I E Technician

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance in supporting chemical plant operations 24/7/365. Tasked to safely troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair a wide array of electrical distribution, instrumentation, and automated control systems.

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Technical certification from an accredited trade school, and/or military occupational specialty (MOS) code with rating equivalency is preferred.
• State Electrical License, or a certificate from a nationally recognized electrical apprenticeship training program is preferred.

Experience Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in repairing & troubleshooting automation, instruments, and controls preferred.

Preferred Skills

• 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)
• Familiarity with 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 brand 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 & software including 4160VAC and 480VAC switch gear, motor control centers (MCCs), intelligent protective relays, and transformers

Major Accountabilities

• Report to and carry out all tasks and directives delegated by Instrumentation & Electrical (I&E) Shop Supervision or Maintenance Management Staff.
• Participate in other tasks as required to support maintenance responsibilities including, but not limited to - plant cleanliness, warehouse operations, outage planning and execution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Expected to work 5/8-hour normal shifts, plus possible overtime. Must be willing and able to also work scheduled 12 hr. shifts as scheduled by management.
• Required to participate in a scheduled “On-Call” rotation.
• Participate in project planning, updating various drawings, work procedures, and spare parts inventory management.
• Install new plant electrical distribution, instrumentation, and control systems equipment, as scheduled plant projects dictate.
• Work with minimal supervision while regularly communicating with management regarding work progress, concerns and questions.
• Adhere to company environmental, health, and safety policies & procedures, including NFPA 70E safety standards when working with High Voltage electrical generation and distribution equipment.
• Act as a liaison between work groups to improve performance and reliability of facility.
• Communicate with all work groups during scheduled downtime of equipment and during plant outages.
• Exposure to work near potentially volatile and combustible materials and chemicals.

Expected Results

• Obtain and maintain a Transportation Worker’s Identification Credential (TWIC) card.
• Minimal travel required, mostly for training, obtaining TWIC card, etc.

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).
• Able to work in extreme temperatures and adverse weather conditions.
• Required to climb and balance with confidence. Must be able to climb stairways and ladder ways up towers. Be able to safely work from elevated platforms, boom lifts, at elevations over 200 feet.
• Able 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 a mechanical device (example pulling on a wench, using a drum dolly).
• Able to walk, sit, stand, talk, and hear; and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and bend, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities include vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Able to drive motorized vehicles within the plant; example fork truck, boom-lift, and scissors lift.