Industrial I&E Technician: PLC/DCS & Electrical Maintenance

Evonik Oxeno; Chester (Delaware County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking an Instrumentation & Electrical Technician to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical and instrumentation systems, including DCS and PLC control.

Candidates should have a high school diploma and substantial industrial maintenance experience, plus formal training in process instrumentation and electronics. A licensed electrician is preferred; weekend call rotation may be required in a union environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Minimum five years instrument and electrical maintenance in an industrial environment preferred.
• Formal training in Process Instrumentation and Control and Electronics.
• Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality Systems training (ISO9000/14001), GMP, and Responsible Care Training.
• A licensed electrician is preferred, but not required.
• Manufacturing or chemical plant I&E experience is required.
• Willing to participate in a weekend call rotation and be available for urgent call ins in a union environment.

Responsibilities

• Install, troubleshoot, repair and perform preventive maintenance on electrical equipment, instrumentation and analytical equipment.
• Inspect instrumentation periodically and perform calibrations to ensure accuracy.
• Install power supply and signal wiring and cables, cable tray, and conduit for newly installed machines and systems.
• Use hand tools, power tools, and electrical/electronic test equipment and replace faulty components.
• Develop and maintain inventory of repair and replacement spare parts and materials.
• Acquire and retain electrical and instrumentation troubleshooting and installation skills; participate in vendor training.
• Acquire basic knowledge of processes involved in production units.
• Function in a High Performance Work Team environment and interact productively in a team.
• Install, troubleshoot and maintain DCS and PLC logic systems; develop PLC code via PC-based software.
• Analyze plant operations through the DCS; make configuration changes to modify operations.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Instrumentation maintenance

Process instrumentation

Electronics knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Process Instrumentation and Control training

Electronics training

Tools

DCS

PLC programming

Electrical test equipment

Job description

Evonik is seeking an Instrumentation & Electrical Technician to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical and instrumentation systems, including DCS and PLC control.

Candidates should have a high school diploma and substantial industrial maintenance experience, plus formal training in process instrumentation and electronics. A licensed electrician is preferred; weekend call rotation may be required in a union environment.