Job Description

Electrician Technician inspects, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical, instrumentation, controls, and automation equipment and software.

Benefits:  Medical, Dental, Vision, Legal Aid, Company Paid Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match. 

Work Hour: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday – Friday.  Also, on call and will report outside normal hours if called back to the plant and be included in weekend rotation.

Rate of Pay:  $32.37/hr. up to $37.87/hr. (depending on experience)

Maintain the following types of equipment:

• Level – Displacers, head pressure, capacitance, radar, non-contact
• D/P Cell Applications – Level, Flow, Pressure • Positioners & I/Ps
• Transducers • Flow Meters – Vortex, Mass Flow, Turbine
• Analytical - pH, conductivity
• Temperature – Thermocouples, RTDs, Gas Filled Bulb
• Switches – Limit, Flow, Level, Temperature
• PLC’s - Allen Bradley, ABB using Studio5000 or Logix5000 platform hardware and software
• Drives and Motion Control – Allen Bradley, ABB
• HMI’s – Allen Bradley, ABB Using FactoryTalk ME & SE
• Ethernet/IP Control Network
• Up to 480 volt motors, electrical controls and equipment
• Solve problems requiring the knowledge of basic electronics, DCS, electricity, pneumatics, mechanical, math, and physics
• Disassemble, repair, and assemble control valves
• Review maintenance manuals, manufacturer’s catalogs, blueprints, and other references for specification and performance information
• Utilize test and measurement equipment in troubleshooting of instrumentation, electrical or control loop problems to locate the cause(s) of trouble
• Apply requirements of NFPA 70E as it applies to all electrical hazards and understanding of the use of PPE to mitigate those hazards

What you will bring:

• Effective computer skills, knowledge, and ability to utilize standard Microsoft applications and understand directory structures and file types
• Know, understand, and apply safety standards and safe working practices and procedures
• Use safety equipment provided to avoid personal injury, injury to others, or damage to equipment
• Read, understand, and follow written instructions and procedures including interconnecting wiring diagrams, interlock, logic, one-line diagrams, motor, starter, control panel schematics, and P&ID drawings
• Working knowledge in troubleshooting mechanical or electrical failures in process instrumentation, control loops, motor controls, and able to recommend and perform corrective measures
• Familiarity with instrumentation transmission signal types, including pneumatic, analog, discrete, and digital • Knowledge of DCS configuration is preferred
• Conduit bending and installation
• Working knowledge of the requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and how to install instrumentation and electrical equipment and conduit systems to meet these
• Particular Awareness concerning installations in areas that are classified as Electrically Hazardous • Proficiency in the use of reading and understanding installation details
• Ability to use specialized tools to install and bend tubing and fittings required for installing pneumatic signal or sensing lines
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to provide 24-hour callout response to support plant needs
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Schematics: Need to be comfortable with complex electrical schematics.