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Controls and Instrumentation Technician- employment career USA

Job title:Controls and Instrumentation Technician (Food Group –Idaho)
Job Id 1497
Organization: J.R. Simplot Company 
Location:Idaho USA
Deadline:16-08-2013
The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held organization, with roots firmly planted in agriculture and agriculture-related businesses. These endeavors have been around for centuries and will continue to be a vital part of the global economy. We currently have several Controls & Instrumentation Technician positions, for various shifts, available at our newest manufacturing facility in Caldwell, ID.

Summary:
This position exists to ensure efficient operation of all process control instrumentation in the plant. This includes maintenance, sanitation, troubleshooting, calibration and repair of all electronic equipment and instrumentation on site. The individual in this position will be required to fully understand the purpose and operation of the electronic equipment and instrumentation throughout the plant and have the ability to make decisions based on sound judgment when a situation dictates.

Responsibilities:
- Installs, operates, and maintains to a high level of reliability central process control equipment and instrumentation including, but not limited to computers, programmable controllers, motor controllers and wiring.

- Ensures instrumentation is tuned and calibrated and performs routine preventive/predictive maintenance on all instrumentation.

- May assist Engineering and others to ensure programming of PLCs and SCADA is reliable and meets the requirements.

- May assist Engineering and others in developing plans for electrical and automation systems for capital and other projects.

- Performs mechanical duties and functions as needed.

- Conducts process auditing on a regular basis.

- Troubleshoots and makes minor and major repairs of equipment, including automation systems, in order to prevent or minimize equipment and machine downtime.

- Identifies and performs preventative/predictive maintenance on equipment throughout the facility.

- Maintains all shop inventories, tools and shop equipment.

- Creates, performs and completes work orders in the system as assigned or as needed, prepares kitting when necessary.

- Coordinates or schedules additional work as needed.

- Identifies parts needed for work to be done, conducts inventory searches and locates parts.

- Documents, monitors, maintains, and assists with reporting of shift events, logging Predictive Maintenance data and assists with work planning utilizing information systems and productivity software.

- Maintains Company standards for quality, food safety, sanitation and GMPs.

- Works within safety rules and regulations in actively avoiding injury to self and others.

- Ensures proper food safety sanitation and cleaning procedures of all processing equipment and tools.

- Maintains necessary level of communication with team members and other support groups and does so in a participative management style conducive with operational goals.

- May assist with training other plant personnel.

- Ensures that additional accountabilities required by management are handled in a manner necessary to meet operational standards.

Requirements:
- Associates of Applied Science degree required.

- 3 years of relevant work experience preferred.

- A combination of education and experience will be considered.

Pay Rate: $25.53/Hour

*Please prepare a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications and submit with your resume by clicking APPLY TO THIS POSITION below and following the prompts. For best results, please upload your resume as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF document. This process includes additional job relevant questions, so plan on at least 20 minutes when you apply.

When a position is in the interview stage or has been filled, it will no longer appear on our application website. If you experience any technical difficulties when applying through our online system, please contact our Employment Center for assistance at careers@simplot.com or 1-877-878-7404.

*The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer*

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