I & E Technician

Business Unit/Function

GO / Manufacturing

Location

Decatur

Grade 2

Hourly

Cost Center

Reporting structure

Reports to

Stevia Plant Manager

Line Manager 1

Plant Director

Direct Reports

N/A

Key Relationships

Reporting to the Stevia Plant Manager this position is responsible for overall plant Instrumentation and electrical (I&E) maintenance. This role seeks to attain plant goals for maximum performance in Safety Quality Production Cost GMP and Environment.

About Us

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food beverage and other industries operating from more than 30 locations around the world. Through large scale efficient manufacturing plants Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive high-quality ingredients. These ingredients and solutions add taste texture nutrition and increased functionality to products that millions of people around the world use or consume every day. We are the secret ingredient toMake Food Extraordinaryin some of the worlds best loved brands. Could you be ours

Role purpose

An I&E Technicians responsibilities include maintenance calibration and troubleshooting of field instrumentation devices for process equipment to ensure equipment is running properly.

This position is Monday - Friday on day shift. 8-hour shifts with potential overtime on occasion when required and approved by the plant manager.

Safety accountabilities EHS Critical Role Level 3

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business

Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment Health Safety Quality and Security are the overriding values in all activities. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHSQS policies procedures and regulations relevant to their work and is expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work. Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSPs) Product Protection Principles (3Ps) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety prevent serious injury or loss of life protect our environment and our customers and consumers.

Level 3 Core

• EHSQS focus is 100% task oriented

• Responsible for area specific EHSQS procedure/policy

• Responsible for reporting all incidents defects and hazards

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  All employees are responsible for:

  Compliance with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHSQS policies and procedures

  Being responsible for their own actions

  Carrying out their work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves others and the environment

  Reporting all incidents defects hazards and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken

  Carrying out their work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves others and the environment

  Reporting all incidents defects hazards and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken.

Main accountabilities

Basic Job Skills

• Ability to follow all safety rules and identify and correct potential safety problems

• Strong mechanical aptitude knowledge of tools and equipment

• Must be able to use precision-measuring and testing instruments in performance of mechanical and electrical repairs and preventive maintenance

• Follow SOPs and/or PM task instruction sets with minimal instruction or oversight

• Strong ability to troubleshoot instrumentation equipment/systems as required

• Maintain instrument maintenance and calibration for Stevia Plant process

• Dismantle instrumentation to gain access to and remove/replace defective parts

• Identify and implement solutions to recurring instrument problems

• Repair and maintain all plant instrumentation in accordance with diagrams sketches maintenance and repair manuals and manufacturers specifications

• Ability to provide preventive maintenance to instrumentation including process analyzers

• Ability to identify and order repair parts from multiple sources including vendor drawings and direct contact with manufacturers

• Perform routine work as scheduled or as time permits and performing preventive maintenance activities as time permits

• Ability to work both in a collaborative team environment and individually as required

• Communicate and work with other groups (process engineers production operators EHSQ Manager) as necessary to promote efficiency in problem solving and work scheduling

• Ability to clearly communicate information to team members

• Required to clean up after jobs are completed. Perform housekeeping as required in shops and in plant

• Other duties may be assigned based on the needs of the business.

I&E Technician Specific Skills

• Must have demonstrated mechanical/electrical knowledge to analyze and solve problems on various process instrumentation and switchgear.

• Must be able to inspect used parts to determine changes in performance using VOM oscilloscope signal generator rules calipers micrometers feeler gauges and other measuring instruments

• Must have demonstrated proficiency in most of the following areas:

Documenting calibrators

PLC ladder logic diagrams

Configuration and calibration with HART communicator

Troubleshooting of 460V 3 Phase electrical switchgear

Troubleshooting motor control circuits

Troubleshooting 4-20mA instrument control loops

Maintenance and calibration of process analyzers including continuous emissions monitors

Diagnosing discrete and analogue control valves

Diagnosing level pressure flow temperature or analytical transmitters

Rebuilding control valves

Calibration of level transmitters

Experience with Allen Bradley ControlLogix control systems Powerflex VFDs and SMC Flex Soft Start motor controllers

DCS interface (Foxboro control system)

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to safely perform the following tasks:

• Ability to lift equipment and tools up to 50 pounds without mechanical assistance

• Use of hand tools above shoulders under ergonomically stressful conditions and under application of heavy force by employee

• Work in elevated positions with hand tools and fall restraint equipment

• Ability to wear personnel protective equipment (PPE)

• Ability to climb stairs and ladders (fixed/portable) with tools when safe to do so.

Ability to work from heights in cold and hot environments

Ability to work overtime on occasion including nights weekends holidays and shift work as determined by the plant manager.

• Reporting all incidents defects hazards and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken.

Performance measures

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Competencies Skills and experience required

High School graduate or GED

Pre-employment drug screening

7 years minimum industrial experience in craft or tech school degree in craft and 3 years minimum industrial experience preferred

Demonstrated experience with plant instrumentation (flow level pressure temperature pH etc.) including calibration and troubleshooting and using HART communications

Solid understanding of standard plant electrical equipment (switchgear motors motor control circuits) including wiring and troubleshooting

Tate & Lyle complies with all local/state regulations requiring salary range transparency.

When determining final compensation we take into consideration: skillset job scope knowledge prior experience cost of living market data budget availability and other factors as permitted by law.

The hourly pay range for this position is between $30/hr up to $50/hr dollars an hour based on experience.

In addition to competitive pay we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes but is not limited to:

• Medical Dental Vision coverages

• Paid time off package including vacation sick time and 16 weeks of paid parental leave

• 401K with company match

• Company paid life insurance

• Additional benefits at not cost to employee such as: Lifestyle Spending Account Identity Theft protection Employee Assistance Program telemedicine and more!

In addition to your Total Rewards culture and ED&I are very important to Tate & Lyle. We offer multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support various communities.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority veteran and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.