Instrumentation Technician
With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.
PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.
In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.
Preferred Qualifications/Experience
- Associates Degree in Applied Sciences preferable
- Electrical Engineering Technology
- Electrical Engineering Science
- 5 years equivalent experience in related field.
- Industrial vacuum application
- Controls / PLC experience
- Process instrumentation experience
Responsibilities
- Calibrate all equipment under the responsibility of the Instrument Department.
- Interpret and analyze abnormalities in various instruments.
- Aid Maintenance in location problems such as: troubleshooting complex electrical systems, motor drives, hydraulic controls, rectifiers, power supplies and water-cooling systems. The Instrument Technician's expertise in these areas is important to ensure that equipment downtime is minimized.
- Perform temperature surveys on heat treat ovens. This involves working with Maintenance and Production to prepare the oven, execute the survey and recording the temperature data per SMC procedures.
- Install new or modify existing instrumentation and equipment as directed by the Instrument Supervisor, Facilities Engineers and/or under the guidance of the Instrument Specialist.
- Layout and construct electronic circuits working from schematics and, if necessary, make modifications to enable the circuit to function properly.
- Maintenance and operation knowledge of computers and programmable logic controllers.
- Answer questions and/or instruct personnel on the use and operation of new instruments and control equipment.
- Interpret recording devices and meter indications for an operator or foreman to assist in the decision related to equipment problems.
- Provide overall technical and service support to all SMC production, processing or research equipment as directed by the Instrumentation Supervisor, Engineering, and/or under the guidance of the Instrument Specialist.
- Maintain the daily log to document instrumentation work and to insure continuity of work between the shifts.
- Maintain a safe working area, promote and implement good housekeeping practices.
Accountabilities
- Perform periodic calibration of secondary standards traceable to NIST and record calibrations per SMC procedures.
- Design modifications to improve existing equipment and provide updated documentation to Engineering
- Maintenance understanding of new equipment and technology as it is applied in the plant. This includes equipment such as computes, machine controls, and instruments.
- Develop and write software for programmable logic controllers as directed by Engineering.
- Install new equipment as directed by the Instrumentation Supervisor or Engineering.
- Oversee the Instrument Department when the Instrument Supervisor is not present. This includes planning and scheduling work for the Instrument Technicians.
Desired Skills
- Experience with PLC, primary GE and Rockwell software.
- Ability to read and interoperate electrical, mechanical and hydraulic prints and schematics.
- Experience with various electronic test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes and voltage/current sourcing equipment.
- Knowledge of DC drives and Variable frequency drives.
- Ability to manage own workload with minimal oversight.