Reliability IC&E Technician – Instrumentation & Controls

Koch; Wever (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending

Health savings accounts

Life insurance

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

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

You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to troubleshoot issues, implement improvements, and support commissioning, startup activities, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of related electrical, instrumentation, and/or controls experience.
• Associate degree or completion of an apprenticeship in electrical/instrumentation/controls.
• Willing to meet physical requirements (lift up to 50 pounds, outdoors).

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 Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), and PLC-based control systems.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams 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 and compliance through the application of safe work practices, Management of Change (MOC), and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) processes.

Skills

Electrical

Instrumentation

Controls

DCS

SIS

PLC

MCCs/VFDs

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree in Industrial Instrumentation or related

Apprenticeship in electrical/instrumentation/controls

Job description

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

You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to troubleshoot issues, implement improvements, and support commissioning, startup activities, and documentation.