Senior E&I & Controls Specialist — Automation & Reliability

Brunel; Vidalia (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is recruiting for an experienced E&I & Systems Specialist for our client’s industrial processing facility in Vidalia, Louisiana. You will lead day-to-day guidance to E&I technicians and collaborate with Maintenance, Operations and Process teams to keep the plant safe, reliable and efficient.

The role emphasizes PLC logic, DeltaV/HMI systems, alarms, interlocks, trends and I/O, with duties including troubleshooting, reviewing schematics, and supporting commissioning and startup

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant industrial experience.
• Associate’s degree in Industrial Automation or 3+ years hands-on E&I experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment using PLC logic, HMI/DeltaV data, alarms and interlocks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the daily activities of E&I technicians.
• Troubleshoot electrical, instrumentation, automation and controls issues.
• Respond to plant downtime and production issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
• Review PLC/DeltaV logic, HMI information, alarms, interlocks, permissives, trends and I/O.
• Diagnose faults involving sensors, valves, transmitters, electrical equipment and control logic.
• Support PLC/HMI troubleshooting and minor logic modifications.
• Provide support for PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, drives, control panels and E&I systems.
• Review electrical schematics, P&IDs, loop drawings and control narratives.
• Support commissioning and startup activities, including I/O checks, control sequence testing, alarm validation and instrument scaling.
• Work with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, vendors and contractors.
• Coach and mentor E&I technicians on controls and troubleshooting techniques.
• Support condition monitoring and reliability initiatives.
• Recommend improvements to reduce downtime and improve plant reliability.
• Ensure all activities comply with site safety and change-management procedures.

Skills

Electrical systems

Instrumentation systems

Controls systems

PLC troubleshooting

HMI/DeltaV

Data trends

Education

Associate’s degree in Industrial Automation

3+ years hands-on E&I experience

Tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Emerson DeltaV

Job description

Brunel is recruiting for an experienced E&I & Systems Specialist for our client’s industrial processing facility in Vidalia, Louisiana. You will lead day-to-day guidance to E&I technicians and collaborate with Maintenance, Operations and Process teams to keep the plant safe, reliable and efficient.

The role emphasizes PLC logic, DeltaV/HMI systems, alarms, interlocks, trends and I/O, with duties including troubleshooting, reviewing schematics, and supporting commissioning and startup