Instrument & Control Technician #1055296
Job Description:

• If you're looking for a career that will provide a challenging work environment and many opportunities to learn, our company is the place for you.  Join our team and become part of a company full of exciting opportunities.
• We help employees achieve their personal best by offering many opportunities that develop and enhance their skills for career advancement.

 
Duties:

• Driving on the job site is required for this job, therefore a valid driver's license is required.
• Please note the candidate's availability to interview at the top of the resume.
• The Instrument and Control Department is responsible for the testing, troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of instrumentation and control systems in the electric generation facility located at the JH Campbell Complex, West Olive, Michigan.

 
Job Description/Responsibilities

• Key responsibilities for the Instrument and Control Technician will include:
• Testing, troubleshooting, programming, and maintenance of computer-based control systems (distributed control systems and PLC based control systems).
• Testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of pneumatic based control systems.
• Analyze plant processes and equipment, recommend equipment upgrades and enhancements.
• Interpret control logic drawings, schematics, and electrical prints.
• Coordinate work with coworkers, employees in other departments, and/or external agencies.
• Tasks performed may include collecting/calculating data; calibrating and testing in the field; maintaining and repairing equipment; calibrating instruments; preparing engineering drawings, finished drawings, environmental testing; developing and troubleshooting computer systems; laboratory testing; and performing standard calculations.

 
Essential Functions

• Maintains and troubleshoots electronic, electrical, mechanical, and other equipment for electric generation plant systems.
• Repairs, calibrates and/or programs electronic components.
• Resolves computer hardware and software problems.
• Operates and maintains electronic equipment, diagnostic instruments, and software in performance of assigned duties, specifically: computers, volt meters, amp meters, electrical tools, telemetering, and process control software.
• Interprets reports, electrical diagrams, control logic diagrams, and maintains documentation for reference.
• Consults with manufacturers' service technicians, contractors, and vendor representatives to discuss problems, schedule installs, and evaluate costs for necessary parts, supplies, or repairs.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Reviews, edits, develops, manages, and interprets documents and drawings utilized for the purposes of maintaining, constructing, testing, and removing equipment and facilities for plant systems.
• Consults with supervisors, operators, technicians, manufacturers, vendors, subject matter experts and engineers to review assigned area needs, discuss problems, prioritize work, and provide technical expertise.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Duties involve moving materials weighing up to 10 pounds on a regular basis such as pumps, valves, motors, gauges, other operating or lab equipment, books, paper, laptop computer, etc., and may infrequently require moving materials weighing up to 40 pounds.
• The recommended maximum weight for employees to lift without the aid of other employees or a lifting device is 35 pounds.

 
Skills:
Preferred Qualifications:

• College Degree focusing in Electronic, Electrical, and/or Computer Engineering technology.
• Ability to work in an industrial surrounding including high and low temperature environments.
• Climb ladders and work at heights.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Work as a team or alone depending on the needs of the service.
• Self-motivated and organized.
• Flexible and able to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Use basic test equipment: Digital voltage meter, Oscilloscope, etc.
• Emerson Ovation DCS experience.
• PLC programming
• HART programmer experience

 
Education:    
Required Qualifications

• Associates degree in the requisite scientific or technical field (48 scientific or technical credit hours as measured on a semester basis).
• The 48 scientific or technical credit hours can be obtained through colleges, technical institutes, licensed apprenticeship programs, trade schools, military programs, etc.

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
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