Maintenance Specialist Instrumentation & Controls
Job in
Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, 61001, USA
Listed on 2026-07-01
Listing for:
KBR
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Maintenance Specialist Instrumentation & Controls
K Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.
Role Intent- Support execution of instrument related work through identification, planning, scheduling & execution of planned and unplanned maintenance.
- Co-ordinate efficient execution of instrument maintenance activities in assigned area.
- Coach and mentor local ROO National I&C Supervision and technicians on all aspects of Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Equipment Maintenance and HSE related issues on existing and future facilities.
- Implement structured maintenance system assigned production facilities.
- Implement good Work Management processes and adherence.
- Promotes a culture of open safety reporting and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.
- Accountable for the safe execution of maintenance activities in support of ROO's standards, values, and behaviours.
- Accountable for effective and efficient asset maintenance, covering Instrument and control system-discipline Preventative (PM) & Corrective (CM) maintenance activity.
- Owns and maintains a zero tolerance for overdue maintenance (SCE) to reduce risk to production /personnel / plant and environment.
- Have close oversight of contractors for managed instrument activities and review CTR's for
- quality of scope of work (pre / during and post work)
- cost
- resources / equipment utilisation
- materials
- durations
- Drives compliance with the standardized Work Management process, including deferral and risk management.
- Maintains the required daily updates / progress in the O&M tracker and Instrument department specific daily reports. Compile & distribute comprehensive reports as required.
- Supports the maintaining of the ROO choke model for any Instrument related Vulnerabilities to ensure they are understood and assessed to reduce risk and optimise production.
- Responsible for driving plant and equipment availability and supporting reliability improvement initiatives that are discovered as part of RCFA investigations, ensuring timely closure of any allocated station actions.
- Supports I&C teams diagnose and rectify faults to enhance maximum availability of equipment.
- Recommends execution optimization opportunities to the Maintenance Manager.
- Inputs and supports the MA's with the 12wk Maint activity schedule – has decision rights for what enters 2 wk. execution window for Instrument & Control activity. Seeks nesting opportunities for all activities and ensure no activities at risk (red flag) will be carried into the schedule without prior agreement with FMM.
- Ensure change management (MOC) issues are identified and Engineering Queries (EQ's) are raised in a timely manner to resolve and meet business objectives. Provide technical input in to modification work packs.
- Supports operations team on returning plant to safe operation post planned interventions.
- Timely GOC paperwork closeout (ITR's)
- MC1 walkdowns
- PSSR sign off.
- SCR sign off
- Champion Continuous improvements (CI) by standardizing best practice activities across site and maintenance teams,
- optimize Maintenance Strategy.
- improvements to maintenance build.
- optimize Materials Look-up and Staging.
- Seek improvements to design out and overcome I&C issues.
- Focal point for improvement opportunities within own discipline, liaising with training suppliers, vendors and support personnel.
- Input and support DGS MA's with BB readiness for Instrument and Control related Maintenance activity for site TAR and Train outages. Provide I&C support to shutdown teams pre / post activities.
- Advise on document control and holdings. Support adherence to maintaining master registers (C&E's / Loop sheets / Alarm registers / Controller…
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