Job Description

Hourly Wage: $50.10 
Other Compensation: Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses 
Benefits: U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)

Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials and fine chemicals. We provide innovative products, technologies and services which our customers use to manufacture everyday products like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, cosmetics, food packaging, beer, edible oils and more. Our thousands of employees help shape a better future at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide.

Job Description

We are in search of an Instrument Technician who will report to our Maintenance Supervisor in our Lake Charles plant.

This person will be accountable for  installation, troubleshooting, repair and routine maintenance of instruments throughout the plant. A large portion of the work includes troubleshooting and coordinating repairs on instruments loops in the various operating units. This position will follow the company and craft standards and specifications and coordinates their activities with operations and other crafts when performing various routine maintenance functions.

Responsibilities

• Routine Calibration – Check calibrations on flow meters, pH transmitters, electronic/pneumatic valve positioners, control valves, valve actuators, mass flow meters, D/P cell transmitters, and thermocouple/RTD transmitters. Recalibrate instruments during major overhauls. Perform routine calibrations and checks during shutdowns
• General and Preventive Maintenance - Remove/Replace old or broken, electric & pneumatic flow, temperature,pressure and level transmitters, DCS boards, valve parts, wiring & junction boxes. Perform repair work on transmitter wiring and modules, chromatographs, pH analyzers, transducers, control valves, and electronic/pneumatic valves. Verify DCS (Honeywell and Foxboro) is ranged correctly and adjust when necessary.
• Discriminating and Calculating – Calculate voltages, amperages, and resistance on series and parallel circuits.Convert levels into pressure readings. Size control valves.
• Troubleshooting Loops – Check wiring to and from instruments for proper connections and physical condition.Use proper simulator to check output of instrument making sure that proper signal conversions are beingreceived/transmitted. Analyze electronic devices for malfunctioning sensing elements and replace instrument ifdefective. Verify proper power to transmitters. Verify Zero and Span settings on instruments. Stroke valvesusing proper equipment to verify valve stroke, actuator functions, and positioner calibration. Verify proper airsupply pressures to instruments and control valves and check for contamination.
• Inspecting Newly Installed Equipment – Commission new control loops by verifying drawings and wiring,calibrating instruments and control valves, verifying input and output ranges in DCS, and verifying proper loop operation to control system.
• Maintain and Repair Alarm Devices – Adjust and troubleshoot temperature, pressure, flow, level switches and alarm electronics on alarming devices. Function test, calibrate, and repair alarm and shutdown systems using appropriate wiring diagrams and schematics.

Physical Requirements and Environment

• Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a pilot plant facility with highly hazardous materials
• Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a laboratory environment with highly hazardous materials
• Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.
• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.
• Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED and minimum 4 years Journeyman level Instrument Technician experience

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Grace Wellness Program
• Flexible Workplace
• Retirement Plans 
• 401(k) Company Match
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Parental Leave (salaried only)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Donation Match Program

U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)

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