I&E Technician

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

About the role

This position will perform installation, maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, repairs, and system development for all systems including motor controls, distributive controls, PLCs, communications systems such as satellite, cellular, RF systems, SCADA operations maintenance, and any other technical issues that may arise.

Responsibilities

• Provides instrumentation and electrical (I & E) support for assigned assets such as natural gas processing plants, pipelines, and compressor stations.
• Installs, inspects, troubleshoots, maintains, repairs, and calibrates a wide variety of midstream instrumentation, including but not limited to, flow meters, transmitters, sensors, analyzers, data loggers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and distributive control systems (DCS).
• Installs, inspects, troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs electrical equipment such as motor control centers, generators, transformers, switches, relays, wiring, electrical signal and communication systems, variable frequency drives (VFD), power distribution centers (PDCs), and uninterrupted power sources (UPS).
• Configures and programs industrial control systems. Performs loops checks, point-to-point verification, and other testing regimes.
• Maintains complete, accurate, and regulatory-compliant documentation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Must be able to pass a drug test and background check.
• Must be able to work 10-hour shifts which could include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Skills

• Calibration: Develops ability to perform calibration on instruments with accuracy and precision in accordance with established procedures. Aware of environmental factors such as temperature, vibration, and noise affecting calibration.
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS): Develops experience with software packages that include multiple maintenance functionalities such as equipment data management, preventative maintenance, work order systems, scheduling planning, inventory control, and asset tracking.
• Electrical Equipment & Electrical Distribution Network: Develops knowledge and practical experience with electrical components and the workings of electric transmission and distribution networks.
• Industrial Control Systems: Develops knowledge of and practical experience with devices to manage, command, direct, or regulate the behavior of other devices or systems, including but not limited to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Industrial Instrumentation Fundamentals: Develops practical knowledge of instrumentation used in the midstream industry to measure, monitor, or control temperature, level, pressure, and flow. Includes temperature sensors, pressure gauges, pressure transmitters, pressure switches, flow transmitters, and temperature controllers.
• Safety: Applies the ability to recognize safety risks in operational activities and uses appropriate measures to control and manage identified risks in difficult or complex situations.
• Safety Awareness: Ability to recognize and identify potential hazards. Evaluates changes in the work environment with respect to the impact on the safety of self and others. Understands potential threats created by deviation from safety procedures and improper use of tools and equipment. Uses personal protection equipment, tools, and equipment in compliance with manuals and training. Calls attention to potential and actual hazardous conditions as they arise. Demonstrates knowledge of lockout/tagout procedures. Stops work if there are unsafe working conditions.
• Wireless Technologies: Develops knowledge of and practical experience with technologies and devices used in industrial applications to communicate information gathered from sensor locations through wireless links.

Benefits

• Access to health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Paid time off.
• 401k matching program.
• Paid parental leave.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Location: Washington, Pennsylvania. Additional locations: Bulger, Pennsylvania.