E & I Technician-5

AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY; Red Diamond (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Powder Company is seeking an E&I Technician to support electrical and instrumentation systems across our Ohio plant. The role collaborates with operations, engineering, maintenance, and safety teams and reports to the E&I Maintenance Supervisor in McArthur, Ohio.

The position emphasizes diagnosing faults, performing preventative maintenance on motors, drives, MCCs, and instrumentation, and ensuring control system reliability in a dynamic industrial setting.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years as an I&E/controls/automation technician or similar role.
• Experience with industrial PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and instrumentation.
• Proficiency with multimeters and diagnostic tools.
• Familiarity with CMMS and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
• Experience with robotics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical equipment and systems up to 480V.
• Diagnose electrical faults using multimeters, ohm meters, and other diagnostic tools.
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on motors, drives, and MCCs.
• Troubleshoot and repair VFDs and motor control circuits.
• Install, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation.
• Perform loop checks, instrument calibrations, and verification of control system functionality.

Skills

Electrical & instrumentation troubles

Reading schematics & P&IDs

PLC/SCADA basics

Diagnostics with multimeters

Maintenance planning

Tools

CMMS systems

Diagnostic tools

Industrial PLCs & HMIs

Job description

Join the Family - Come work for an exciting company offering great benefits, challenging opportunities, and colleagues who feel more like family.

Job Summary

The E&I Technician works closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, safety, and operations. The position reports directly to the E&I Maintenance Supervisor located in McArthur, Ohio.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical equipment and systems up to 480V.
• Diagnose electrical faults using multimeters, ohm meters, and other diagnostic tools.
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on motors, drives, and MCCs.
• Troubleshoot and repair VFDs and motor control circuits.
• Install, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation.
• Perform loop checks, instrument calibrations, and verification of control system functionality.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience as an I&E technician, controls technician, automation technician, or similar role.
• Experience working with industrial PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and instrumentation.
• Proficiency with multimeters and diagnostic tools.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
• Experience with industrial communication protocols preferred.
• Experience with robotics preferred.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Electrical and instrumentation systems troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, loop drawings, technical manuals, and ladder logic.
• Ability to assemble, troubleshoot, and repair complex automated machines.
• Familiarity with PLCs, VFDs, sensors, transmitters, and control loops.
• Strong mechanical and electrical skills, including electromechanical assemblies.

Work Environment

• This position requires no travel.
• Time will be spent in all areas of the plant, both indoors and outdoors, in all-weather elements.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity Statement

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and AffAustin Powder also participates in E-Verify. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Company History

SINCE 1833, IMPROVING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. Austin Powder has been making explosives for over 190 years and we take great pride in improving the world we live in. In 1833, the Austin family created the company to produce black powder that would help break the rock, mine the minerals and build the canals and railroads to develop the frontier. Initially along the banks of the Cuyahoga River near Akron, Ohio, we grew as the country grew. Today, Austin Powder is a world leader in the industrial explosives industry with a passionate commitment towards safety, a relentless customer focus, a family culture work environment, and a demonstration of respect of towards all. As in our early years, our mission continues to be to improve the world we live in through the safe and responsible use of explosives. Our success has been based on our core values and this has proven to be universally true around the globe as the company has expanded to be one of the leading providers of industrial explosives and blasting services in the world.