Senior Technician-Facilities (Instrumentation and Controls)

Job Description

Microchip Technology Inc. has an opportunity at our Fab 4 facility in Gresham, Oregon for a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Technician in the Facilities Site Services department. The ideal candidate will have an overall general knowledge of facilities plant operations and maintenance.

Essential Functions

• Ensures operation of facilities controls systems, buildings and equipment within cleanroom quality parameters and environmental discharge permit limitations.
• Performs preventative maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting and repair of instrumentation and control systems.
• Responds to site life safety and control system alarms.
• Provides support with instrumentation configuration and programming, and maintains associated written documents and reports.
• Provides timely response and follow-up to all correspondence, maintaining open lines of communication with team members, engineering and management.
• Provides suggestions for improvement to operations and maintenance activities to enhance system performance, consistency, efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Affords assistance in identifying training requirements and safety procedures in assigned areas.
• Affords assistance in other trades as required.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Required Skills:
  • Team player.
  • Ability to work with shift members, customers to identify and solve controls related issues.
  • Knowledge of electronic, pneumatic, and computer automation control systems.
  • Process control loop calibration and troubleshooting skills.
  • Knowledge of pH, resistivity, conductivity, flow, temperature, humidity, pressure and level transmitters.
  • Familiarity with GE Fanuc 90/30, Allen Bradley SLC500 and Series 5 PLC’s and GE Cimplicity HMI a plus.
  • Ability to work on projects with little or no direction, identifying what needs to be done and executing work in a timely fashion.
  • Ability to learn and apply new technical and operational site systems.
  • Ability to work well with others and cover shifts as needed.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Required Qualifications:
  • 2 year technical degree or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of experience with industrial facility operation and maintenance.
  • Solid knowledge of plant systems and cleanroom operations.
  • Computer knowledge including Microsoft Office, preventative maintenance software and automated building control systems.

Special Requirements

• Participation as an active member of the Fab 4 ERT (Emergency Response Team).
• Ability to meet the requirements of the ERT physical.
• Must pass a physical, fit test and medical clearance for the usage of a tight-fitting respirator (SCBA full face mask level).
• Must maintain physical requirements for wearing SCBA full face mask level.
• Able to lift, push, pull approx. 50 lbs; carry 50 lbs; sit 5%; stand 60%; walk 35%; must be able to perform activities that include climbing, bending at waist, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, crawling, handling, feeling, hearing, talking, seeing.

Critical Physical Requirements

• Able to lift, push, pull approx. 50 lbs; carry 50 lbs; sit 5%; stand 60%; walk 35%.
• Work environment could include slippery surfaces, noise or vibrations, mechanical hazards, electrical hazards, fumes or odors, dust or gases.
• Must have manual dexterity, hearing and visual acuity (color distinction, peripheral vision and depth perception).

Physical Attributes

• Bending at Waist, Carrying, Climbing, Crawling, Crouching, Dust or gases, Electrical Hazards, Feeling, Fumes or Odors, Handling, Hearing, Kneeling, Lifting, Mechanical Hazards, Noise and/or vibration, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Seeing, Stooping, Talking

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Compressed front night shift (Sun, Mon, Tue and every other Sat, 6:00 PM - 6:15 AM)