Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Looking for more than just a job? MKD Electric offers careers. Rewarding careers at that! We provide excellent benefits, training, educational opportunities, and promote from within the company.

For over twenty years, we have designed, built, installed, and maintained our clients’ systems, projects, and facilities with a wide range of service offerings. We focus on safety, value, and quality as well as building and maintaining lasting relationships with a variety of national clients in renewables, data centers, oil and gas, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemical, and pharmaceutical fields. Quickly moving into other industries, we are a fast-paced and agile company looking for a best-in-class Electrical & Instrumentation Technician willing to roll up their sleeves and exude a passion for the field!

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• Provides technical expertise to plant personnel during equipment problems, repair, troubleshooting and during root cause investigations
• Sets up, calibrates, tests, measures and repairs all types of electrical controls, instruments, and electronic components
• Collects equipment operation history and data to facilitate reliability improvements
• Troubleshoots and repairs malfunctions and helps document failure analysis
• Performs preventative maintenance of equipment and instrument calibrations
• Plans and performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical/electronic 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
• Is a proactive member of the team. Looks for, repairs, process improvements, and maintains a preventative attitude
• Monitors controls and electrical equipment to ensure effective and efficient service
• Ensures preventative maintenance procedures are carried out in accordance with SOP, SSOP, and in a timely manner
• Sets up and operate tools used to diagnose and repair equipment
• Dismantles functional systems and tests components
• Starts system, observes operation, read, and calibrate gauges and instruments, and adjusts mechanisms such as valves, controls, pumps to control level of fluid, pressure, and temperature in plant systems
• Keeps maintenance shop and assigned areas neat, clean, and organized
• Configures Hart smart devices using a HART communicator
• Works well with the maintenance department to help solidify electrical repairs and assist with projects
• Demonstrates sound work ethic
• Supports and encourages greater employee teamwork
• Knows, understands, and follows OSHA and safety regulations
• Follows L.O.T.O policies
• Communicates safety issues to managers and safety department

• Minimum 1 year of experience in the field
• Associate’s degree in Instrumentation or Certification
• Ability to test, calibrate, and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic devices and equipment
• Proficient at Single and Three Phase motors and motor control systems
• Ability to install and troubleshoot PLC's, AC and DC Drives
• Skilled in Installing electrical gear, equipment, and devices
• Read blueprints, schematics, and manuals to understand installation procedures

The physical demands described within are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Must be able to lift to 60 pounds independently; lifting from knee to shoulder heights; other lifting required from various levels
• Must be able to carry and transport up to 60 pounds up to 20 feet
• Requires standing for extended period with frequent stretching, reaching, walking, and stooping, pushing and/or pulling in an environment that may be cold, hot, noisy, and wet and may have fumes or odors

MKD employees are the company’s greatest assets. To ensure employees are living life to the fullest we offer a wide range of benefits to ensure a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle in the office and m mental wellbeing, physical health, and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting all the moments that matter.

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