Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Veolia; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Health, dental, vision

Job summary

Veolia is seeking an Electrical/Instrumentation Technician to inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain a range of instrumentation and electrical equipment to ensure optimal machine performance. The role requires adherence to health, safety, and regulatory standards and involves documenting work and supporting failure analysis.

Responsibilities include calibration of analyzers and probes, preventive maintenance, and ordering parts as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Two years of work experience.
• State Journeyman's Electrical License required.
• 24-hour HAZWOPER Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair existing problems using electrical testers and devices to identify causes.
• Dismantle electrical devices to access and replace defective parts, reassemble, and test performance.
• Repair/replace control instruments and interpret diagrams to fix issues.
• Maintain accurate records of completed work and forward logs to supervisor.
• Assist with equipment failure analysis and reporting.
• Set up and check preventive systems (generators, cathodic protection, analyzer gas equipment) to ensure safety.
• Calibrate stack analyzers, pH probes, and oxygen analyzers; replace filters and regulators.
• Order parts and maintain inventories for ongoing electrical/instrumentation maintenance.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Customer oriented

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

Responsible for inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining a variety of moderately complex to complex instrumentation and electrical equipment to include control systems, sensors, analyzers, electrical motors, pneumatic instrumentation, programmable logic controllers, etc. to insure optimum performance of machines and associated equipment. Adheres to all health, safety, and compliance requirements in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and repair existing problems by utilizing a variety of electrical testers/devices to determine possible causes for problem situations.
• Dismantle a variety of electrical devices to gain access to and remove defective parts and reassemble and test for optimum performance.
• Repair and/or replace functional parts of control instruments and ability to interpret instructions and diagrams in correcting existing problems.
• Maintain appropriate records on completed work performed and forwards logs along with findings to the immediate supervisor.
• Assist with equipment failure analysis.
• Set up and check preventive equipment such as emergency generators, cathodic protection, change desiccant in water's air system, waste feed cut off testing, analyzer gas equipment, etc. to insure that safety measures are maintained within the facility.
• Maintains the proper paperwork daily by ensuring that it is filled out and updated accurately.
• Calibrates stack analyzers, pH probes and low flash oxygen analyzers. Changes oxygen filters, gas cylinders and setting regulators.
• On an as-needed basis, order needed parts and machinery and keep adequate inventories to meet scheduled on-going electrical/instrumentation maintenance programs.
• Other work related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Two years of work experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong team player.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong customer orientation.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training:

• State Journeyman's Electrical License required.
• 24-hour HAZWOPER Certification.

Additional Information

Pay Range:$40.00 to $45.00 per hour.

Benefits: Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.