Instrumentation Technician

Responsibilities

• Start-up, calibration, and troubleshooting of project related instrumentation.
• This includes but is not limited to transmitters such as flow, pressure, temperature, position, vibration, and current.
• Additional instrumentation includes, but is not limited to, analyzers for dissolved oxygen, sludge blanket, ORP, turbidity, pH, chlorine, fluoride, conductivity, and particle counting.
• Read Process and Instrumentation, Control Loop and Control Panel drawings.
• Red-line as-built mark-up of drawings to document the current state of existing PLC and DCS control systems.
• Troubleshoot motor control equipment – FVNR Motor Starters, Variable Frequency Drives, and Soft Starts.
• Knowledgeable of all necessary safety requirements while working with this type of equipment.
• Troubleshoot PLC logic, relay logic, and other associated control equipment.
• Able to make necessary equipment modifications in the field, both mechanical and electrical.
• Install and start-up of computer and networking equipment.
• Support in the panel shop, including building UL Certified Control Panels; testing UL508A control panels.
• Perform general administrative tasks such as paperwork, copying, printing, faxing, and using a computer.

Requirements

• Education: Technical associate’s degree or equivalent experience; journeymen level electrician with industrial controls experience.
• Experience: Over 2 years’ experience with the responsibilities as listed; instrumentation, system drawings, motor control equipment, PLC Equipment, Equipment Modifications, Telemetry Equipment, Computer & Networking Equipment.
• Skills: Able to work effectively and professionally with customers and maintain business relationships; work as part of a team professionally; valid driver’s license with the ability to travel to and from client sites; fluency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Access.

Qualifications

• Physical Demands: Must be able to have full dexterity of hands and feet at a job site. Ladder and possible confined space access required. Use of hand tools required. Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, climbing, ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, pulling, warm and cold temperature conditions, sun exposure, moisture, potential exposure to hazardous materials and electrical voltages.
• Working Environment: Travel to local customers, on-site control panel shop, diverse industrial environments including construction trailer environment. Customer sites could require work in various temperature conditions; in and/or around moisture, on slippery and/or uneven surfaces, in confined spaces, and at heights; will require frequent standing, driving a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and occasional bending, squatting, climbing, twisting, balancing, and reaching; will have exposure to noise, vibrations and chemicals. May require irregular or extended hours, subject to being on call and travel for project completion.

Benefits

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Short Term Disability
• Healthcare & Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• 401(k)/Profit Sharing
• 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Will Preparation Resources
• Worldwide Travel Assistance

Salary Range: The expected salary range $35 to $45/hour depending on experience and qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program.