Power Plant Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Reworld Waste; West Wareham (MA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Reworld is seeking a dedicated Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical Technician for the SEMASS Facility. You will maintain, diagnose, install and repair power plant equipment, ensuring safe operation and adherence to procedures in a high‑voltage environment.

The role requires reading PLC ladder logic, performing preventative maintenance, and coordinating with maintenance teams to minimize downtime. Strong safety focus and willingness to work overtime as needed are essential.

Qualifications

• Three years of industrial plant experience repairing and maintaining high voltage electrical equipment and electronic instrumentation/control systems.
• Electrical journeyman’s license or solid technical experience, and MA licensure where applicable.
• Experience reading PLC ladder logic and electrical diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Complete preventive maintenance to prevent equipment breakdowns and downtime.
• Respond to changing plant priorities as directed by supervision.
• Use root-cause analysis to investigate breakdowns with teams and stakeholders.
• Prioritize work to minimize downtime and document activities in CMMS.
• Open/close work orders and manage spare parts per maintenance practices.
• Repair and maintain industrial machinery, inspect, assemble, disassemble, and replace components.
• Observe machine operation to diagnose malfunctions and optimize performance.
• Review maintenance reports to plan activities and adjust schedules.
• Ensure safe, clean, orderly work areas and communicate progress to teams.
• Support cross-discipline tasks and be willing to operate equipment with special lifts when trained.

Skills

High voltage electrical equipment

Electronic instrumentation / control

PLC ladder logic

Root-cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Education

High School diploma

Electrical journeyman’s license

MA 1C/2C/3A Hoisting licenses

Tools

RSView

RSLogix 5000

ControlLogix

Omron

Foxboro I/A DCS

VFDs 4160/480V

P&IDs, schematics & manuals

ALM CMMS

Job description

Reworld is seeking a dedicated Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical Technician for the SEMASS Facility. You will maintain, diagnose, install and repair power plant equipment, ensuring safe operation and adherence to procedures in a high‑voltage environment.

The role requires reading PLC ladder logic, performing preventative maintenance, and coordinating with maintenance teams to minimize downtime. Strong safety focus and willingness to work overtime as needed are essential.