Instrument Technician

Job Summary

SD OpCO LLC has two positions available for an Instrument Technician for the locations of Moody & Brookings, SD. These positions report to the Maintenance Supervisor. The Biomethane Instrument Technician performs skilled work that is necessary in maintaining a dairy anaerobic digester, biogas conditioning skid, associated digester, and upgrader plant equipment.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Inspects, tests, adjusts, and repairs electric, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic instruments and systems used to indicate, record, and control generating operations in conventional electric/gas generating plant.
• Tests accuracy of flowmeters, pressure gauges, temperature indicators, controllers, gas analyzers, and other recordings, indicating or controlling instruments to locate defective components in the system, using test equipment, such as pressure gauges, pulse, and signal generators, multimeter, HART communicator, and RTD calibrators.
• Traces out and tests electronic solid-state and vacuum tube circuitry and components to locate defective parts in analog and digital, protection, or monitoring systems, using test equipment, schematics, and maintenance manuals.
• Removes defective instruments from the system, decontaminates, disassembles, and cleans instruments, and replaces defective parts, using hand tools.
• Reassembles instruments and replaces instruments in the system, using hand tools.
• Lubricates instruments and replaces defective wiring and tubing.
• Calibrates readings on instruments according to standards and adjusts phasing and aligns stages to ensure accuracy of recording and indicating function.
• Records calibrations made, parts and components used, and inventory of parts on hand.
• Prepares schematic drawings, sketches, and reports to reflect changes or alterations made in instruments, circuits, and systems.

Qualifications

• Relevant maintenance and operating experience in an industrial or gas processing environment is desired. Operational experience may be supplemented with military experience or training in a related field.
• Able to quickly respond to rapidly changing conditions.
• Able to read, write, and understand English is required. Spanish as a second language desired.
• Able to read and understand mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Able to analyze and interpret data and to make sound recommendations on plant conditions.
• Fundamental proficiency in Windows-based applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and CMMS) on a PC or tablet required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a motor vehicle in California is required.