Instrumentation & Controls Technician

Koch Fertilizer Wever is looking for an Instrumentation & Controls Technician to support field instrumentation, electrical, and controls needs at the plant.

About the Role

This role involves conducting maintenance (preventive and corrective) of monitoring systems and troubleshooting basic process control (BPC) and safety instrumented systems (SIS). The schedule is 10-hour shifts, 4 days per week on a rotating schedule.

Responsibilities

• Execute repairs, rebuilds, replacements, installations, calibrations, and stroke testing of final control elements, ensuring optimal functionality and adherence to high standards of quality.
• Deliver hardware support for medium to large-scale systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability through principled and proactive maintenance and innovation.
• Conduct instrument loop inspections, loop checks, configuration, calibration, and testing.
• Oversee mechanical installation, function checking, and stock testing of final control elements to ensure seamless and efficient startup operations.
• Support and maintenance of DCS, SIS, and PLCs-based systems.
• Update and create documentation for plant-specific maintenance tasks, including P&ID, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, cable schedules, and instrument list sheets.
• Ensure safety and compliance by applying Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and Management of Change (MOC) principles and continually improving these processes.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following:
  • Associate degree in Industrial Instrumentation, Electrical, Controls, or a related field.
  • Apprenticeship in a related field.
  • 2 years’ relevant electrical, instrumentation, and/or controls experience.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Physical requirements: bending, kneeling, lifting up to 50 pounds, wearing a respirator when required, and working in high-noise areas with hearing protection.
• Ability to climb straight ladders, work at heights exceeding 100 feet, and perform confined space entry.

Skills

What will put you ahead:

• Experience with process analytical equipment.
• Experience with control valve actuators, positioners, feedback, smart positioners, and solenoids.
• Experience with smart transmitters, sensing elements, and transducers.
• Experience with calibration, configuration, and repair of measurement/control instruments for flow, level, pressure, differential pressure, vibration, temperature, and pH.
• Experience with motor starters, MCCs, VFD, 4,160-volt, and 480-volt three-phase systems.
• Familiarity with HART communication protocols.

Pay

Compensation is determined by available market data and considers each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. The range provided is an estimate and may be higher or lower.

Schedule

10-hour shifts, 4 days per week on a rotating schedule.