Job Title : I/E Technician

Location : East Chicago, IN 46312

Pay: $40-45/hour

Duration : 2-6 months (possible contract-to-hire)

Work Schedule : Onsite (M-F, 8-5pm)

Job Description

• Comply with all plant environmental, health, safety, and process safety standards and procedures. Report hazards, deviations, and injuries in a timely manner.
• Comply with all Company policies, procedures and quality standards as well as participate in quality and process improvement initiatives as required.
• Operate forklift and powered industrial trucks.
• Maintains timely compliance on all safety, health, environmental, and training initiatives.
• Provides assistance to other crafts and production groups with process and systems troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot process control and electrical systems
• Installs, connects, disconnects, removes, tests, calibrates, and repairs electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic measuring, controlling, recording, and indicating systems and equipment.
• Disassembles instruments and equipment, and inspects components for defects; repairs, replaces component parts, and reassembles.
• Performs preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance as required to maintain equipment in optimal condition
• Performs general housekeeping and maintains orderliness
• Prepares and uses sketches, diagrams, blueprints, and other drawings.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduits and raceways.
• Pulls wiring through conduit and other raceways.
• Performs disconnects, reconnects, installs, removes, troubleshoots, and generally maintains motor control, process control, burner control, and electrical distribution devices and systems.
• Familiar with the NEC and NFPA 70e and can use the book as reference.
• Fabricates and terminates electrical/instrument panels, junction boxes, and cabinets
• Working knowledge of PLC’s, variable frequency drives,
• Supports Maintenance Excellence and Productivity initiatives.
• Participates in training initiatives to maintain and improve skills

Required Skills

• Candidates are required to successfully pass testing
• It requires an ability to read, comprehend, and interpret schematics, loop drawings, P&ID’s and other technical resource manuals.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations and conversions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively to functional levels within the organization.
• All employees have Environment, Health and Safety roles and responsibilities, and are accountable for achieving compliance with our EHS Policy, including Emergency Preparedness and Response as defined in site-wide documentation.
• An I/E Tech may be required to work a rotating shift schedule, work overtime, and work holidays as business dictates.
• Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment must be worn when required.

Required Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with:

• Minimum 3 years of related experience working with commercial or industrial instrumentation OR a minimum 3 years of related experience working as a commercial or industrial electrician.
• Academic degree in related technology is a plus OR documentation supporting completion of acceptable training for an electrician. eg. Journeyman program, or trade school, or qualified in-house program
• The I/E Tech position requires technical and practical knowledge in the field of Electricity and Instrumentation.