Advanced Technician, Maintenance, Core Maintenance Expert, Electrical and Instrumentation

Overview

This person is a foundational member of the Asset Care Team. The employee will work closely with Hytrel® Planners, other Core Maintenance Experts, various vendors/contractors, and the shift teams to execute predictive/preventative work orders based on Care Plans and respond to reactive work.

• Attend routine Meetings
• Maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all instruments, distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), monitoring systems, electrical systems, and pneumatic equipment in the facilities.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) work with ordering parts and scheduling work for Expense and Capital projects o Implement and run small MOC projects, as necessary
• Work with MRO Manager and Planner to maintain shop inventories, including spare equipment
• Create PPM Corrective Action Work Orders as needed
• Maintain complete equipment files, logs, and update drawings for all designated equipment
• Contact point for off-site contractors specific to the job being worked on, as needed
• Complete Service Entry Sheets and Goods Receipts for contractor invoices and materials ordered that are received by workflow
• Assist shifts on repair work orders and as needed
• Address emerging technical issues
• Member of the electrical safety team
• Enter equipment histories, time confirmations, and close out work orders once all cost flows have been completed
• Work schedule is day shift M-F with occasional OT on night/weekends/holidays to support plant Reliability.

Skills Required

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 7 years of electrical and instrumentation maintenance experience in manufacturing, chemical, power generation, pulp and paper, oil and gas, or related industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and repairing:
  Process instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level devices. Control valves, positioners, and associated pneumatic systems.
• PLC-based control systems.
• Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
• Motor control centers (MCCs), VFDs, and industrial electrical systems up to 480V.
• Ability to calibrate, configure, and commission field instrumentation
• Experience interpreting historian data and process trends to identify equipment and control system issues
• Working knowledge of NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements and safe work practices.
• Ability to participate in root cause failure analysis (RCFA) investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Experience supporting Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Proven SAP experience (Work Orders, Requisition, Workflows, etc.)
• Microsoft Office Skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and accomplish tasks
• Accepts ownership, is accountable and delivers on commitments
• Balances short-term and long-term priorities
• Has a sound foundation of understanding and ability to use technical/functional knowledge in meeting business needs
• Adjusts to varying demands. Analyzes requirements and adjusts
• Skilled in the use and interpretation of computer historian data to aid in troubleshooting control systems
• Skilled in the use of hand and power-driven tools as well as instrument communicators and simulators
• Be able to work from piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), loop diagrams, and electrical schematics.
• Guide resident E&I contractors

Desired Skills

• Associate degree or technical diploma in:
  Electrical Technology Instrument Technology Industrial Electronics Mechatronics Industrial Maintenance
• 10+ years of industrial electrical & instrumentation experience in processing industry (chemical, power, pulp & paper, or oil & gas)
• Familiarity with the following:
  Motor control centers (MCCs) Variable frequency drives (VFDs) Low and medium voltage power distribution up to 13.8kV Motors, transformers, breakers, and switch…