E&I Technician

City : Council Bluffs

State : Iowa (US-IA)

Country : United States (US)

Requisition Number : 43812

A Day in the Life:

The Electrical & Instrumentation Technician is responsible for maintaining plant wide electrical troubleshooting and repair.

Position Details:

Monday through Friday day shift

Pay: $35.71 an hour

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Maintain all automation throughout the facility (electric circuits of 480VAC or less)
• Troubleshoot and repair high voltage lighting, variable frequency drive (VFD) and alternating current / direct current (AC/DC) systems
• Troubleshoot and repair Programmable Logix Control (PLC) (Allen-Bradley) systems like SLC 500, MicroLogix, CompactLogix, PLC 5s, 5000 Logix Controllers and Panel Views
• Check output on DC controllers and replace printed circuit boards when needed
• Troubleshoot, locate, test, identify, or diagnose electrical malfunction and then adjust, repair, or replace
• Follow, interpret, and read blueprints or schematics
• Calibrate and/or troubleshoot process instrumentation
• Assigning IP addresses to new equipment
• Inspect for conformity to industry standards or specifications
• Rebuild, repair, and replace damaged, defective, or worn parts
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area and remove material and equipment from job site
• Troubleshoot and repair AC motor starter circuits

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates degree in electronics or 3-5 years of equivalent experience is required
• Ability to read and understand ladder logic
• Experience with networking systems such as Control Net, Ethernet, and Data Highway
• Familiarity with mass flow meters, pressure transmitters, temperature transmitters, burner control systems and other like equipment found in an automated plant
• Good written and verbal communications skills

Preferred Qualification:

• 3-5 years of experience or schooling troubleshooting and repairing PLC’s
• Programming experience
• Previous work in a soybean crush facility
• Experience with SAP maintenance software