I&E Lead Technician

Job Title

Serves as lead and primary troubleshooting expert as it applies to electrical, process equipment and instrumentation on the site.

Provides maintenance and troubleshooting expertise on plant and facilities electrical, process and instrumentation. Maintains instrumentation and electrical equipment records and leads the preventative maintenance of I&E aspects for the Chemical Plants and Facilities. To ensure proper operation and adherence to compliance requirements. Maintains, orders and specs repair parts and interfaces with Engineering, Purchasing and Vendors.

Perform plant maintenance and repair on all plant electrical equipment to include motors, motor starter controllers, PLC, DCS, HVAC, controls, VFD, UPS, lighting, process heat trace, pneumatic control valves, hydraulics, electro-mechanical systems (ie: drum fillers, drum handlers, air compressors, air dryers, etc) and associated instrumentation to include, but not limited to analytical, pressure, level, flow, and temperature transmitters.

Serves as the lead and go to expert for all Electrical, Process and Instrumentation systems.

Troubleshooting PLC, and DCS programs and man/machine interfaces.

Calibrating, repairing, and testing of safety instrumented systems, and process instrumentation.

Maintains calibration test equipment and ensures accuracy. Maintains buffers and solution needed for calibration.

Provides input to engineering and project teams as a part of capital projects and improvements as it applies to specifications and the future ownership and maintenance requirements.

Maintenance of equipment preventive maintenance database on CMMS, using SAP and calibration equipment records for ISO-9001, ISO 14001, OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, permit compliance, Etc.

Serve as a foreman/lead technician for jobs where 3rd party contractors are assigned.

Supervise I&E activities, and contractors

Performs Calculations necessary to setup, program and download to the DCS/process for level, pressure, temperature and flow, etc.

Performs other duties as required.

Formal technical training in the field of electro-mechanical systems, electricity, controls, HVAC, pneumatics, test equipment or any equivalent combination of experience and/or training, plus a minimum of 10 years of experience in plant maintenance.

Technical training in PLC programming and maintenance, or equivalent experience.

Must have demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the above-mentioned tasks.

General knowledge of Windows and Microsoft based system programs. SAP experiences a plus.

Pay Range: $47-$52 per hour

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

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Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Caitlin Brennan

Company is:

Evonik Corporation