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Instrumentation and Electrical Technician

Messina Talent Advisors
Augusta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/2/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Seeking to hire an Instrument Technician in Augusta, GA. This role is responsible for maintaining on-site equipment and facility infrastructure through their training and experience with mechanical, electrical, and instrumented systems. The person in this role will primarily be an Electrician and Instrument Technician, with a secondary skillset in the mechanical discipline. This role will accept a certain amount of scheduled and unscheduled overtime work as needed.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

  • Install, troubleshoot, maintain, clean, and overhaul electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic digital systems including 110-220-440 volt single and three-phase electrical distribution, disconnect starters and push button stations, ignition wiring systems, control circuits on boilers, combustion equipment, batch weighing and automatic processing equipment, sequential digital logic and distributed digital and analog process control systems.
  • Calibrate and troubleshoot a wide range of instruments consisting of pneumatic, electronic, and digital modes including pressure, level, temperature and pH controllers and recorders, gas analyzers, weigh cells, air operated valves, electronic probes, programmable controllers, digital and analog controllers, mass flow devices, speed control, pulse flow devices, nuclear measurement devices, etc.
  • Repair, install, and maintain all plant equipment, buildings, utilities, and services.
  • Ability to interface with PLCs and DCS for troubleshooting, lockouts, calibrations, checkouts, or process changes such as adding alarms or adjusting alarm setpoints. Some working knowledge of DCS logic and programming to support these activities.
  • Identify specific parts and supplies needed for specific jobs and obtain them from the storeroom. Place orders when additional parts are needed.
  • Enter information into the Computerized Maintenance Management System to document completed work, equipment condition, and time reporting.
  • Notify the manager of any circumstances that will require additional parts, assistance, further investigation, or which may delay the scheduled completion of the work.
  • Clean all work areas and maintain tools and maintenance equipment.
  • Attend any designated training courses as required by the Company to maintain or improve his or her skills for required mechanical and / or E&I maintenance.
  • Maintain a working familiarity with all plant processes and equipment and relation to critical equipment.
  • Comply with all federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations and requirements.
  • Assist as needed to Install, troubleshoot, maintain, clean, and overhaul rotating equipment including pumps, motors, gearboxes, compressors, agitators, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, vibratory conveyors, bucket elevators, fans, blowers, rotary valves, couplings, belts / sheaves, chains / sprockets, hammer mills, etc.
  • Assist as needed to Install, troubleshoot, fabricate, maintain, clean, and repair stationary equipment including piping, valves, piping supports, insulation, sheet metal, angle iron, heat exchangers, cooling towers, tanks, pressure vessels, ladders, grating, trenches, handrails, doors, etc.
  • Assist as needed to Troubleshoot and maintain lube oil systems, shaft sealing systems, and overall equipment / system performance.

Job Requirements

  • Minimum of an Associate's Degree in Electronics, Industrial Electrical / Instrumentation Technology or similar Industrial Electrical Maintenance degree or at least 3 years industrial experience as an Instrumentation Technician, Industrial Electrician and general plant maintenance experience.
  • Must Demonstrate a Strong Work Ethic (Attendance, Attitude, Etc.)
  • Good Decision-making Skills (making decisions, acts upon them, willing to defend decisions over peer pressure)
  • Firm understanding of life critical safety procedures such as LOTO, Hot Work, Line Break, Working at Heights, Confined Space Entry, Excavations, etc.
  • Ability to work with a team and self-directed with initiative to get tasks completed and to communicate findings, questions, and results.
  • EHS Responsibilities :

  • Communicates, promotes, and personally demonstrates Safety / Health as #1 priority.
  • Participation in risk assessment audits as applicable.
  • Understand company mission statement and how they are implemented in the site organization, rules, and procedures.
  • Complete HSE training requirements identified for the job in a timely manner.
  • Physical Demands :

  • Small hand tools initially supplied by the Company and tools the Instrument Tech uses supplied by the company.
  • Machining equipment as required.
  • All other tools particular to the field, including metal punching and drilling equipment, pipe threading and bending equipment, electrical test equipment, and instrument testing and repair equipment.
  • Company-furnished vehicles, forklift trucks, manlifts, etc.
  • Hazards and Environment :

  • Physical and chemical hazards associated with industrial manufacturing environment (heat, crystalline silica, caustic, steam, etc.).
  • Must be able to safely walk manufacturing plant and maintenance shop as needed.
  • Working 75% indoors 25% outdoors.
  • PAPR or respirator in designated areas or tasks.
  • Special Factors

  • Some Scheduled, Unscheduled, and Holiday Overtime Required
  • Must be Available for Call-ins and Weekend Work
  • Industrial Plant Setting
  • Must be able to climb 150’ ladder at least once a month
  • Job Benefits

  • A full range of coverage - including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance - protects you against the uncertainties of life.
  • In addition, a Flexible Spending Account allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars for certain health and dependent day care expenses.
  • 401K (matches 50% of the first 6% that you save on a before-tax basis (after-tax savings are not matched).
  • New hires are eligible for healthcare and life / disability benefits on the first of the month after 30 days of employment.
  • Company Description

    Real People. Real Connections. Real Results.

    That's the Messina Talent Advantage.

    For more than 40 years, Messina's Talent practice has continuously evolved to meet the needs of our clients. We not only help our clients fill roles and build their teams, but we also help them better understand their workforce and develop strategic talent initiatives that drive value for their organizations.

    Messina Talent Advisors, a Messina Group Company, has the network, proven processes, and all the latest technologies to connect the right candidates with the right jobs - faster.

    Company Description

    Real People. Real Connections. Real Results. That's the Messina Talent Advantage. For more than 40 years, Messina's Talent practice has continuously evolved to meet the needs of our clients. We not only help our clients fill roles and build their teams, but we also help them better understand their workforce and develop strategic talent initiatives that drive value for their organizations. Messina Talent Advisors, a Messina Group Company, has the network, proven processes, and all the latest technologies to connect the right candidates with the right jobs - faster.

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