Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Summary

Applicant instruction / electrical theory and related knowledge to test and repair electronic machinery and electrical control equipment and circuitry by performing the following duties.

• Perform job duties consistent with written job instructions
• Know system feed points for main systems
• Run cable; install conduit and cable tray; wire sizing
• Assist mechanics with motor change, disconnect, rotation, MCC, and motor starter troubleshooting
• Establish communication with field devices for troubleshooting and checking parameters
• Shut down and isolate rectifier system
• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot systems, calibrate PH/ORP probes, perform PH/ORP calibrations, and grounding
• Install, assemble, and test Cat5 cables and drops
• Understand plant processes and systems through review of operations training documents
• Assist with PLC programming
• Maintain a thorough understanding of safety requirements for 1660 feed, 138.8 hydrogen sub, and building 76
• Perform troubleshooting and maintenance for back‑up and fire alarm systems, VFD training, pump start modules, Fuji control system, and micro‑motion/virtex flow meters
• Calibrate and verify transmitters with bench test (PT, LT, FT, AT testing) and perform troubleshooting
• Participate in the work management system (WMS) by planning and communicating with Electrical & Controls Engineer and Mechanical Maintenance Engineer on a routine basis
• Fulfill on‑call requirements for the E&I department
• Complete all required PPE and ensure full‑face respirator includes required certification

• Washington State Journeyman license or completion of a Washington State approved electrical apprenticeship program
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must successfully pass annual physical and respiratory fit test/​certification
• Must maintain current TWIC Card

The hired applicant will be eligible to enroll in medical, dental, vision and will receive basic life insurance, basic AD&D insurance, and short‑term and long‑term disability wage replacement benefits. The position is also eligible to enroll in the Company’s 401k plan and will receive both employer match and annual contribution. Employees who work one thousand hours in the year prior will receive 40 hours on year one (1) to four (4) years of service.

The employee will also receive 10 paid Company holidays. This position may participate in bonus plan.

$49.73

This job is performed mainly outdoors; physical presence is required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, climb, have full use and range of motion of arms, hands and fingers to reach, grasp, hold, push or pull, twist, and work with tools; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to perform tasks that may require bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, lying down or working from elevated platforms.

The employee must be able to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Lifting may occur from the ground, waist‑high, or shoulder‑high. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to see details of objects that are more/less than a few feet away; see differences between colors, shades and brightness and determine the distance between objects. This job requires response to audible emergency alarms inside of the plant. Employee must be able to evacuate when required.

The employee must be able to work in a normal factory environment, including enclosed spaces and exposure to various hazards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, flame retardant clothing, etc.

May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators.