E&I Technician: Electrical & Instrumentation Specialist

Austin Powder; Logan (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience in industrial maintenance, proficiency with PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and instrumentation, and strong diagnostic skills with meters and CMMS familiarity.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years as I&E/controls/automation technician or similar.
• Experience with industrial PLCs, HMIs, sensors, instrumentation.
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, loop drawings, manuals, and ladder logic.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical equipment up to 480V.
• Diagnose electrical faults with meters and 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 and calibration.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Instrumentation troubleshooting

PLC

HMI

Electrical schematics

Tools

Multimeters

Ohm meters

Diagnostic tools

CMMS

VFDs

Job description

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

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience in industrial maintenance, proficiency with PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and instrumentation, and strong diagnostic skills with meters and CMMS familiarity.