Instrumentation & Controls Technician

Your Job

Koch Fertilizer Wever is looking for an Instrumentation & Controls Technician to support field instrumentation, electrical, and controls needs at the plant.

The Instrumentation & Controls Technician will conduct maintenance (preventive and corrective) of monitoring systems and troubleshoot basic process control (BPC) and safety instrumented systems (SIS).

The schedule for this role is 10-hour shifts, 4 days per week on a rotating schedule.

What You Will Do



* Inspection and Troubleshooting: Execute repairs, rebuilds, replacements, installations, calibrations, and stroke testing of final control elements, ensuring optimal functionality and adherence to high standards of quality


* Control and Instrumentation: Deliver hardware support for medium to large-scale systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability through principled and proactive maintenance and innovation.


* Commissioning and Startup Activities: Conduct instrument loop inspections, loop checks, configuration, calibration, and testing.

Oversee mechanical installation, function checking, and stock testing of final control elements to ensure seamless and efficient startup operations.


* DCS Support: Support and maintenance of DCS, SIS, and PLCs based systems.


* Documentation: Update and create documentation for plant-specific maintenance tasks.

Ensure all plant instrument scope P&ID, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, cable schedules, and instrument list sheets are current and effectively utilized.


* Safety and Compliance: Ensure safety and compliance by understanding and applying Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and Management of Change (MOC) principles, continually seeking to improve these processes for better outcomes.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Meet one of the following:



* Associate degree in Industrial Instrumentation, Electrical, Controls or a related field


* Apprenticeship in related field


* 2 years' relevant electrical, instrumentation, and/or controls experience

Willing and able to meet all physical requirements:



* Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.


* Bending, kneeling, lifting up to 50 pounds.


* Wearing a respirator when/where required to perform inspections/job duties.


* Noise levels may require hearing protection.


* Ability to climb straight ladders.

Some work may require heights in excess of 100 feet.


* Confined space entry may be required.


* Wearing hearing protection within high level noise areas as required.

What Will Put You Ahead



* Experience with process analytical equipment.


* Experience with control valve actuators, positioners, feedback, smart positioners, and solenoids.


* Experience with smart transmitters, sensing elements, and transducers.


* Experience with calibration, configuration, and repair of measurement/control instruments for flow, level, pressure, differential pressure, vibration, temperature, and pH.


* Experience wit...