What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrumentation & Electrical Technician position at Hexion Inc.?
Company Overview
Grounded by a history that is deeply rooted in innovation, Hexion is a global employer committed to building and protecting the future by producing innovative performance materials. Our materials are the building blocks for critical industries, including construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection. Everywhere you look, you will find our materials and people at work to help customers make products that are stronger, safer, and cleaner. When you work for Hexion, you’ll join a team that is committed to operating safely and with integrity to build a more sustainable future for all, our associates, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.
Position Overview
Serves as a Fayetteville plant instrumentation technician. Responsibilities include installing, configuring, troubleshooting, maintaining, and documenting plant process instrumentation and control systems. Strives to enhance knowledge of PLC and HMI systems. Ensures work is captured in SAP maintenance module system. Participates in plant safety, environmental, and production programs, including improvement teams. Assists with maintenance activities as necessary.
Job Responsibilities
High school graduate or equivalent is required. Post Secondary education certificate or degree required (experience may be considered in lieu of degree). AS degree in Electronics Technology or Instrumentation preferred. 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment as electronics, instrumentation or approved maintenance/electrical technician required. Experience with Allen Bradley PLC programming and I/O equipment a plus.
Physical: Walking, driving, standing, lifting 55 pounds repeatedly, sitting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, fingering, talking, hearing, and seeing. Ability to enter confined spaces and wear a respirator.
Aptitudes: Must possess the ability to understand the meaning of words and their ideas, as well as instructions and their underlying principles. Perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately and possess eye-hand motor coordination.
Temperaments: Must have the ability to accept responsibility, perform duties under stress, adapt to situations requiring preciseness, and adapt to changing duties and responsibilities. Must be able to adapt to situations involving the interpretation of feelings, ideas, or facts; be able to influence people in the opinions, attitudes, or judgments; and be able to generalize, evaluate, make decisions, and perform repetitive work.
Other
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.
In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years of age, willing to take a drug test , submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the Department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies
Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role 18 months.
Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.
Grounded by a history that is deeply rooted in innovation, Hexion is a global employer committed to building and protecting the future by producing innovative performance materials. Our materials are the building blocks for critical industries, including construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection. Everywhere you look, you will find our materials and people at work to help customers make products that are stronger, safer, and cleaner. When you work for Hexion, you’ll join a team that is committed to operating safely and with integrity to build a more sustainable future for all, our associates, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.
Position Overview
Serves as a Fayetteville plant instrumentation technician. Responsibilities include installing, configuring, troubleshooting, maintaining, and documenting plant process instrumentation and control systems. Strives to enhance knowledge of PLC and HMI systems. Ensures work is captured in SAP maintenance module system. Participates in plant safety, environmental, and production programs, including improvement teams. Assists with maintenance activities as necessary.
Job Responsibilities
- Coordinates, schedules, and completes work orders and PM inspections, in cooperation with operations personnel, on all I&E work.
- Inputs information into SAP maintenance system to record accomplishment and document repair.
- Performs hands-on installation, maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting for all process equipment.
- Supports safety improvements and PSM activity.
- Supports environmental programs and improvements.
- Supports capital project work.
- Build maintenance/equipment technical data and update equipment files.
- Develop and maintain inventory of essential maintenance materials and critical equipment spare parts.
- Interact with vendors in getting parts identified properly for ordering and delivery.
- Gain an intimate understanding of process and process variables.
- Configures, installs, and terminates instrumentation and controls per wiring schematics, loop diagrams, and P&IDs.
- Provides marked-up documentation as required for “as-builts.
- Works closely with the Regional Process Control Specialist to maintain consistent instrumentation practices and standards.
- Models excellence in EHS, Housekeeping, Leadership, and always ensures EHS compliance.
- Models team behavior; works well with others.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills; learns quickly and is detail oriented.
- Continues to enhance knowledge of PLC and HMI systems.
- Maintain site wide electrical equipment, including but not limited to: Motor Control Centers, Process Electrical Controls, up to 480volt systems.
- This role is eligible for overtime and may be required on-occasion.
- This role is part of an on-call rotation with other IE technicians.
- Complete other tasks as assigned by Leadership.
High school graduate or equivalent is required. Post Secondary education certificate or degree required (experience may be considered in lieu of degree). AS degree in Electronics Technology or Instrumentation preferred. 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment as electronics, instrumentation or approved maintenance/electrical technician required. Experience with Allen Bradley PLC programming and I/O equipment a plus.
Physical: Walking, driving, standing, lifting 55 pounds repeatedly, sitting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, fingering, talking, hearing, and seeing. Ability to enter confined spaces and wear a respirator.
Aptitudes: Must possess the ability to understand the meaning of words and their ideas, as well as instructions and their underlying principles. Perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately and possess eye-hand motor coordination.
Temperaments: Must have the ability to accept responsibility, perform duties under stress, adapt to situations requiring preciseness, and adapt to changing duties and responsibilities. Must be able to adapt to situations involving the interpretation of feelings, ideas, or facts; be able to influence people in the opinions, attitudes, or judgments; and be able to generalize, evaluate, make decisions, and perform repetitive work.
Other
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.
In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years of age, willing to take a drug test , submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the Department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies
Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role 18 months.
Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.
