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Instrumentation Controls Technician
Job Description
- Inspects, tests, adjusts, and repairs electric, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic instruments and systems used to indicate, record, and control.
- Inspects meters, indicators, and gauges to detect failures and process defects.
- Calibrate accuracy of flowmeters, pressure gauges, temperature indicators, controllers, and other recording, indicating, or controlling instruments to locate defective components in the system, using test equipment, such as pressure gauges, mercury manometers, potentiometers, pulse and signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, and power meters.
- Plan and schedule corrective and preventive maintenance work orders for all types of instruments. Work with operations and maintenance personnel to complete work orders on all types and levels of instrumentation and controls.
- Will review work orders for completeness including auditing labor hours, parts, and contract vendors.
- Will be responsible for reconciling work orders with contractor invoices.
- Will work with management to issue KPI reports from the process control Delta V historian.
- Program process control loops, tune control loops, and be familiar with PID and “cascade” control loops.
- Will work extensively with Emerson Delta V, Allen-Bradley PLC, or other types of PID controllers.
- Read and understand PID and PFD diagram.
- A minimum 2-year technical degree in electrical, controls or instrumentation engineering.
- 1-3 years of previous work experience in a manufacturing or industrial process plant environment is strongly preferred.
- In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, a 2-year associates degree in controls or instrumentation and 5 years of experience in process controls and instrumentation in an industrial environment will be considered.
- Knowledge of PLC/HMI/SCADA/DCS hardware and software preferred.
- Must be able to program PID controls using plain English, block and ladder logic
- Knowledge of various instrumentation including flow, temperature, pressure and valves.
- Excellent written and oral skills
- Collaborative and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with customers and vendors
- Ability to work in a dynamic, complex, fast-paced environment, to adapt quickly and to manage changing priorities
- Must be able to perform field visits
- Must be able to perform work in a safe manner; overhead, climb ladders, squat, bend, perform in a confined space, dusty and noisy environment, work outdoors, plenum spaces, hot and cold environments.
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Kalah Ward
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Kalah Ward is an experienced Technical Recruiter with a passion for helping others and building relationships. Her recruiting experience lies in various industries such as Healthcare, Logistics, Engineering, and General Administration. Over the past few years, she has grown in full-life cycle recruiting, strategic sourcing, maintaining a strong social media presence, and managing client accounts.
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