Instrumentation & Electrical Technician
Core
Install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical equipment, instrumentation, and analytical equipment in a manufacturing/chemical plant environment.
Role type
Senior Instrumentation & Electrical Technician
Builds
Maintains production units and control systems (DCS/PLC) for chemical/manufacturing processes.
Domain
Chemical manufacturing / Industrial automation
Required skills
Industrial electrical maintenance, instrumentation calibration, DCS/PLC logic installation and troubleshooting, PLC code development and modification, preventive maintenance, reading P&IDs and schematics, using test equipment (oscilloscopes, HART communicators, etc.), inventory management of spare parts.
Preferred skills
Licensed electrician status, formal training in Process Instrumentation and Control, experience with vendor/technical training.
Technologies
DCS, PLC, PC-based configuration software, HART communicators, oscilloscopes, ammeters, voltmeters, pressure gauges, manometers, potentiometers, signal generators, pulse counters.
Responsibilities
Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and instrumentation systems; perform preventive maintenance and calibrations; install power supply wiring, cable trays, and conduits; develop and modify PLC code; analyze plant operations via DCS and make configuration changes; maintain spare parts inventory; participate in weekend call rotations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC