Kelly Engineering is seeking a DIRECT HIRE E&I Technician to join one of our leading manufacturing clients at their Kankakee, IL location.

Please apply to learn more!

Ideal Candidate:

• 2-5 years industry experience in Instrumentation and Electronics within manufacturing or production environments.
• Experience in Preventative/Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring.
• Knowledge of wiring diagrams, loops sheets, P&ID, and instrument diagrams preferred.

Shift : 1st shift

JOB SUMMARY

• The E&I Technician is responsible for performing daily tasks as part of a team to ensure safe, productive, reliable, and cost-efficient maintenance of plant equipment and facilities.
• In addition, these positions provide field-level support for reliability efforts, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• The E&I Technician executes condition monitoring of electrical equipment and grounding systems for the overall reliability program of the site.
• This position is responsible for infrared and electrical grounding inspection, analysis, documentation, and reporting results.
• Performs duties in a manner that fosters good teamwork between maintenance and operations and is consistent with our vision of maintenance being a high-performance work team.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow all corporate safety culture and procedures.
• Work in a safe manner to prevent injury to self or others.
• Practice safety and housekeeping in the performance of job duties.
• Responds to emergency or unplanned work as needed, including callouts.
• Requires carrying an off-shift pager for one week on a rotation basis with other E&I Technicians. Typically, one week every 4-6 weeks.
• Maintain and repair components on systems, such as PLCs, DCS, pressure/level/temperature transmitters, motors, electrical switchgear, and control valves.
• Works on plant modifications, expense, and capital.
• Execute maintenance tasks in a quality manner to avoid rework.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) components of chemical production processes.
• Perform E&I preventative maintenance procedures and repairs.
• Provide feedback to planners on the quality of job plan detail and accuracy.
• Follow SAP workflow process required for technician craft:
• Document actual time spent on work.
• Close notifications and TECO work orders, as required.
• Document work repair history – detailed description of what was done: “as found, as left”.
• Utilize blueprints, schematics, manufacturer specifications, and manuals to troubleshoot and repair equipment.
• Recommend changes to existing systems or equipment to improve reliability or accuracy or further optimize the process.
• Recommend tools, equipment, or methods to improve the safety or timeliness of system repairs.
• Communicate any alterations to existing equipment to ensure all site records are current and proper documentation is completed.
• Support and continually apply all Quality Improvement, Safety, Ecology, and Legal Compliance, policies, and procedures.
• Adhere to all GMP Standards/Requirements.
• All other duties as assigned.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION: Required: High School diploma or equivalent experience. This client recognizes schools accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

EXPERIENCE:

• 3 years maintenance experience in an industrial setting.

KNOWLEDGE/SPECIALIZED SKILLS:

• Familiarity with general I/E maintenance practices, such as instrument selection and proper/safe use.
• Knowledge and experience using PCs, software, e-mail, etc.
• ISA Certified Control Systems Technician Level 1 Certification or higher is preferred, if not must attain certification within 2 years of starting in the position.
• Capability to perform basic mathematics, including fractions, decimals, and minor algebra.
• Detailed knowledge of common automation and control instrumentation, electrical code requirements, and process safety.
• Knowledge of wiring diagrams, loop sheets, P&IDs, and instrument diagrams.
• Prior SAP experience is preferred.
• DCS / PLC experience is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting experience.
• Prior experience with Predictive Maintenance (PdM), Preventive Maintenance (PM), and Condition Monitoring programs with exposure to Process Safety Management (PSM) is preferred.
• Demonstrate competency of Microsoft Office products.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Communicate with supervision and Production.
• High sense of urgency.
• Deal effectively with the unknown and unexpected and possess the ability to handle non-routine and emergency activities, such as plant shutdowns, start-up, commissioning, etc.
• Be able to lift 60 lbs., walk, sit, squat, bend, push/pull with arms/legs, body, reach overhead, stoop.
• Available for flexible hours and overtime as required to support Maintenance activities including shutdown both planned and un-planned.
• The process problems include dealing with the technical difficulties of corrosive and hazardous chemicals and operating temperatures up to 2400°F.