Instrumentation Technician 1st shift

THE ROLE

• This position will report to the:
  Assistant Manager
• Travel Requirement:
  None
• Location:
  
  Bakersfield, CA
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Shift:
  1st
  shift (6am-230pm)
• Employment Category:
  Full Time - Regular
• Pay Range: $29-$33

Generous Brands is dedicated to inspiring people to thrive through the power of vibrant nutrition through its leading brands, Bolthouse Farms, Health-Ade, and Evolution Fresh. Generous Brands partners with SAMBAZON to manufacture, distribute and sell SAMBAZON branded beverages.

Bolthouse Farms is a pre-eminent provider of chilled juice, smoothies, shakes, and protein drinks. Health-Ade is the fastest growing kombucha brand, dedicated to creating bubbly beverages that boost gut health.
Evolution Fresh is a premier cold-pressed juice brand with national availability. And,
SAMBAZON beverages bottle the superfruit power of açaí in juice and natural energy cans.

The company operates its North American business from facilities in Southern California, and the Greater Chicago Area. To learn more, please visit

The primary function of this position is to test, calibrate, install, repair and inspect monitoring and recording devices. Another function is to perform trouble‑shooting and preventive maintenance and rebuilds on the same equipment. Another responsibility is to protect the integrity and operation of these devices. Technician must follow established performance levels and product quality standards. The Instrumentation Technician will monitor and communicate operating shift activities with supervision as well as the other shift’s and departments.

Performing preventive maintenance and suggesting predictive maintenance repairs to reduce business unit downtime will be the continuous improvement tasks for this position.

• Proficiency on different Instrument, communication and calibration protocols like 4-20 mA, 0-10 VDC , Hart Communicator , PID tuning and calibration. 3-15 PSI I/P’s and a proficient knowledge of CCP’s
• Coordinating electrical and instrument plans between three shifts of instrument control technicians performing technical maintenance and repairs on equipment as well as installations
• Assist in creating and verifying current spare parts inventories for plant equipment
• Assist in managing and reducing repair costs
• Ensure scheduled work assignments are completed in a timely manner and required documentation completed.
• Responsible for opening/closing and completing work orders for repairs
• Installs, maintains, repairs, overhauls, calibrates and tests a wide variety of industrial instrumentation that record, indicate, control and regulate level, flow, pressure, temperature, position and water analysis
• Troubleshoots telemetry and process controller hardware
• Maintains a functional knowledge of the operation of the telemetry system software and hardware
• Makes periodic preventative maintenance inspections of all metering control instruments, diagnosing existing or potential trouble;
• Cleans, lubricates, calibrates and adjusts as conditions of all metering control instruments as indicated
• Plan, install and place into service new metering controlling and recording devices, calibrating as required, and extend or connect related electrical circuits when needed
• Support the calibration of test apparatus and equipment and recordkeeping of said equipment.
• Other duties as assigned

• Associates Degree in related field; or four (4+) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of database software, Intranet and Internet software, WMS Warehouse Management Systems
• Experience in Microsoft Office:
  Outlook, Excel, Word and Access
• Proven, reliable work history

• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
• Ability to interact with a diverse employee population and with internal/external customers in an effective, professional manner
• Excellent critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze and interpret common /technical journals and drawings /diagrams, financial reports, and legal documents
• Ability to manage multiple…