What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrumentation & Controls Technician position at Koch?
Your Job
Koch Fertilizer Wever is looking for an Instrumentation & Controls Technician to support field instrumentation, electrical, and controls needs at the plant. The Instrumentation & Controls Technician will conduct maintenance (preventive and corrective) of monitoring systems and troubleshoot basic process control (BPC) and safety instrumented systems (SIS).
The schedule for this role is 10-hour shifts, 4 days per week on a rotating schedule.
What You Will Do
Meet one of the following:
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Koch Fertilizer Wever is looking for an Instrumentation & Controls Technician to support field instrumentation, electrical, and controls needs at the plant. The Instrumentation & Controls Technician will conduct maintenance (preventive and corrective) of monitoring systems and troubleshoot basic process control (BPC) and safety instrumented systems (SIS).
The schedule for this role is 10-hour shifts, 4 days per week on a rotating schedule.
What You Will Do
- Inspection and Troubleshooting: Execute repairs, rebuilds, replacements, installations, calibrations, and stroke testing of final control elements, ensuring optimal functionality and adherence to high standards of quality
- Control and Instrumentation: Deliver hardware support for medium to large-scale systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability through principled and proactive maintenance and innovation.
- Commissioning and Startup Activities: Conduct instrument loop inspections, loop checks, configuration, calibration, and testing. Oversee mechanical installation, function checking, and stock testing of final control elements to ensure seamless and efficient startup operations.
- DCS Support: Support and maintenance of DCS, SIS, and PLCs based systems.
- Documentation: Update and create documentation for plant-specific maintenance tasks. Ensure all plant instrument scope P&ID, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, cable schedules, and instrument list sheets are current and effectively utilized.
- Safety and Compliance: Ensure safety and compliance by understanding and applying Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and Management of Change (MOC) principles, continually seeking to improve these processes for better outcomes.
Meet one of the following:
- Associate degree in Industrial Instrumentation, Electrical, Controls or a related field
- Apprenticeship in related field
- 2 years’ relevant electrical, instrumentation, and/or controls experience
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Bending, kneeling, lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Wearing a respirator when/where required to perform inspections/job duties.
- Noise levels may require hearing protection.
- Ability to climb straight ladders. Some work may require heights in excess of 100 feet.
- Confined space entry may be required.
- Wearing hearing protection within high level noise areas as required.
- Experience with process analytical equipment.
- Experience with control valve actuators, positioners, feedback, smart positioners, and solenoids.
- Experience with smart transmitters, sensing elements, and transducers.
- Experience with calibration, configuration, and repair of measurement/control instruments for flow, level, pressure, differential pressure, vibration, temperature, and pH.
- Experience with Motor Starters, MCCs, VFD, 4,160 volt and 480-volt three-phase systems.
- Familiar with HART communication protocols
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).