Instrumentation Technician

Koch Fertilizer, LLC is seeking a motivated and self-driven Operations and Instrumentation Technician to join our team in Marshalltown, IA
. You will be responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining Instrumentation & Electrical control systems and will perform duties to ensure the safe, compliant, and reliable operations of the terminal.

• This is a day shift position, Monday - Friday and will include a rotating on-call schedule including nights and weekends. The successful candidate will be able to report to on-call requests within 45 minutes of the terminal reporting location.

Koch Fertilizer, LLC owns network of storage and terminal assets across the Midwest responsible for storage and shipment of anhydrous ammonia to customers for agricultural and industrial use.

• Work with full life cycle of ammonia processes including refrigeration, gas fired heating, instrumentation, and PLC control systems, pumps, motors, and loading/unloading products
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and operate ammonia refrigeration, storage, loading/unloading systems
• Train customers on how to safely load anhydrous ammonia
• Perform general housekeeping and grounds maintenance
• Assist the Terminal Leader with compliance documentation
• Manage calibration, installation, verification, and validation of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems
• Troubleshoot and maintain I&E Control systems through inspections, tests, adjustments, and repairs of electric, electronic, mechanical, instruments and systems
• Manage daily maintenance work utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Perform reliability-based maintenance, repair, or replacement of a variety of instruments including but not limited to, flow, level, pressure, temperature, vibration, variable frequency drives, electric motors, and analyzers
• Improve, develop, and implement maintenance process improvements and efficiencies

• Experience OR training in the maintenance and troubleshooting electrical control systems
• Experience reading electrical and piping circuit drawings
• Valid Driver's license

• Ability to have unassisted physical mobility around a terminal and occasional exposure to fumes/airborne particles
• Ability to be medically approved to participate in the respiratory protection and HAZWOPER programs
• Ability to wear a gas mask-type respirator
• Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather
• Ability to lift/carry up to 50lbs
• Ability to push/pull up to 75lbs
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders up to 80ft
• Ability to work extended and off-shift hours as required

• 3+ years of industrial electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems experience
• 3+ years of experience working with Motor Controls, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's), Variable Frequency Drives (VFD's)
• Knowledge of industrial test equipment (Hart Communicator, Multimeter, signal generators, etc.) with troubleshooting and electrical skills
• Experience with a CMMS system (Ex: Maximo)
• Associates degree in a technical field
• Previous leadership experience

This role is not eligible for sponsorship

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