Control Systems specialist

About Primient

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant‑based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long‑standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet.

We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

This position is responsible for field repairs of control devices in production areas of the plant. It reports to the Area Power & Controls Resource or Plant Coordinator and follows daily direction. The role provides several job‑specific benefits including tools, uniforms, an annual boot allowance of $200, and Technical Skills trainings.

• Competitive salary with the opportunity for overtime
• Day 1 Benefits including Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, 401(k) matching and non‑contingent matching plans
• 3 weeks of vacation, increased to 4 weeks after 5 years of service
• 10 Company Holidays with an additional 2 "Floating Holidays" to be used any time during the calendar year
• 6 weeks of paid Parental Bonding Leave for new parents
• Structured career progression and greater responsibilities
• Education Assistance
• Company sponsored family and holiday events through our Employee Activity Committee

• Obey all safety rules and identify and correct potential safety problems
• Use instrumentation knowledge and maintenance/test equipment to repair instruments
• Use precision‑measuring equipment to test instruments for performance during repairs and preventive maintenance
• Follow SOPs and/or PM task instruction sets
• Demonstrate mechanical/electrical knowledge to analyze and solve problems on process systems & instrumentation
• Use PLC logic, P& & electrical schematics as a system diagnostic tool
• Configure and calibrate control system instruments with HART communicator
• Troubleshoot motor control circuits and 4‑20mA instrument control loops
• Maintain and calibrate process analyzers including continuous emissions monitors
• Maintain discrete and analog control valves; level, pressure, flow, temperature, or analytical transmitters
• Troubleshoot Allen Bradley PLC control systems, VFDs & Soft Start motor controllers, PLC network communications
• Maintain and troubleshoot various other industrial controls & devices
• Show strong understanding of industrial electrical equipment (motors, starters, motor control circuits, electrical schematics)
• Show strong understanding of industrial process instrumentation (level, pressure, flow, temperature)
• Interface with a CMMS to record labor, locate spare parts, and identify storeroom locations
• Provide preventive maintenance to instrumentation, including process analyzers
• Work effectively in a team environment with Primient & contract employees or individually as required
• Communicate and collaborate with other groups (maintenance mechanics & production technicians)
• Use basic Microsoft Office 360 software

• Lift equipment and tools up to 50 pounds without mechanical assistance
• Use hand tools above shoulders, under ergonomically stressful conditions, and under application of heavy force
• Work in elevated positions with hand tools and fall restraint equipment
• Wear personnel protective equipment (PPE)
• Pass pulmonary test required prior to wearing breathing air mask
• Climb stairs and ladders with tools when safe
• Work from heights, in cold and hot environments
• Climb a vertical ladder up to 15 ft
• Climb several flights of stairs multiple times a shift
• Stand for prolonged periods of time
• Perform bending…