Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Location: Decatur, AL
-Alabama, US,

City: Decatur State: Alabama (US-AL)
Country: United States (US)
Requisition Number: 41050

A Day in the Life:

Installs repairs and removes various instruments and their component parts in an efficient manner with respect to safety, quality, and sanitation. Provides skilled mechanical and electrical/electronic support to all areas of Production

• Compensation: $43.25 per hour
• Schedule: This role requires flexibility to work various shifts, including 8, 10, or 12 hour schedules, which will include off-shifts and weekends
• On-Call Availability: Require to participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide coverage as needed

Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.

• Install, troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automated, and electrical/electronic equipment including but not limited to PLCs, numeral controls, power supplies, drives, gauges and test equipment
• 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
• Conducts electrical planning, preventative maintenance, and programming for process logic control systems (PLC’s) platforms, instrumentation, and human-machine interfaces (HMI)
• Installs repairs and calibrates electronic to pneumatic converters or pneumatic to electronic converters or a combination of both
• Repairs electronic equipment instruments such as ultrasonic, radar, and other conventional level controls
• Repairs electronic equipment instruments such as photo eyes, proximity controls, and associated equipment and controls
• Repairs and calibrates temperature sensing instruments with capillary and bulb, instruments with thermocouple and electric output and resistive temperature detectors (RTD’s)
• Be prepared to work a flexible, 8, 10, or 12 hour schedule that will include off shifts and weekends.
• Works on-call status as required based on rotating schedule
• Other duties as assigned

• Associates degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, or Journeyman Instrument Maintenance/Electrical Technician (Preferred)
• 2-3 years of equivalent experience programming, troubleshooting and repairing PLC’s (Siemens PCS7/WinnCC, Rockwell/Allen Bradley) and distributive control systems.
• High degree of precision working with minimum tolerances required
• Experience in AutoCAD (Preferred)
• Experience with ammonia refrigeration (Preferred)
• Comprehension of electrical schematics, blue prints, and P&.
• Experienced in different brands of variable frequency drives
• Experienced with maintenance, set-up, and calibration of all types of process instrumentation
• Teamwork – able to work with people in such a manner as to build high morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
• Openness and Communication – able to communicate with others in a warm and helpful manner while simultaneously building credibility and rapport.
• Decision Making and Problem Solving – able to take action in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of issues; able to use reason, even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Demonstrate initiative and sense of urgency
  - Pushes self and others to achieve results, pursues everything with energy, drive and a need to finish. Acts with a reasonable amount of planning and consideration.

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins.

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