possible overtime, and be willing to work scheduled 12-hour shifts as required
• Participate in a scheduled “On-Call” rotation
• Engage in project planning, updating drawings, work procedures, and spare parts inventory management
• Install new plant electrical distribution, instrumentation, and control systems equipment as scheduled
• Work with minimal supervision while regularly communicating with management regarding work progress, concerns, and questions
• Adhere to company environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures, including NFPA 70E safety standards for high-voltage electrical equipment
• Act as a liaison between work groups to improve performance and reliability of the facility
• Communicate with all work groups during scheduled downtime and plant outages
• Obtain and maintain a Transportation Worker’s Identification Credential (TWIC) card
• Supply and maintain a required list of tools
• Perform upkeep of personal workspaces
• Perform other related duties as requested by the I&E Supervisor

Preferred Skills & Knowledge

• Electro/pneumatic valve actuators, I-P/P-I controllers, analog-to-digital & digital-to-analog converters, and various instrumentation transmitters
• Thermocouples/resistant temperature detectors (RTDs), pressure transducers, flow meters, accelerometers, proximity probes, and various electro-mechanical switches
• Distributed control systems (DCS), with familiarity in Schneider-Invensys Evo (helpful)
• Gas chromatographs, combustion analyzers, continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS)
• Vibration monitors, anti-surge controls, and other continuous online reliability monitoring systems
• Programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interface (HMI) displays, and variable frequency drives (VFDs), specifically Rockwell/Allen Bradley (helpful)
• Fieldbus communication protocols such as Ethernet IP, Modbus, RS-232/485, Fox-Comm, HART, Profibus, and/or other field device tool applications
• Electrical distribution hardware and software, including 4160VAC and 480VAC switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), intelligent protective relays, and transformers

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Able to wear all required personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, latex/rubber/leather gloves, safety boots, harness, FR clothing, and respirator)
• Ability to work in extreme temperatures and adverse weather conditions
• Required to climb and balance confidently, including stairways, ladder ways, and towers up to elevations over 200 feet
• Ability to work safely from elevated platforms and boom lifts
• Ability to work inside confined spaces and comply with all safety and PPE requirements
• Lift, carry, and/or push up to 45 pounds
• Occasionally exert an equivalent of 100 pounds of force using mechanical devices (e.g., pulling on a winch, using a drum dolly)
• Required to walk, sit, stand, talk, and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; bend, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Moderate noise levels in the work environment
• Able to drive motorized vehicles within the plant (e.g., forklift, boom-lift, scissors lift)
• Exposure to work near potentially volatile and combustible materials and chemicals