Instrumentation & Electrical Technician

Position Summary : 

As the instrumentation & electrical technician you will provide maintenance craft specific support to plants. You will maintain and repair all types of equipment within craft knowledge and expertise. You will participate on the maintenance team which supports reliability improvement across all Operations facilities in the Plastics Organization. This will require full proficiency in a range of technical, operational, or analytical/scientific processes and procedures through job-related training and considerable on the job experience to perform a variety of work assignments. You will act as an informal resource for team members with less experience.

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Enables the people who manage and/or perform work in the field with the tools and information needed to perform their job effectively and efficiently.
• Requires full proficiency in a range of technical, operational, or analytical/scientific processes and procedures through job-related training and considerable on the job experience to perform a variety of work assignments.
• Performs troubleshooting of instrumentation, electrical, and automation controls for manufacturing equipment.
• Performs repairs and preventative maintenance associated with instrumentation, electrical, and automation controls.
• Acts as an informal resource for team members with less experience.
• Reviews and manages the inspections due for assigned unit
• Participates in assigned unit updates and planning meetings to be aware of unit needs and priorities. Participates in the Management of Change process
• Provides day-to-day and occasional off-hour inspection support to the plant 
• Participates in unit shutdowns by supplying inspection scopes along with repair scopes 
• Participates in unit day to day maintenance by supplying inspection scopes along with repair scopes 
• Participate in Root Cause Investigations (RCI’s) 
• Make facility walkthroughs/assessments of equipment.

  Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position will oversee projects, repairs and modifications .
• This position will serve as a resource relief to the Maintenance Manager periodically.

  Experience and Qualifications :  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• One of the following is required
  • A minimum of an Associates degree or 4 or more years of military experience and 6+ years of electrical maintenance, manufacturing or other related experience.
  • A minimum of a high school diploma or GED and 8+ years of experience electrical maintenance, manufacturing or other related experience.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Additional notes

• No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process
• We do not offer relocation assistance for Circulus/Dow jobs like this position. This includes reimbursement for travel expenses incurred to and from test sessions/interviews. If you apply for a position that is not within the area in which you reside, you will be responsible for all costs that you incur
• Essential functions of this position may require, among other things, that you use particular types of equipment -- such as on-site safety equipment that has specific weight limitations whereby your own weight, plus the weight of tools and other items and materials, must not exceed a certain threshold.  (For example, some types of safety equipment may be rated for a maximum weight limit of 300 pounds total.)  In the event a job offer for this position were (conditionally) extended and provides for a pre-employment medical examination, you will be appropriately evaluated regarding your ability to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. 

  Work Environment, Schedule, and Physical Demands :

The work environment is on the plant floor. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud and we do expect members to wear issued personal protective equipment (PPE) including hearing protection while on the plant floor and other required areas.

We have a 24/7 process operation. The work schedule for this position will be

• Monday thru Friday 
• Schedule is subject to change to meet production needs

This position will require the following physical demands.

• There will be moderate lifting - up to 50 pounds,
• Continually required to : lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, stand for several hours at a time, talk, or hear, work near moving mechanical parts, exposure to extreme heat or cold (non-weather), thermal conditions may exceed outdoor air temperatures at times,
• Frequently required to : lift and/or move up to 30 pounds, walk, required to utilize hand and finger dexterity, climb balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl; exposure to wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather),
•   Occasionally required to:  lift and/or move 50 pounds, sit, work around fumes, airborne particles (below permissible exposure limits), work in high, precarious places, exposure to outside weather conditions, thermal conditions may exceed outdoor air temperatures at times. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually loud to very loud at 85-100dB. Hearing protection is always required when on the plant floor.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Specialized equipment, machines, or vehicles used: may require the ability to operate a forklift, skid steer, mini excavator, and aerial work platforms (Scissor Lift and Boom Lift). The company will provide equipment operator training as required for the position.
• Must complete and pass OSHA’s requirements for forklift certification (powered industrial truck) training as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.178 within required plant management timeframe (usually within 4 weeks of start date).

Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

• Steel/Composite toed/non-slip safety shoes – Company Provides Stipend
• Work/Safety Gloves – Company Provides
• Hard Hat/Bump Cap – Company Provides
• Hi-Viz Safety Vest or Shirt – Company Provides
• FR shirts and pants-Company Provides
• Safety Glasses – Company Provides
• Hearing Protection - Company Provides
• Specialty PPE as Required by Task (Energized Electrical Gear)- Company Provides

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Circulus is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at [email protected].