E&I Technician – PLCs, Instrumentation & Automation

Austin Powder; Kentucky; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Austin Powder is seeking an E&I Technician to support electrical and instrumentation systems in a plant environment in the United States. The role reports to the E&I Maintenance Supervisor located in McArthur, Ohio, and emphasizes reliability-centered maintenance practices.

Responsibilities include installing, calibrating, and maintaining electrical equipment up to 480V, diagnosing faults with multimeters and diagnostic tools, and performing preventative and predictive maintenance on motors,

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical equipment up to 480V.
• Diagnose 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 and verification of control system functionality.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Instrumentation

PLC/SCADA

Diagnostics tools

Tools

CMMS

Diagnostic tools

Multimeters

Job description

Austin Powder is seeking an E&I Technician to support electrical and instrumentation systems in a plant environment in the United States. The role reports to the E&I Maintenance Supervisor located in McArthur, Ohio, and emphasizes reliability-centered maintenance practices.

Responsibilities include installing, calibrating, and maintaining electrical equipment up to 480V, diagnosing faults with multimeters and diagnostic tools, and performing preventative and predictive maintenance on motors,