Instrumentation and Controls Technician

Neil Jones Food Company; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & Supplemental401(k)

Company paid Life and AD&D insurance

10 paid vacation days

10 paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Free parking

Job summary

The Neil Jones Food Company in Vancouver, WA seeks an Instrumentation and Controls Technician to troubleshoot, install, and maintain plant instrumentation, PLCs, and MCC panels at our Northwest Packing plant. The role requires hands-on experience with drive systems, sensors, and process controls.

Responsibilities include calibrating transmitters, wiring, and ladder logic programming, with a focus on safe electrical practices and reliability during the fresh pack season.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• At least 3 years’ commercial or industrial instrumentation experience.
• Ability to calibrate transmitters and control loops using calibration equipment and math.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test, work extended schedule and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, and maintain plant instrumentation and controls.
• Set up instrumentation, electrical motors, PLC, MCC panels, and ladder logic programming.
• Interpret PLC control logic and calibrate process instrumentation.

Skills

Instrumentation experience

PLC programming

Electrical troubleshooting

Mathematical calibration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

PLC systems

MCC panels

Drive systems

Calibration equipment

Job description

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Instrumentation and Controls Technician

E6- Designated Full Time - Union Vancouver, WA, Vancouver, WA, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 3808

Salary: $42.00 Annually

The Neil Jones Food Company is an industry leader, processing superior quality fresh-packed, vine-ripened California tomatoes and Pacific Northwest fruit. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, NJFC has been providing our nation’s discerning foodservice, retail, industrial and institutional customers with the finest quality canned and pouched products for over 50 years. NJFC operates three production facilities: Northwest Packing in Vancouver, WA.; San Benito Foods, in Hollister, CA; and Toma-Tek in Firebaugh, CA.

We are looking for an Instrumentation Technician to troubleshoot, set up instrumentation, electrical motors, PLC, MCC panels, and ladder logic programming. This role will be responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining assorted plant control and process monitoring instrumentation at our Northwest Packing plant in Vancouver, WA.

• Determine the existence of electrical hazards and problems. Safely isolate, ground and prepare circuits and electrical apparatus to enable repairs.


• Install and maintain drive systems such as variable frequency drives, eddy current, and DC drives. Install and maintain programmable logic control systems (PLC). Interpret and/or modify PLC control logic as necessary. Install and calibrate pressure, temperature, flow, and level controls.


• Install electrical conduit, pull, and terminate wiring.


• Effectively communicate problems and solutions to resolve electrical problems.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.


• At least 3 years’ commercial or industrial instrumentation experience.


• Ability to use test and calibration equipment to calibrate transmitters and control loops, use mathematics and algebra to scale and calibrate process instrumentation, and use computer and related computer software to program controllers and analyze control loops.


• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test, work extended schedule and weekends, and any shift assigned during the fresh pack season, typically July to early November.


• Pension & Supplemental401(k)


• Company paid Life and AD&D insurance


• 10 paid vacation days, 10 paid holidays, and separate sick time


• Employee Assistance Program


• Numerous other voluntary products available


• Convenient location, 2 miles west of downtown Vancouver


• Free parking

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We are an Equal Opportunity and Fair Chance Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, citizenship status, genetic information, military or veteran status, and other protected status under applicable law. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.