Maintenance Technician - Instrumentation

D.O.M. magazine; Wickliffe (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. is seeking a Maintenance Technician - Instrumentation to support plant instrumentation, calibration, and equipment reliability in Wickliffe, Ohio.

You will assist in installing, calibrating, and maintaining electronic, thermal, pneumatic, vacuum, hydraulic, robotic, and computer-instrumentation systems. Ideal candidates have an AS degree in Electronics with at least one year of instrumentation experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to document

Qualifications

• Must have an A.S. Degree in Electronics or equivalent training from a technical school.
• Minimum 1 year of Electronics/Instrumentation experience.
• Ability to analyze problems and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to troubleshoot systems with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in specification, installation, set-up, and calibration of instrumentation and related equipment/systems.
• Maintain and repair existing instrumentation/electronic equipment.
• Perform calibrations for plant instrumentation as requested by Quality/Process Control/Customers.
• Keep accurate documentation of repairs and calibrations.
• Develop and maintain skills for care and use of recording, indicating, and control instrumentation.
• Instruct others in use/operation of plant instrumentation and related systems.
• Other maintenance as required.

Skills

Electronics

Instrumentation

PLC troubleshooting

Problem solving

Oral & written communication

Education

A.S. Degree in Electronics

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

Maintenance Technician - Instrumentation

Company:

Precision Castparts Corp.

Category:

Maintenance

Job Type:

Permanent

City:

Wickliffe

State:

Ohio

Country:

United States

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the spanet leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine spanet. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp. Job Description RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in the specification, installation, set-up, and calibration of instrumentation and related equipment, systems and processes. These include various Electronic, Thermal, Pneumatic, Vacuum, Hydraulic, Robotic, and Computer.
• Maintain and if necessary, repair existing instrumentation/electronic equipment used in the plant.
• In conjunction with Quality, Process Control, and/or Customer requests, routinely performs calibrations for all plant instrumentation.
• Keep accurate documentation of all repairs and calibrations.
• Maintain and develop necessary skills for the care and proper use of recording, indicating, and control instrumentation used in the plant.
• Assist and instruct others as required in the use and operation of plant instrumentation and related systems and equipment.
• Other Maintenance as may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must at least have A.S. Degree in Electronics or equivalent training from a technical school.
• Must have a minimum of 1 year of Electronics/Instrumentation experience.
• Must be capable of logically analyzing problems and functioning effectively with a minimum of supervision.
• Must be able to troubleshoot systems with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Must have excellent oral and written skills.
• Must be able to work well with others..

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To be qualified to work in this facility, a successful applicant must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work or be authorized to receive controlled information under a specific license or permission from the relevant government agency. The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder), and certain categories of Asylees and Refugees.

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