Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

W e are passionate about what we do. If you are looking for an opportunity to be a part of an awesome team that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we are the right company for you. Fuji Vegetable Oil, Inc. is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic team player to join our Maintenance Team as an E&I Technician in our Savannah, GA Plant. WHAT WE OFFER: Fuji Vegetable Oil (FVO) has an Excellent Benefits package including Semi- Annual Bonus Opportunities, Company 401K contribution of 12.5%, traditional health and welfare benefits, PTO and paid holidays. We also provide Basic Life insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance & Remote Health Care as well as an Employee Assistance Program. We offer several outstanding health insurance options; our full-time employees are eligible for health benefits on their first day of work. Employees may also enroll dependents, including their legal spouse and dependent children under age 26. FVO provides uniforms, boot vouchers and required PPE. SUMMARY: Responsible for installing and repairing electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, instrumentation, programmable controllers, distributed control systems and components of industrial machinery and equipment. Applies knowledge of electrical, instrumentation, and mechanical principles in determining equipment malfunctions and applies skills in restoring equipment to operational conditions. This position provides the needed support to ensure production reliability and quality in a safe work environment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. • Plans and performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical and mechanical theories and principles, writing specifications, local and national electrical codes, properties of various materials, and principles of operation and application of electronic equipment. • Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures for machine activation and shutdown and in line with OSHA NFPA 70E requirements. • Maintains company-required performance and maintenance records for identified equipment. • Troubleshoot, repairs, and maintains PLC's and DCS equipment. • Sets up test equipment and conducts tests on performance and reliability of mechanical, structural, or electromechanical equipment. • Performs preventive maintenance to ensure that all electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, heating, and cooling systems are in proper working condition. • Repairs and performs preventative maintenance on variable frequency drives, 480-volt motor starters and 120vac control circuits. • Executes sequence of repairs, testing and calibration program for instruments and equipment according to blueprints, schematics, technical manuals, and other specifications. • Suggests plans to achieve work goals, increase efficiencies, and improve use of equipment for better quality products. • Participation determining equipment failures using root cause analysis. • Ability to follow appropriate safety procedures and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while maintaining equipment (Lock Out/Tag Out, Arc Flash, etc.), and ensure a safe work environment by eliminating potential equipment safety hazards. • Understanding of electronic instrumentation, process control and electrical systems. This includes flow, level, pressure, and temperature measuring devices, control loops, digital and analog controllers, and related instrumentation. • Effective in using test equipment, HART communicator, RTD calibrators, current loop calibrators, T/C calibrators, digital and analog multi-meters, and meggers. • Estimates and requisitions parts, ensures proper storeroom inventory of critical electrical and instrumentation equipment. • Strong computer experience with Windows, Excel, and Word. Ability to perform basic SAP software functions (printing, approving, and writing work orders, searching equipment BOM's, spare part locations) is a plus. • Able to support rotating after hours call-out/on-call requirements. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This job has no supervisory responsibilities. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must have training/experience with PLC's and instrumentation troubleshooting. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. On-call rotation is required. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: • 2-year degree or accredited apprenticeship program or the equivalent in a technical field is required. • 5-7 years of proven experience in the electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and pneumatic fields are required and the ability to demonstrate high proficiency in these areas along with an understanding of ladder logic programming. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: • Computer experience/operation and basic knowledge of PLC logic and components • Must be able to work well with all levels of personnel whether individually or in a team environment, and especially must be able to interface and communicate with line operators to assist with repairs and troubleshooting. • A thorough knowledge of electrical and instrumentation components and equipment including the use of special instruments for diagnostic and troubleshooting. • Must be proficient in reading electrical drawings and performing electrical calculations. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and contractors. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. REASONING ABILITY": Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Must be capable of recognizing and analyzing problems and providing quick, appropriate responses. The troubleshooting aspect of this job requires considerable judgment and decision making. Touch, feel, smell, and hearing, coupled with logical deduction are all important. Must be able to enlist cooperation from work with other production and maintenance department employees. Must be alert and maintain a high level of awareness and self-initiate. Must be able to determine safe and effective solutions to problems after thorough information gathering and analysis. Employees' safety must be a primary consideration throughout the decision-making process of each assignment. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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 use hands to use a computer keyboard and for routine control systems maintenance. Must be able to distinguish between hot and cold to verify if the heat tracing is working on the process lines. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear on the radio and telephone. Hearing is also used to monitor some equipment status. The employee is occasionally required to sit for short periods of time. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-60 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision to read a computer screen including color coded indicators, pressure gauges, temperature and level gauges, gas and product flow indicators, and other measuring equipment. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This position is currently day shift, but future shift work is possible. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places. The employee is frequently exposed to dust, dirt, noise, vibration, temperature variations and fumes and other environmental conditions to varying degrees, depending on assignments. Exposure to mechanical, electrical, and fire hazards may exist. Fuji Vegetable Oil, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.