I&E Technician

I&E Technician

Koch Fertilizer Dodge City, LLC is seeking an Instrumentation & Electrical (I&E) Technician to join the team to support the maintenance group and continued health of the facility.

$3,000 sign-on bonus eligibility for this position

Vacation time available IMMEDIATELY! 120 hours annual allotment, pro-rated for new hires

Excellent health insurance that starts the 1st of the month after your start date, no probationary period

Automatic 401K company contribution of up to 6% after the first year of employment

We value potential and are willing to train the right candidate. If you don't have experience in every area of the job responsibilities ("What You Will Do" below), don't worry—we value candidates that have an eagerness to learn, strong work ethic, and commitment to growing with us. We provide comprehensive training and support to help you succeed and develop the skills necessary for the role.

Our team of I&E Technicians and Maintenance Mechanics collaborates closely with Operations and Support teams on troubleshooting, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on equipment leading to increased uptime and reliability.

As an I&E Technician, you will work Monday – Thursday, 10-hour shifts from 7:00am – 5:30pm CST. There will also be a rotating on-call schedule among the I&E Technicians with opportunities for overtime.

Calibration, installation, and preventive maintenance, repair or replacement on a variety of instruments including but not limited to various pressure, temperature and level devices.

Verification and validation of Electronic Control Systems;
Safety Instrument Systems (SIS), Distributed Control Systems (DCS)

Manage daily maintenance work-flow activities utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), and other instrument software systems.

Electrical work on installation of new services, trouble shooting, grounding and repairs.

Calibration, installation, and preventive maintenance on variable frequency drives, electric motors, motor control centers and mechanical relay services.

Be able to adjust, make repairs to electrical, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic systems used in indication, at our facility.

Help develop and implement maintenance process improvements and standard work procedures.

Travel for training opportunities to different locations.

Perform general maintenance work, such as valve replacement, torquing of flanges on piping, and heat exchanger work.

Occasionally respond to callouts and work overtime as needed.

Perform work in a safe manner that adheres to all regulatory guidelines (OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, etc.)

Experience interpreting electrical drawings, one lines, and Process Instrument Diagrams (P&'s), and loop diagrams

Experience calibrating, testing, troubleshooting, and installing instrumentation or electrical equipment

Climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, ladders associated with scaffolds in excess of 100 feet

Lift and carry up to 50 lbs. and push and pull up to 150 lbs.

Work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions

Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, ACR Flash suits, and encapsulated suits. PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task

Work in confined spaces with supplied breathing air and congested areas

Serve as a member of the emergency response team as an emergency responder

Instrumentation / Electrical degree or certification or related field

Experience in an industrial and/or chemical environment or military equivalent experience