Reliability IC&E Technician - 4x10 Shifts

Koch Fertilizer; Wever (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Fertilizer in Wever, Iowa is seeking an Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical (IC&E) Technician to join our Reliability team. You will troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation, electrical, and control systems that support safe, reliable plant operations.

You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to identify reliability improvements, support commissioning, and maintain accurate documentation while advancing safety programs like LOTO and MOC.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of related electrical, instrumentation, and/or controls experience
• Associate degree in Industrial Instrumentation, Electrical Technology, Controls Technology, or a related technical field
• Completion of an apprenticeship in a related electrical, instrumentation, or controls discipline
• Willing and able to meet the physical requirements: outdoors, lift up to 50 pounds, PPE, ladders, confined spaces

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation, electrical, and control systems that support plant operations.
• Support reliability initiatives by identifying equipment issues, investigating root causes, and implementing improvements that reduce downtime.
• Install, configure, and maintain field instrumentation, analyzers, control valves, motor controls, and automation equipment.
• Support and maintain DCS, SIS, and PLC-based control systems.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering to safely execute maintenance activities, projects, turnarounds, and plant improvements.
• Support commissioning and startup activities, including loop checks, testing, validation, and functional verification of instrumentation and control systems.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, drawings, and maintenance records; advance safety practices (MOC, LOTO).

Skills

Electrical instrumentation experience

Problem solving

Reliability focus

Education

Associate degree in Industrial Instrumentation, Electrical Technology, or Controls Technology

Apprenticeship completion in electrical/instrumentation/controls

Tools

DCS

SIS

PLC

MCCs

VFDs

Medium-voltage electrical systems

Job description

Koch Fertilizer in Wever, Iowa is seeking an Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical (IC&E) Technician to join our Reliability team. You will troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation, electrical, and control systems that support safe, reliable plant operations.

You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to identify reliability improvements, support commissioning, and maintain accurate documentation while advancing safety programs like LOTO and MOC.