Electro-Instrumentation Technician
Job Summary
The Electro-Instrumentation Technician will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing electrical and instrumentation systems in a manufacturing environment. This role focuses on ensuring equipment performance, conducting root cause analysis, and supporting predictive maintenance programs. The successful candidate will work in a safety-first culture and collaborate with a team to ensure operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot electrical and instrumentation systems
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for equipment failures
- Maintain CMMS documentation
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance
- Mentor junior technicians
Required Skills
- 2+ years E&I experience
- PLC and DCS system knowledge
- CMMS proficiency
- Industrial instrumentation (Fisher, Rosemount)
- Troubleshooting Rockwell/ABB/Valmet equipment
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate mature levels of E&I technical capabilities resulting in excellence in safety, quality assurance and maximizing asset performance.
- Facilitate and assist in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of premature failures, offering solutions and implementing corrective actions preventing reoccurrence.
- Utilize work processes and CMMS to document findings and initiate corrective actions.
- Assist in the further development of the predictive and preventive programs.
- Demonstrate troubleshooting skills that allow our equipment to operate as designed in accordance with OEM specifications.
- Participate in reliability focused design changes that reduce waste and improves asset/equipment performance.
- Proactively seek education opportunities in self-development both technically and professionally.
- Ensuring proper operation of, and troubleshooting of, electrical & instrumentation system components including transmitters, actuators, controllers, motor and drive systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS) for process control, etc.
- Mentoring and sharing knowledge with other technicians.
- Apply all applicable codes, regulations, reliability strategies & corporate standards.
Required Qualifications:
- A minimum of 2 years of electrical and instrument control experience preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Experience with Rockwell, ABB, Valmet equipment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Software and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
- Experience with smart instrumentation (Fisher, Rosemount).
- Able to maintain consistent attendance, positive attitude, and initiative.
- Team-oriented, with a strong desire to support and mentor junior mechanics or apprentices in developing their technical skills.