Electrical Technician

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Koch Fertilizer Wever is looking for an Electrical Technician to support field instrumentation, electrical, and controls needs at the plant. The Electrical Technician will conduct maintenance (preventive and corrective) of monitoring systems and troubleshoot basic process control (BPC) and safety instrumented systems (SIS).

The schedule for this role is 10‑hour shifts, 4 days per week on a rotating schedule.

• Inspection and Troubleshooting:
  Execute repairs, rebuilds, replacements, installations, calibrations, and stroke testing of final control elements, ensuring optimal functionality and adherence to high standards of quality.
• Control and Instrumentation:
  Deliver hardware support for medium to large‑scale systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability through principled and proactive maintenance and innovation.
• Commissioning and Startup
  
  Activities:
  
  Conduct instrument loop inspections, loop checks, configuration, calibration, and testing. Oversee mechanical installation, function checking, and stock testing of final control elements to ensure seamless and efficient startup operations.
• DCS Support:
  Support and maintenance of DCS, SIS, and PLC‑based systems.
• Documentation:
  Update and create documentation for plant‑specific maintenance tasks. Ensure all plant instrument scope P&, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, cable schedules, and instrument list sheets are current and effectively utilized.
• Safety and Compliance:
  Ensure safety and compliance by understanding and applying Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and Management of Change (MOC) principles, continually seeking to improve these processes for better outcomes.

Meet one of the following:

• Associate degree in Industrial Instrumentation, Electrical, Controls or a related field
• Apprenticeship in a related field
• 2 years' relevant electrical, instrumentation, and/or controls experience

• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Bending, kneeling, lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Wearing a respirator when/where required to perform inspections or job duties.
• Noise levels may require hearing protection.
• Ability to climb straight ladders. Some work may require heights in excess of 100 feet.
• Confined space entry may be required.
• Wearing hearing protection within high‑level noise areas as required.

• Experience with process analytical equipment.
• Experience with control valve actuators, positioners, feedback, smart positioners, and solenoids.
• Experience with smart transmitters, sensing elements, and transducers.
• Experience with calibration, configuration, and repair of measurement/control instruments for flow, level, pressure, differential pressure, vibration, temperature, and pH.
• Experience with Motor Starters, MCCs, VFDs, 4‑160 volt and 480‑volt three‑phase systems.
• Familiar with HART communication protocols.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance.
• Retirement plan.
• Paid vacation and time off.
• Educational assistance.
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (subject to eligibility).

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

This employer uses E‑Verify. Please contact the recruiter for additional information regarding E‑Verify procedures.