Position Purpose:
Inspects, maintains, repairs, and installs electrical systems, instrumentation systems, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment, and fixtures.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
- Performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on mechanical, electromechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment according to vendor specifications.
- Inspects and troubleshoots electrical and instrumentation systems, equipment, and fixtures using testing devices, gauges, and other tools of the trade; obtains necessary parts through established procedures.
- Performs electrically related activities; and installs new or replacement electrical systems, equipment, and fixtures.
- Calibrates instrumentation, valves, flow meters, etc. Zero’s and spans, debugs, and adjusts.
- Programs variable frequency drives. Tunes controllers, valves, actuators, etc.
- Downloads and restores stored data in PLCs, controllers, eproms, etc. Pulls up SCADA/PLC control strategies, looks at I/O for errors, diagnoses and resolves communication circuit problems, etc. Changes I/O modules, PLCs, etc.
- Completes tasks and repairs common to their licensed specialty,
- Reports and documents results of inspections and work performed, enters data into computer programs, and prepares labor and material estimates.
- Operates vehicles and mobile equipment for plant maintenance purposes.
- Trains peers and subordinates as requested.
- Assures work is performed in a safe and professional manner by following established safety, operating, and emergency response procedures; and in conformance with relevant building and electrical codes.
- Performs cleanup and housekeeping tasks for work area, tools, and equipment.