Instrumentation Technician – 24/7 Plant Maintenance

Advansix; Hopewell (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

401K with company matching

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase eligibility

Job summary

AdvanSix is hiring an Instrument Mechanic in Hopewell, VA. The role focuses on installing, calibrating, configuring, programming, modifying, diagnosing and repairing control valves and instrumentation across DCS and related systems.

You will perform preventative and corrective maintenance, often independently, while collaborating with technicians, contractors, operators, and vendors to ensure safe, reliable operations and continuous 24/7 plant performance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of troubleshooting as an instrumentation technician in an industrial or manufacturing environment or education level of Associates Degree in Instrumentation.
• Instrumentation Certification preferred
• 5 years of troubleshooting as an instrumentation technician in an industrial or manufacturing environment preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills preferred
• Experience wearing Personal Protective Equipment (Fire retardant clothing) preferred

Responsibilities

• Working a rotating shift schedule.
• Performing and documenting maintenance calibration, installation, fault diagnosis, repair of electronic, electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic instruments and systems i.e., transmitters, switches, analyzers, control valves, relays.
• Performing basic maintenance and troubleshooting on automated control systems (PLC/DCS) and computer workstations to maintain and operating unit producing on time quality product.
• Working with a wide variety of instruments including pH, conductivity, ultrasonic, guided wave radar, mass flow, pressure transducers, RTD’s, nuclear levels, etc.
• Repairing and maintaining environmental and continuous emissions monitor system (CEMS).
• Using knowledge of instrumentation and electrical test equipment.
• Assisting with Quality Improvement Projects to facilitate continuous improvement.
• Performing all duties in a manner consistent with environmental, health, and safety policies.
• Providing daily support to all plant operations to continue 24/7 operations.
• Willing to work overtime and provide off hours call out support when required.
• Performing Scheduled and non-scheduled PM Preventative Maintenance
• Communicating with planners and order non-stock parts
• Reading and understanding manuals, schematics, and P&ID’s
• Documenting and maintaining equipment history to track its reliability to determine when to make repairs and/or replace
• Assist with maintaining site instrumentation and electrical technical documentation to ensure equipment design, technical drawings, loop sheets, specification sheets and process changes are documented and current
• Willing and able to be trained and learn new technologies as the skills of an Instrument Technician to advance with new technologies and applications

Skills

Troubleshooting instrumentation

Instrumentation knowledge

Communication skills

PPE experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate Degree in Instrumentation

Tools

Experian systems

Test equipment

PLC/DCS tools

Job description

AdvanSix is hiring an Instrument Mechanic in Hopewell, VA. The role focuses on installing, calibrating, configuring, programming, modifying, diagnosing and repairing control valves and instrumentation across DCS and related systems.

You will perform preventative and corrective maintenance, often independently, while collaborating with technicians, contractors, operators, and vendors to ensure safe, reliable operations and continuous 24/7 plant performance.