Instrument, Controls, & Electrical Technician

Computers

• Proficiency with Windows OS functions, including display settings, internet connectivity, application installations, updates, device management, services, and BIOS.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, with knowledge of cell formulas, table management, and basic Macros and VBA scripting.
• Familiarity with basic computer hardware, with the ability to replace or upgrade items like hard drives and RAM.

Networking

• Basic understanding of networking systems and components, such as switches, firewalls, and ports.
• Knowledge of protocols like Modbus/TCP, Ethernet IP, and serial communications, and understanding of their components like registers and watchdog timers.
• Experience with IP subnetting, including setting and changing IP addresses and subnets to ensure conflict-free communication.

Instrumentation

• Advanced knowledge of instrumentation types (pressure, temperature, level, flow) and their measurement principles, installation, and application methods.
• Understanding of basic math and physics as applied to instrumentation (e.g., thermal mass flow, density calculations).
• Expertise in configuring and deploying advanced instrumentation such as Rosemount multivariable flow meters and radar/ultrasonic level transmitters.
• Valve identification, troubleshooting, and diagnostics utilizing different methods dependent on valve type, installation, and process application
• Process Safety Management (PSM), environmental, and quality control competency  (IEC 61511, PHA, PSSR, etc.)
• Ability to identify and implement optimal instrumentation testing and calibration methods and actively search for ways to improve proof-test coverage.
• Extensive experience in all forms of HART communication (wired, wireless, HART over serial), including various methods of troubleshooting.  

Controls/Automation

• Knowledge of basic Distributed Control System (DCS) hardware and networking components (e.g., controllers, I/O cards, backplanes, KVM’s, nodes, operator workstations, thin clients)

• Skills in navigating and diagnosing DCS software, including tag management, alarm limits, and loop status checks.
• PLC networking, configuration, and troubleshooting experience with an understanding of ladder logic diagrams, relay and contacts, timers, delays, and related components.
• Experience with Process Control Standard Design (PCSD), including troubleshooting Function Block Diagrams (FBD), Logic Gates, Boolean Logic, or Structured Text.
• Understanding of key DCS parameters such as Process Variable (PV), Set Point (SP), and Current Value (CV).
• Familiarity in evaluating PID tuning parameters, automatic or cascade control loops, and Sequential Function Charts (SFC’s)
• Knowledge of virtualization platform environments and their system components (virtual machines, data clusters).

Electrical

• Comprehensive understanding of circuit breakers, fuses, grounding, and industrial electrical standards.
• Skilled in installing, troubleshooting, and repairing Motor Control Center (MCC) components.
• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting MCC digital communication protocols (DeviceNet, Profinet, Profibus).
• Competence in Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) installation, setup, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in reading and implementing electrical codes, schematics, and diagrams.
• Understanding of single and three-phase motor electrical principles, with full-circuit troubleshooting skills.

Common Activities

System Monitoring and Diagnostics

• Regularly monitor system performance using DCS and PLC software to ensure optimal operation.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot issues with equipment and network connections using advanced instrumentation techniques.

Network Configuration and Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot first layer network systems, including updating IP configurations to resolve communication issues.
• Assist in maintaining secure and efficient data communication within the plant network infrastructure.

Instrumentation & Electrical

• Install and configure new electrical control devices and related items, such as VFDs and MCC components, ensuring compliance with design specifications and safety standards.
• Set up advanced instrumentation devices, such as control valves, Coriolis flow meters, and radar level transmitters.

Control Systems

• Evaluate and assist in modifying control systems and parameters (e.g., PID tuning) to optimize process performance.
• Utilize Function Block Diagram (FBD) and Sequential Function Charts (SFC) for troubleshooting and improving control logic.

Safety and Compliance

• Ensure all activities comply with Process Safety Management (PSM) and relevant environmental and quality control standards.
• Participate in safety audits and risk assessments, implementing necessary changes to improve safety protocols.

Continuous Improvement

• Prepare reports on system performance and any issues encountered, recommending improvements where necessary.
• Participate in projects aimed at upgrading or installing new control systems, contributing expertise to ensure successful implementation. Stay current with new technologies and practices in the field, potentially training colleagues to enhance collective knowledge.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Troubleshoot and diagnose equipment for emergency repairs and carry out preventive maintenance routines.
• Support others by performing a range of site maintenance activities.
• Help to install complex systems and conduct inspections of equipment with guidance.
• Conduct complex analyses, quality tests and inspections that require a high level of independent judgment.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.
• Follow a range of mandatory procedures and methods of work (including use of personal protection equipment where relevant) to safeguard the environment and the wellbeing of oneself and others.

REQUIREMENTS

• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to :
• Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems
• Very limited
• Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet business objectives.
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to develop, monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures, while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives.
• Manages and applies safe systems of work with guidance (but not constant supervision).
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to review and create relevant, lucid and effective reports.
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to develop appropriate plans or perform necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to achieve full compliance with applicable rules and regulations in management and/or operations.

Your Application
 

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