Instrument & Control Technician II

Job Description:
Job Title: Instrument & Control Technician II Keywords: Number of Positions: Remaining Positions: Duties:

Job Description/Responsibilities

Areas of Responsibility Include: Laboratory safety Wet laboratory analysis and technique Fuel and oil sampling and analysis Daily water quality monitoring Ensuring equipment/instrumentation performance and reliability Waste water treatment Environmental sampling, testing, and reporting Customer service and good communication are essential in this position.

Job activities will involve working with individuals from plant operations, maintenance and planning, engineering, environmental, analytical laboratory, and outside vendors.

Job Duties Include: Collect, calculate, and review data to prepare various reports (both internal and external).

Calibrate field and laboratory instrumentation.

Maintain and repair lab instrumentation, inline instrumentation, and equipment.

Monitor processes and system status and take action to address issues.

Submit electronic work requests (notifications) for identified deficiencies on plant equipment.

Skills:

Essential Functions

Maintains and troubleshoots electronic, electrical, mechanical, and other equipment for plant, electric and gas distribution and transmission systems.

Consults with supervisors, operators, and engineers to review assigned area needs, discuss problems, prioritize work, and provide technical expertise.

Repairs, calibrates and/or programs electronic components.

Repairs and/or replaces transfer switchgear for generators, motor control panels, pump controls, valves, cables, and adjustable frequency drives.

Resolves computer problems with process control software.

Operates and maintains electronic equipment, diagnostic instruments, and software in performance of assigned duties, specifically: computers, volt meters, amp meters, electrical tools, electronic tools, and telemetering, and process control software.

Receives reports, electrical diagrams, and correspondence; reviews, processes or; maintains documentation for reference.

Consults with manufacturers' service technicians, contractors, and vendor representatives to discuss problems, schedule installs, and evaluate costs for necessary parts, supplies, or repairs.

Performs other related duties as required.

Review, edit, develop, manage, and interpret documents and drawings utilized for the purposes of maintaining, constructing, testing, and removing equipment and facilities for plant, electric and gas distribution and transmission systems.

Make design decisions with regard to electronic, electrical, mechanical, civil, and structural aspects of equipment and facilities utilized for plant, electric, and gas distribution and transmission.

Consults with supervisors, operators, technicians, manufacturers, vendors, subject matter experts and engineers to review assigned area needs, discuss problems, prioritize work, and provide technical expertise.

Regular attendance is expected.

Hours and Travel

Meet travel requirements of the position.

Work a flexible schedule, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays and overtime.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.

The employee is often required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Duties involve moving materials weighing up to pounds on a regular basis such as pumps, valves, motors, gauges, other operating or lab equipment, books, paper, laptop computer, etc., and may require moving materials weighing up to pounds.

Education:

Associate degree in a scientific or technical field, or scientific or technical credit hours as measured on a semester basis.

The following skills may set you apart from others:

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Environmental Science, and other fields of Science or Mathematics.

+ year of experience performing maintenance, technical, and/or operational activities at a power plant or chemical processing plant.

+ year of experience as a Power Plant Operator or with a Turbine Room/Steam Room/Boiler.

Familiarity with the thermodynamic steam cycle, power plant system components as well as environmental monitoring and regulatory compliance.

Knowledge of analytical laboratory equipment and instrumentation, mechanical equipment (pumps, valves, etc.), and high quality water production (RO, ion exchange, filtration).

Familiarity with NPDES, Storm Water, RCRA waste management, and Waste Treatment Plant Operator Certification.

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Location Client Location Country: United States State/Province: Michigan City: Olive Township Address: JH Campbell Plant, Croswell Street POSTAL CODE: Work Location Same as Client Location Other Client Location Work Completed Offsite Schedule Start Date: // Hours Per Week: Est.

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