Instrument / Analyzer Technician

Your Job

Join our INVISTA Orange, TX site as an Instrument and Analyzer Technician (I/A).

Our Team

Our Maintenance team includes a variety of skilled technicians including Electrical, Instrument, Mechanical, Pipefitters who report into the Maintenance Supervisor. The team works closely with Operations, Reliability, Process Engineering, and Safety groups. Our culture emphasizes safety-first, teamwork, technical excellence, and timely execution. You will collaborate on turnaround and outage activities, routine PMs, and root-cause analyses. This team works a 4/10's schedule with overtime as needed.

What You Will Do

• Troubleshooting and repair of process analyzers, various instrumentation, valves, and electrical equipment
• schedules for instrument, electrical, or analyzer systems
• Development of new procedures and updating of existing procedures
• Support operations with the startup and shutdown of operating units
• Regularly perform routine Preventive Maintenance and repairs
• Collaborate with operations for knowledge sharing and to build capability within the team
• Provide support for DCS controls related to analyzers and instrumentation
• Develop recommendations for upgrading instrumentation, electrical equipment, and analyzers.
• Maintain accurate inspection and calibration reports and associated documentation
• Perform root cause analyses on equipment failures and recommend necessary preventative or corrective maintenance steps to ensure reliable equipment
• Responsible for reaching out to third-party vendors for parts and service

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 5+ years of Instrumentation and/or Analyzer experience in a manufacturing or industrial facility
• Experience with troubleshooting, testing, and inspection of equipment such as process valves, instrumentation, analyzer, or electrical equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, ACR Flash suits, and encapsulated suits. PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions.
• Must be able to work in confined spaces with supplied breathing air and congested areas.
• Must be able to climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, and ladders associated with scaffolds in excess of eighty feet.
• Must be able to be on call.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associate degree in Instrumentation, Electrical, Analyzer, or Process Technology
• Experience facilitating Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Mode Cause Analysis.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) such as SAP
• Experience with CEMS or gas chromatographs

This role is subject to a pre-hire physical abilities test.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, airbags, food packaging, and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life's essential products to market.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).