What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrumentation & Electronics Technician position at Envases Commerce, LLC?
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Instrumentation & Electronic Technician(s) is responsible for the efficient, safe, and reliable operating condition of the site manufacturing control and electrical systems. The Technician must be multi-skilled to manage, maintain, and troubleshoot site’s electrical power systems, instrumentation, motor controls, PLC, HMI, data systems, and factory control infrastructure (servers, PC’s, and networks).
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Provide support during machine installations and upgrades
- Install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain high-speed, industrial process aluminum can end- making equipment (i.e., power, lighting, control, and PLC logic controls for all production process and control equipment) which will include all electrical power (24 to 600 volts), automation controllers, VFDs, transducers, proximity sensors, and inspection devices and support building and facilities maintenance.
- Maintains and repairs electronic instrumentation and equipment to provide reliable, well maintained equipment to ensure service quality
- Advanced understanding and ability to troubleshoot, replace, and configure sensors and instrumentation such as photo-eyes, proximity switches, pressure, flow, level and temperature sensors
- Advanced understanding and ability to troubleshoot, configure, and replace non-similar motor control components
- Ability to read and interpret P&ID drawings, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical schematics for use in system understanding and troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot and program automated facility control equipment, calibrate required safety devices, manipulate facility valves to receive the desired operating status
- Operational knowledge of an oscilloscope & multi-meter, soldering wires & connectors, operation of various crimping tools, wire stripping, ohm’s law, continuity testing, pinning out a military type connector, routing & tie wrapping cables, drilling & tapping holes, and building junction boxes
- Performs field calibrations using multimeter to test pH, conductivity, flow, pressure, humidity, RTD, thermocouple, and other levels as needed
- Troubleshooting all electronic and data acquisition equipment; Adjust, repair or replace faulty components
- Identify and recommend changes to improve plant performance utilizing existing or new control systems; make program modifications in PLC’s logic, HMI’s programs and servo controller logic to improve equipment performance
