E&I Technician – PLCs, Instrumentation & Electrical

Tate & Lyle; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate & Lyle in California is seeking an E&I Maintenance Technician to inspect and calibrate process instrumentation, troubleshoot electrical equipment, and support repairs and replacements across the site.

Reporting to the E&I Lead and Maintenance Supervisor, you will perform preventative maintenance, document issues, and ensure cGMP and PPE standards are followed; a personal tool set is required.

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting PLCs, motor controls, field instrumentation, control loops, and transmitters.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and industry standards of electrical equipment.
• Ability to complete general maintenance work in instrumentation, control, and electrical areas.
• Minimum 7 years prior employment experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Manufacturing and food industry experience.
• Ability to understand Input and Output addressing in Logic Controllers.
• Read and understand electrical schematic drawings, instrument loop diagrams and P&ID’s.
• High school diploma/GED and valid CA driver’s license.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine preventative maintenance calibrations and inspections to insure minimal disruption to the production process.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical equipment throughout the site.
• Sets up, replace, and install process instrumentation with minimal supervision.
• Provide insight and feedback from assigned work.
• Complete equipment history information files to document technical issues.
• Document mechanical or electrical problems that may disrupt the production process.
• Communicate with process operators and productions shift supervisors on equipment status.
• Utilize time to keep up routine cleaning of your work area consistent with the company’s cGMP Policy.
• Proper use of Mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) conforming to cGMP standards.
• Demonstrate effective teamwork behavior, promotion of process efficiency, and effectively communicate safety and procedural issues with coworkers and supervisor.
• Punctuality, good attendance, and the ability to adjust to a variety of assignments.
• Employee must have personal hand tools.

Skills

Electrical schematics

Instrument loop diagrams

P&ID diagrams

PLC troubleshooting

Motor controls

Field instrumentation

Control loops

Mathematics

English reading

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

SAP

PI

CADD

Driver's license

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

SAP

PI

CADD

Job description

Tate & Lyle in California is seeking an E&I Maintenance Technician to inspect and calibrate process instrumentation, troubleshoot electrical equipment, and support repairs and replacements across the site.

Reporting to the E&I Lead and Maintenance Supervisor, you will perform preventative maintenance, document issues, and ensure cGMP and PPE standards are followed; a personal tool set is required.