E&i Technician
Listed on 2026-08-29
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
We are seeking an experienced Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician to support the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, installation, and calibration of electrical and instrumentation systems within a large industrial manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring the safe and reliable operation of process control equipment, instrumentation, automated valves, motor controls, and electrical distribution systems.
This position is part of a union workforce with a seniority-based shift bidding process every six months. Candidates must be open to working all shifts.
Top 3 Required SkillsTo be considered, candidates must have hands-on experience in all three of the following areas:
Industrial Electrical Troubleshooting- Troubleshooting and repairing industrial electrical systems, motor controls, MCCs, starters, and VFDs.
- Working with electrical systems up to 480V, with medium-voltage experience preferred.
- Reading and interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and control drawings.
- Troubleshooting, calibrating, and maintaining pressure, flow, level, and temperature instrumentation.
- Experience with transmitters, sensors, control loops, and process measurement devices.
- Knowledge of 4-20mA signals, HART communication, and calibration equipment.
- Troubleshooting and repairing control valves, actuators, positioners, solenoid valves, and pneumatic systems.
- Experience with valve automation and process control systems.
- Maintaining automated equipment used in manufacturing or process operations.
Candidates without industrial electrical and instrumentation troubleshooting experience will not be considered.
Responsibilities- Troubleshoot and repair electrical, instrumentation, and process control equipment.
- Install, calibrate, maintain, and replace pressure transmitters, flow transmitters, level switches, temperature devices, and related instrumentation.
- Diagnose equipment failures using multimeters, process meters, pressure calibrators, temperature calibrators, and HART communicators.
- Troubleshoot and repair VFDs, motor controls, actuators, sensors, and control valves.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on plant equipment.
- Maintain and troubleshoot electrical systems operating at 480V and 4160V.
- Service pneumatic systems including air actuators, solenoid valves, and pneumatic switches.
- Work with process control equipment, boiler controls, relay logic systems, and instrumentation networks.
- Read and interpret P&IDs, electrical schematics, loop drawings, and technical documentation.
- Complete work orders and maintenance documentation while following established safety procedures.
- Support continuous improvement efforts related to equipment reliability and plant operations.
- 3+ years of experience as an E&I Technician, Instrument Technician, Industrial Electrician, or related industrial maintenance role.
- Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical systems and instrumentation.
- Experience with VFDs, motor controls, pressure transmitters, flow transmitters, level instrumentation, and process controls.
- Knowledge of valve automation, pneumatic systems, and instrumentation calibration.
- Ability to use electrical and instrumentation testing equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, loop diagrams, and P&IDs.
- Experience working in manufacturing, refinery, chemical, food processing, power generation, utilities, oil & gas, or similar industrial environments.
- Experience with 4160V electrical systems.
- Experience with Rosemount instrumentation and Fisher control valves.
- Knowledge of relay logic and industrial automation systems.
- Experience with boiler controls and compressed air systems.
- Familiarity with HART communication protocols and advanced process control systems.
- Union manufacturing environment.
- Shift assignments are determined through a seniority-based bid process every six months.
- Candidates must be willing and able to work all shifts, including days, afternoons, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
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