INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN-BROOKS, AB

JBS USA; Brooks; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company in Brooks, Alberta is looking for an experienced Instrumentation Technician. The successful candidate will support production and maintenance for instrumentation, requiring strong skills in Allen Bradley programming and SQL servers. The role involves troubleshooting, maintenance strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives. Exceptional benefits including competitive wage, health coverage, and career growth opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive Wage

Relocation Assistance

Extended Health/Medical Benefits

Career Growth

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of related experience.
• Ability to read drawings pertaining to industrial instrumentation.
• Strong communication and diplomacy skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support for issues involving instrumentation and process control.
• Provide maintenance support for all instrumentation and process control.
• Lead and assist with continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Allen Bradley programming

SQL servers

HMI programming

Analytical Thinking

Education

Instrumentation or Engineering certificate

Tools

PLC 5

RS Logix 500 & 5000

Panelview

Factory Talk

Wonderware

Job description

INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN-BROOKS, ALBERTA

With approximately 3,300 employees, JBS Food Canada ULC ("JBS Canada") is one of Canada's largest beef processors. Consisting of four locations—the main processing facility located in Brooks, Alberta, where approximately 4,200 head of cattle are harvested and processed daily; the Head Office and a case ready plant, both based in Calgary, Alberta; and JBS Ontario, a case ready plant located in Belleville, Ontario. The JBS Canada facility in Brooks has the capacity to produce products ranging from boxed beef primals, ground beef, beef trimmings, beef by-products and hides which are shipped across Canada and worldwide. At the multi-protein Mountain Creek Farms case-ready facility in Calgary, JBS Canada produces value-added products including marinated, portion sized, multi-pack options, kebabs and much more. JBS Ontario in Belleville produces fresh meat and seafood products for leading retailers in Canada.

At JBS Canada, our people are our greatest asset. We are very proud to have a team of high achieving, engaged employees. We are currently seeking a Instrumentation Technician to join our JBS Team. This position will support all computer/network equipment including servers, switches, cabling, printers and desktops system.

NOTE: THIS ROLE IS LOCATED IN BROOKS, ALBERTA.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support for issues involving instrumentation and process control;
• Provide maintenance support, including calibrations for all instrumentation and process control, including the development of maintenance support strategies and schedules;
• Develop, execute and document an Asset Care program for instrumentation, automation and related systems;
• Support utility metering and related systems;
• Select and commission support for new instrumentation;
• Maintaining equipment regularly by adjusting system components and testing functionalities;
• Inspecting and troubleshooting equipment for issues and repairing or replacing defective parts as needed;
• Support Validation activities;
• Lead and participate in failure analysis activities related to instrumentation or process control;
• Lead and assist, independently or in teams, with the development and implementation of continuous improvement activities for process control and instrumentation.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform work without established procedures (and thus involved with procedure development) with minimum supervision;
• Team and customer service focus with good organizational and planning skills;
• Strong communication and diplomacy skills required to communicate technical information with non-technical resources;
• Must be proficient with Allen Bradley, PLC 5, and RS Logix 500 & 5000 programming and troubleshooting;
• Proficiency in SQL servers required;
• Instrumentation: I/P transducers and Modulating Valves;
• Must be proficient with HMI’s, including Panelview, Factory Talk, and Wonderware;
• Instrumentation or Engineering certificate is required;
• 2-5 years of related experience;
• Ability to read drawings pertaining to industrial instrumentation;
• Analytical Thinking with excellent troubleshooting skills, and ability to read P&IDs and follow PLC programs;
• Willingness and flexibility to work in shift as scheduled (afternoon shift/weekends);
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills;
• Knowledge of Windows and MS Office suite.

Work Site Environment

Noisy, Odours, Hot, Cold/refrigerated.

Please note that Applicants may be subject to drug and alcohol testing. If an Applicant is requested to take a drug and alcohol test, any offer of employment to the Applicant will be conditional upon passing the drug and alcohol test.

Benefits

Exceptional Benefits Include: Competitive Wage | Relocation Assistance | Extended Health/Medical Benefit | Group Life & Accidental Death Insurance | Short/Long Term Disability | Vision/Dental Care | Employee Beef Purchasing Program | Voluntary Employee RRSP Contributions | Employer RRSP Contributions | Career Growth and Continued Training

JBS Food Canada ULC

https://jobs.jbsfoodsgroup.com/us/en/canada

Physical Location: 193002A Range Road 150, Brooks, Alberta, T1R1C6

Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]