Facilities Instrumentation & Controls Tech - Growth & Training

What’s Upstate; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed in Durham, NC seeks a skilled technician to maintain instrumentation and controls across facilities. You will troubleshoot plant FMCs, calibrate transmitters, read schematics, and work with I&C, Facilities Ops, and engineers to implement system upgrades.

You will perform PID tuning, modify programs, and help keep documentation and spare parts inventory up to date, while adhering to safety and PPE requirements.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Minimum 5-years of related industry experience.
• Experience with troubleshooting electrical controls and instrument calibrations.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision and direction.
• Must have a general knowledge of low voltage and associated maintenance equipment and systems.
• Excellent communications skills required, both written and oral.
• Must be able to wear appropriate PPE and work around hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot programming and system faults for plant FMCS equipment and modify existing programs to improve sequencing, alarms, and response within PLCs, HMIs, and automated systems (Rockwell RSLogix 500, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk Asset Center, Wonderware, Ignition).
• Perform calibrations of Flow, Level, Temperature, Pressure, and Humidity Transmitters using approved test equipment.
• Collaborate with Facilities Operations, Mechanical, Electrical, Process, and I&C Engineers to correct deficiencies and issues across sites.
• Perform PID loop tuning and adjustments.
• Read and understand blueprints and electrical control panel schematics.
• Maintain instrument as-built and procedural documentation, and inventory of spare parts.

Skills

Electrical controls troubleshooting

Instrument calibration

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA operation

Industrial software

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

RSLogix 500

Studio 5000

FactoryTalk Asset Center

Wonderware

Ignition

Job description

Wolfspeed in Durham, NC seeks a skilled technician to maintain instrumentation and controls across facilities. You will troubleshoot plant FMCs, calibrate transmitters, read schematics, and work with I&C, Facilities Ops, and engineers to implement system upgrades.

You will perform PID tuning, modify programs, and help keep documentation and spare parts inventory up to date, while adhering to safety and PPE requirements.