Advanced Technician, Maintenance, Electrical and Instrumentation

Overview

This person is a foundational member of the Asset Care Team. The employee will work closely with Hytrel® Planners, other Core Maintenance Experts, various vendors/contractors, and the shift teams to execute predictive/preventative work orders based on Care Plans and respond to reactive work.

Responsibilities

• Attend routine Meetings
• Maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all instruments, distributed control systems
  
  

(DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), monitoring systems, electrical systems, and

pneumatic equipment in the facilities.

• Support Management of Change (MOC) work with ordering parts and scheduling work for
  
  

Expense and Capital projects

• Implement and run small MOC projects, as necessary
• Work with MRO Manager and Planner to maintain shop inventories, including spare equipment
• Create PPM Corrective Action Work Orders as needed
• Maintain complete equipment files, logs, and update drawings for all designated equipment
• Contact point for off-site contractors specific to the job being worked on, as needed
• Complete Service Entry Sheets and Goods Receipts for contractor invoices and materials
  
  

ordered that are received by workflow

• Assist shifts on repair work orders and as needed
• Address emerging technical issues
• Member of the electrical safety team
• Enter equipment histories, time confirmations, and close out work orders once all cost flows
  
  

have been completed

• Work schedule is day shift M-F with occasional OT on night/weekends/holidays to support plant
  
  

Reliability.

Qualifications

Skills Required

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 7 years of electrical and instrumentation maintenance experience in manufacturing,
  
  

chemical, power generation, pulp and paper, oil and gas, or related industrial environment.

• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and repairing:
• Process instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level devices.
• Control valves, positioners, and associated pneumatic systems.
• PLC-based control systems.
• Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
• Motor control centers (MCCs), VFDs, and industrial electrical systems up to 480V.
• Ability to calibrate, configure, and commission field instrumentation
• Experience interpreting historian data and process trends to identify equipment and control
  
  

system issues

• Working knowledge of NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements and safe work practices.
• Ability to participate in root cause failure analysis (RCFA) investigations and implement
  
  

corrective actions.

• Experience supporting Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Proven SAP experience (Work Orders, Requisition, Workflows, etc.)
• Microsoft Office Skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and accomplish tasks
• Accepts ownership, is accountable and delivers on commitments
• Balances short-term and long-term priorities
• Has a sound foundation of understanding and ability to use technical/functional knowledge in
  
  

meeting business needs

• Adjusts to varying demands. Analyzes requirements and adjusts
• Skilled in the use and interpretation of computer historian data to aid in troubleshooting control
  
  

systems

• Skilled in the use of hand and power-driven tools as well as instrument communicators and
  
  

simulators

• Be able to work from piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), loop diagrams, and
  
  

electrical schematics.

• Guide resident E&I contractors
  
  

Desired Skills

• Associate degree or technical diploma in:
• Electrical Technology
• Instrument Technology
• Industrial Electronics
• Mechatronics
• Industrial Maintenance
• 10 years of industrial electrical & instrumentation experience in processing industry (chemical,
  
  

power, pulp & paper, or oil & gas)

• Familiarity with the following:
• Motor control centers (MCCs)
• Variable frequency drives (VFDs)
• Low and medium voltage power distribution up to 13.8kV
• Motors, transformers, breakers, and switch gear
• Pressure, temperature, flow, and level instrumentation
• Calibration and loop checks
• Control valve and positioners
• PLC troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Honeywell, etc.)
• DCS systems (ABB, Honeywell, etc.)
• SCADA systems and communication networks
• Instrument configuration and commissioning
• Safety Instrumented Systems (SISs)/safety systems
• Knowledge of 5S/Operational Excellence (OPEX)
• Knowledge of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Preventive Maintenance (PM), and
  
  

Predictive Maintenance (Padm) principles.

• Ability to identify bad actors and develop equipment improvement strategies.
• Experience developing maintenance job plans, procedures, and equipment care plans.
  
  

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong organization and time-management skills
• Strong housekeeping standards
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and accomplish tasks
• Accepts ownership, is accountable and delivers on commitments
• Acts like an owner
• Good record-keeping
• Detailed oriented
• Team player
• Receptive to feedback
• Communicates effectively with outside contractors