E&I Technician

Bunge; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 5,958,120; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness plans

Retirement contribution

Paid vacation/holidays

Job summary

A leading agricultural firm in Decatur, Alabama is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician. In this role, you will install and maintain a variety of mechanical and electrical equipment, ensuring optimal performance for the production processes. You will also be involved in programming and troubleshooting PLCs. This position offers flexibility with hours and a competitive pay of $43.25 per hour, along with a variety of benefits including health plans and retirement contributions.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience with PLC programming and troubleshooting.
• Thorough knowledge of electrical codes and principles.
• Precision working with minimum tolerances.
• Comprehension of P&ID drawing.
• Experience with variable frequency drives.

Responsibilities

• Install and repair mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Conduct electrical planning and preventative maintenance.
• Calibrate temperature sensing instruments.

Skills

Troubleshooting PLCs

Electrical schematics comprehension

Calibration of process instrumentation

Mechanical repair

Education

Associate’s degree in electrical engineering technology

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

City : Decatur; State : Alabama (US-AL); Country : United States (US); Requisition Number : 44280

A Day in the Life

The Electrical & Instrumentation Technician installs repairs and removes various instruments and their component parts in an efficient manner with respect to safety, quality, and sanitation. They provide skilled mechanical and electrical/electronic support to all areas of production

Position Details

Schedule to be determined. Be prepared to work a flexible, 8-, 10-, or 12-hour schedule that will include off shifts and weekends.

Pay: $43.25 an hour

Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Install, troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automated, and electrical/electronic equipment including but not limited to PLCs, numeral controls, power supplies, drives, gauges and test equipment
• Conduct electrical planning, preventative maintenance, and programming for process logic control systems (PLC’s) platforms, instrumentation, and human-machine interfaces (HMI)
• Install, repair, and calibrate electronic to pneumatic converters or pneumatic to electronic converters or a combination of both
• Repair electronic equipment instruments such as ultrasonic, radar, and other conventional level controls
• Repair electronic equipment instruments such as photo eyes, proximity controls, and associated equipment and controls
• Repair and calibrate temperature sensing instruments with capillary and bulb, instruments with thermocouple and electric output and resistive temperature detectors (RTD’s)
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• 2-3 years of equivalent experience programming, troubleshooting and repairing PLC’s (Siemens PCS7/WinnCC, Rockwell/Allen Bradley) and distributive control systems
• Thorough knowledge of electrical/electronic and mechanical theories and principles, writing specifications, local and national electrical codes, properties of various materials, and principles of operation and application of electronic equipment
• High degree of precision working with minimum tolerances
• Comprehension of electrical schematics, blueprints, and P&ID drawing
• Experienced in different brands of variable frequency drives
• Experienced with maintenance, set-up, and calibration of all types of process instrumentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in electrical engineering technology, industrial technology, or journeyman instrument maintenance/electrical technician
• Experience in AutoCAD
• Experience with ammonia refrigeration
• AS-i/Profibus networks

Values

• We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge