Instrumentation and Controls Technician

The Neil Jones Food Company; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Medical/dental/vision

Life and AD&D insurance

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Convenient Vancouver location

Free parking

Job summary

The Neil Jones Food Company is an industry leader specializing in fresh-packed, vine-ripened tomatoes and fruit. This Instrumentation and Controls Technician will troubleshoot, install, and maintain plant control systems at the Northwest Packing plant in Vancouver, WA.

Responsibilities include PLCs, drive systems, calibration, and electrical wiring, with extended shifts during peak season.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Instrument Technology certification required.
• At least 3 years of commercial or industrial instrumentation experience.
• Ability to calibrate transmitters and control loops using calibration equipment.
• Ability to program controllers and analyze control loops with computer software.
• Willing to work extended schedules and shifts during the fresh pack season.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Instrumentation experience

PLC programming

MCC panels

Ladder logic

Education

High school diploma or GED

Instrument Technology certification

Tools

Programmable logic controllers (PLC)

MCC panels

Calibration/test equipment

Job description

Instrumentation and Controls Technician

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.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Instrument Technology certification.
• 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.

Benefits

• Pension & Supplemental401(k)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage
• 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

Legal and Equal Opportunity Statements

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

The Neil Jones Food Company participates in E-Verify

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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.