Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
- Associates in Applied Sciences Degree or equivalent apprenticeship preferred.
- Minimum of three years experience in an industrial environment strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of chemical plants with a preference on industrial gas plant processes.
- Experience with installation and troubleshooting of industrial equipment.
- Working knowledge of Hazardous Work Permits (HWP) and Management of Change (MOC).
- Excellent communication team interaction and presentation skills.
- Self-starter who is comfortable working independently effectively manages multiple tasks and achieves results with minimal supervision.
- Must have a positive attitude be willing to quickly adapt to changing situations and a strong will to build and maintain productive relationships across departmental lines.
- Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint.
- On-Call ability required within 24/7 operation environment. Plant emergencies outages shutdowns and turnaround work may require working outside of the normal Monday to Friday schedule. Including nights weekends and holidays.
About Linde:
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
Culture:
At Linde we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect supports new thoughts and ideas encourages growth and development celebrates our differences and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse ever-increasing pool of global talent.
For more information about the company and its products and services please visit .
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability protected veteran status pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.
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Job Overview:
Linde Gases US (LGUS) is currently seeking a Instrumentation and Electrical (I/E) Technician. This position reports to a Plant Manager. The technician with minimal supervision must be able to produce results and has primary responsibility for their assigned plant. Instrumentation and Electrical (I/E) Technician must employ safety focused actions demonstrate initiative and self-motivation. The technician is supported through managerial supervision lead/area technicians engineers sales and other technical support.
The role will help facilitate the operation maintenance and repair of equipment to include but not limited to cryogenic liquid and gas storage vessels vaporization systems cylinders gas purifiers gas analyzers and sampling cabinets filtration systems pipelines valves of all varieties pumps compressors and instrumentation/control systems.
This position requires a combination of office work and field work. Employee must be able to access elevated electrical and mechanical equipment via ladders scaffolding and aerial work platforms. Working extended hours and/or weekends holidays and call-ins may be required based on facility activities. Technician also have on-call duties (on a rotating basis). Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are paramount to be successful. Attention to detail is a must!
Key responsibilities:
- Responsible for the installation troubleshooting inspection calibration and repairs of plant instrumentation and electrical systems.
- Maintain and troubleshoot industrial instruments and analyzers including transmitters PLC systems meters and automatic valves.
- Maintain and troubleshoot electrical systems and equipment (<600V) including motors backup generators UPS systems breakers and transformers.
- Knowledge of switchgear control systems and functionally rack in-out breakers.
- Read and Maintain P&IDs and Schematic wiring diagrams in compliance with SOPs QA and MOC policies.
- Perform lock-out tag-out and issue permits for electrical work.
- Ability to facilitate contractor management to ensure safe and efficient completion of electrical maintenance activities.
- Ensure all FDA-QA annual functional testing requirements are met (i.e. isolation circuit test etc.)
- Maintain critical spare parts inventory for instrumentation and electrical systems.
- Plan schedule estimate costs procure materials coordinate and perform instrumentation and electrical activities for site outages.
- Understand Process Loop interaction and impact on the process.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of Allen Bradley PLCs & diagnostics.
- Prepare and execute small projects to improve facility availability and reliability.
- Support root cause analysis program for routine and/or major failures of electrical systems.
- Utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) plan and execute instrumentation and electrical maintenance activities including procurement of parts and completion of all follow up required documentation.
- Support Plant Operations and be able to make control changes.
- Candidate will be required to perform work outdoors in variable weather conditions and at elevated heights or confined spaces.
Required Experience:
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