I/E Technician

Responsibilities

• Perform daily assignments of an instrument, mechanical or electrical nature.
• Perform special assignments as may be required by the Maintenance Supervisors or Maintenance Manager.
• Train in the Instrument, Mechanical and Electrical area in order to become fully proficient in trouble shooting problems and performing repair work.
• Necessary cleaning and maintain good housekeeping practices.
• Be proficient in the use of the SAP maintenance management program, to write notifications and create orders, to locate stock materials and to review equipment history.
• Be proficient in the use of company mobile equipment including, but not limited to forklifts, scissors lift, JLG, Mule and trucks operation.
• Replace electric motors checking wiring, alignment, protection devices & rotation.
• Perform instrumentation tasks such as, but not limited to the change outs of field controllers, probes, automatic valves, and operators.
• Perform instrument calibrations for all field instruments, including but not limited to flow meters, temperature probes, pH meters, density meters, pressure transmitters, level transmitters, and other field devices.
• Perform any necessary welding and fabrication functions.
• Perform necessary lathe and milling functions.
• Perform proper assembly and rigging functions necessary to complete equipment repairs.
• Perform necessary alignment and balancing functions.
• Use specialty hand and shop tools, such as, but not limited to volt and amp meters, meggers, D.C. voltage equipment, hot sticks, static trip test set, ground fault-testers, drills, grinders, cut-off saws, and wrenches.
• Understand and comply with all Plant rules and Safety requirements.
• Understand and comply with ISO and FSSC requirements.
• Be able to prioritize and organize work to make efficient use of resources.
• Determine appropriate parts, tools, equipment and manpower for all assignments.
• Perform Preventive Maintenance inspections, safety inspections and audits as assigned and provide timely documentation on findings.
• Troubleshoot the Foxboro I/A and Allen Bradley PLC systems.
• Troubleshoot low, medium, and high voltage electrical problems and identify proper repairs.
• Understand ladder diagrams and general control circuit systems.
• Review and check maintenance documentation for accuracy as required.
• Communicate the status of daily assignments to maintenance supervisors, maintenance planner and operations coordinators, engineers, operations manager, and maintenance manager as required.
• Carry a cell phone as required (usually every eighth week) to answer and respond to plant call-ins to troubleshoot I/E or mechanical problems and to make proper assessments when additional assistance is needed to make repairs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
• Instrument Electrical Certification a plus.
• Prior instrument mechanical and electrical maintenance experience.
• Knowledge level in the use of hand and shop tools.
• Demonstrated effective troubleshooting methods and successes.
• Able to lift and carry 55 lbs., climb ladders and work at heights.
• Able to learn new tasks and assignments and demonstrated willingness to maintain flexibility and support change.
• Prior experience maintaining low, medium, and high voltage equipment.
• Prior experience of maintaining analog and digital control systems.
• Work weekends and holidays as the schedule requires and work overtime when requested.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently under limited supervision.
• Demonstrated effective organizational and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrated good decision making ability.