Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Job Description
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Qualifications
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Education for Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
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Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Job Description
- Coordinate with the production and other departments for feedback on the functionality of machinery and equipment's to help resolve equipment problems
- Ability to read and follow flow diagrams, mechanical configuration drawings and P&ID drawings
- Ability to use hand and electric trucks, forklifts, and dollies
- Ability to work overtime when called upon
- Conduct scheduled, unscheduled, and preventive maintenance of process and environmental equipment in accordance with the SOP, Safety Health & Environment policies, and current Good Manufacturing Practices
- Calibrate and certify instruments and scales
- Disassemble, inspect, troubleshoot, clean, repair, and reassemble equipment such as MCC’s, motors, instruments, valves, according to oral and written instructions
- Perform other advanced tasks such as Thermography, Interlock Testing, Calibrations
- Possession of a High School Diploma/GED or an Associate’s degree in Electronics or Instrumentation
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience with installing, calibrating, troubleshooting and maintaining process instrumentation for measuring and controlling flow, pressure, temperature and level
- 3 years of Electromechanical and/or Instrumentation & Electrical experience
- Working knowledge of Programmable Electronic Systems (DCS, PLC), and the HMI's that support these
- Willingness to work overtime and respond to call-out after hours and weekends when needed
- College level classes preferred
- Ability to climb stairs and exposure to heights
- Able to read and understand P&ID drawings, schematic drawings, control loop drawings, logic diagram and ladder diagram
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Job Description
- Calibrate, troubleshoot and repair plant instrumentation , transmitters, analyzers, control valves, switches, relays
- Diagnose and correct problems associated with PLC's and electrical systems & control
- Able to support call out/on call requirements
- Perform environmental and general housekeeping duties
- Plans details of job assigned, uses sketches, blueprints schematics, and complex drawings
- Improving plant reliability by developing control methodologies and implementing new technologies
- An interest in obtaining a trade certification as an Industrial Electrician
- Disassembles and examines malfunctioning instruments and test equipment, such as bar graphs, electrical ovens, multi meters, environmental cabinets and weather-o-meters to test for defects
- Calibrates and aligns instruments or test equipment according to established standards
- Installs and maintains electrical/electronic devices, measuring and controlling instrumentation and plant process control systems relating to industrial production and processing machinery
- Position requires the ability to wear a respirator and to pass a respirator fit test
- Position requires the ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check, DOT drug screen, and pre-hire HAZWOPER physical
- Must understand single-line diagrams, ladder logic, process and instrument diagrams
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with vendors, engineers and other site personnel to design and modify equipment and systems that are appropriate to the specific needs of the facility and meet all CGMP, OSHA and NEC requirements (e.g., installations in high-hazard classified areas, ability to read and understand blueprints and vender drawings )
- Experience with MS Office suite (Excel, Word)
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Job Description
- Uses hand tools, power tools, machine tools, conduit bending and threading equipment, hoists, cranes, jacks, forklifts and access equipment, and electrical/process variable testing and diagnostic tools
- Observes electromechanical devices in operation and detects malfunctions by employing diagnostic equipment such as multi-meters, meggers, tachometers and thermal imagers to locate problem sources
- Analyzes, interprets and records equipment performance and repair data for cost and resource management purposes and electrical/electronic/instrument/control system fault prediction
- Maintains, organizes, stores, inspects and cleans personal protective equipment and safety equipment
- Has knowledge of safe practices for isolating, de-energizing locking and tagging out energy-intrinsic equipment and follows recognized procedures for shutdown in conjunction with Permit to Work systems
- Maintains a safe work environment, follows company health, safety & environmental policies and procedures
- Recognizes and reports personal injury and potential hazards and shares ownership of their elimination
- Completes work-related documentation including work orders, PM records, parts requisitions, work execution reports and service records in written and electronic form
- Troubleshoot/repair Predictive program instrumentation and document instrumentation repair history in the CMMS system and required by site specific documentation.
- Troubleshoot systems utilizing control logic drawings as they relate to process control.
- Basic experience in motor controls, instrumentation, and programmable controllers (PLC’s)
- Basic knowledge in computers, MS Office, specifically in Word and Excel
- Works well in a team or individual environment
- Must be able to work at heights of 100 ft
- Must be able to work in an industrial environment, which includes substantial bending, lifting, reaching, climbing
- Must have one of the below o Minimum of 3 years of maintenance experience in instrumentation / electrical field o Associates Degree in I & E Technology o Experience in maintaining and troubleshooting low and medium voltage switchgear systems, including experience in preventive maintenance of breakers, relays, and transformers
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Job Description
- Must have strong safety ethics
- General computer experience with Windows XP, Excel, and Word
- Perform installation and troubleshooting of electrical, instrument, and process equipment as needed, to diagnose problems and determined necessary repairs of replacement
- Operate and maintain oil pump station, pipeline, and auxiliary equipment such as variable frequency electrical drives, soft start equipment, PLCs, electrical generators, air compressors, pumps, valves, pipelines, in a manner to meet operational needs in compliance with company and regulatory requirements
- Perform installation, testing, repair and maintenance on oil pipeline facilities including pump stations other associated equipment used in oil transmission systems
- Perform routine and major maintenance on gas measurement equipment, various Analyzers
- Understand the communication links between the PLC’s, servos, HMI
- Perform installation, testing, repair and maintenance on oil storage facilities, pipelines, and oil pump stations other associated equipment used in oil transmission systems
- Participate in the maintenance manual creation, editing and review for all of the Plant EI&C equipment
- Provide EI&C expertise for new construction and repairs within the Plant according to safety, quality and trade standards and guidelines
- Experience in maintaining and troubleshooting automated equipment in an industrial environment preferred
- Industrial experience with 480 VAC would be an asset
- Competent in the use of standard software applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel and operation of standard office equipment • Competent in making telephone and direct personal contact with internal and external personnel • Safety training applicable to the job and the general work area Refer to Employee Performance Review FORM 209 EPR All
- Minimum five years’ experience maintaining Motor Controls, Relay logic, RTU's, I and associated end-devices
- The ability to plan, organize projects, and work with minimum supervision
- Minimum two years’ experience troubleshooting and maintaining engine controls
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician Job Description
- Promote Best Practice and a pro-active approach
- Ensure good communication and cooperation between both plant sites and with corporate teams
- Contribute and in some cases lead the development of regional initiatives
- Participate in the shutdown planning and scheduling activities for both sites
- Troubleshoot/Repair Predictive program instrumentation and document instrumentation repair history in the CMMS system as required by site specific documentation
- Troubleshoot systems utilizing Schematic Wiring Diagrams (SWD) and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) as they relate to process control
- Troubleshooting, maintenance, and minor repair of low voltage electrical systems (600VAC and below)
- Schedule and perform activities related to the operation and maintenance of electrical and electronic control systems, pneumatic instrumentation, control valves, motor control systems, low voltage electrical distribution, computer interfaces, and analytical equipment
- Automatic control valve troubleshooting, maintenance, replacement, and repair
- Ensure replacement spare parts are available or replaced once installed
- Allen Bradley RSLogix (5,500 and 5000), RS view, Panel view, Omnicom
- Experience with PCs and Microsoft products
- Willing and able to operate mobile equipment to include
- The ability to lift a minimum of 20 pounds in awkward positions and 50 pounds from the floor to the waist
- Must be able to work in confined spaces and in harsh weather conditions
- Use desktop computer-based systems such as ETQ Reliance, IP21, email, and MS Office Suite