employment

Title: Electrical/Instrumentation/Controls Technician

Department: Maintenance

Updated: May 2007

Basic Function: Monitors, maintains, calibrates, troubleshoots and repairs instrumentation and electrical systems and components.

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

Supervises: none

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develops a thorough knowledge of production processes and equipment.

• Performs preventive maintenance duties on equipment as required.

• Calibrates control devices.
  

• Troubleshoots plant control loops.

• Maintains in an orderly manner equipment maintenance records and manuals.

• Interprets electrical and instrumentation diagrams and schematics.

• Inspects and repairs low and medium voltage switchgears.

• Tunes control loops through the distributive control system (DCS).

• Repairs both DCS I/O as well as PLC I/O.

• Repairs and replaces valves and monitoring devices as needed.

• Monitors plant motors and starters checking for hot spots.

• May need to share on call duties within the department.

• Maintains a neat and orderly work area and performs housekeeping duties as assigned.
  

• Works to maintain good communication and cooperation within department and across the organization.

• Provides work direction and training to co-workers as needed.

• Suggests improvements in work methods and procedures.

• Attends department meetings and training.

• Works safely, following all established safety rules and procedures.

• Familiarizes themselves with the hazards in their work area and how to protect themselves.

• Understands that all incidents are preventable and reports all accidents and injuries to supervision when they occur.

• Corrects safety hazards and unsafe conditions, reports those which cannot be corrected by the employee to supervision.

• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education and Training Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Satisfactory results on Work Keys Assessment

• 5 or more years of industrial maintenance experience or associated technical school training
  

Desired Attributes:

• Integrity

• People Skills

• Passion/Creativity

Physical Requirements:

• The ability to work 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week.

• The ability to operate a:

  • fork lift

  • telephone/radio

  • power and hand tools

  • voltmeter

• The ability to:

  • Walk across uneven surfaces and grating continuously (67% to 100%).

  • Climb stairs and ladders frequently (34%-66%).

  • Work at heights up to 125 feet.

  • Frequently (34%-66%) lift and carry 10 lbs.

  • Occasionally (0%-33%) lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

  • Stand for extended periods of time (30 minutes at a time 4 hours per shift).

  • Frequently bend, reach, reach above shoulders, squat, kneel for 15 minutes, push or pull up to 50 lbs, twist/rotate arm, wrist and torso, and crawl 20 feet.

  • Continuously perform fine manipulations with hands and fingers.

  • Continuously perform simple grasping and firm grasping.

  • Tolerate temperature extremes.

  • Tolerate an environment in which fumes, dust, gases, odors and mist may be present.

  • See, hear, smell and speak.

  • Wear a hard hat, steel toed shoes and hearing protection.

 

Contact Email: hr-info@bfenergy.com

To apply, please download application and mail to:

Biofuel Energy Corp.
1125 Bixby Road
Fairmont, MN 56031

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