Instrument Technician

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Perform calibration, installation, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of plant instrumentation and control systems across all Kalamazoo facilities
• Resolve issues using failure-mode theory before equipment replacement
• Conduct loop checks, instrument checkouts, and support Engineering projects
• Install, replace, calibrate, and maintain various instrumentation types including flow, level, pressure, temperature, weighing, gas monitoring, pH/ORP systems, totalizers, valves, actuators, converters, transducers, pneumatic systems, and intrinsically safe and general-purpose equipment (≤120 VAC)
• Troubleshoot and repair safety interlocks, alarm circuits, and audible/visual alarms
• Modify pneumatic lines and remove/install instrument elements from process lines and systems
• Utilize HMIs, PLCs, test equipment, and computer-based control systems to calibrate, test, and troubleshoot instrumentation and instrument circuits
• Replace flexible connections, fittings, conduit, cables, and terminations associated with instrumentation
• Diagnose failures accurately and perform work to a high standard of excellence, exceeding minimum quality expectations

Qualifications

• ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CSST) Level I, completion of a certified instrumentation apprenticeship, or equivalent
• Experience with calibration and calibration best practices
• Instrumentation experience including transmitters, switches, indicators, gauges, pH systems, guided wave radar, sonar, and PLC interfacing
• Proficiency with instrumentation test equipment
• Strong understanding of the physical properties of flow, level, temperature, and pressure and their impact on instrumentation and processes
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing systems and equipment using best practices
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, electrical diagrams, schematics, loop drawings, and electrical schedules

Desired

• Five years of calibration experience
• Five years of troubleshooting instrumentation and process control systems
• Strong documentation and recordkeeping practices
• Experience with CMMS systems and their role in plant operations
• Experience working in hazardous classified locations and with intrinsically safe instrumentation
• Basic understanding of Arc Flash requirements
• Basic understanding of Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Background in Quality Assurance, Food Defense, and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and MIOSHA regulations, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Proficiency in computer software including MS Office and MS Outlook

Working Conditions

• Ability to work at a computer or desk station using required software applications
• Working knowledge of job expectations and responsibilities across all Finishing operations
• Ability to access all areas of the manufacturing facility
• Ability to work occasionally in environments involving heat, noise, odors, heights, confined spaces, and outdoor weather conditions
• Ability to wear a Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to sit, stand, reach, kneel, bend, and climb ladders frequently and for extended periods
• Ability to qualify for confined space entry in accordance with the Kalsec Inc. Confined Space Program
• Ability to travel as required