JOB POSTING
INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN / ELECTRICIAN / MILLWRIGHT
LOCATION:
Tacoma, WA
SALARY:
REPORTING
TO:
Plant Superintendent
START DATE:
Commensurate with
experience
As soon as possible
COMMENTS ON IMMIGRATION: If you are applying for a position in another country, please note that
the position and your application will have to be considered from an immigration perspective.
Job overview
Safely installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical and electronic
instrumentation and equipment. Performs preventative maintenance and
troubleshooting of all plant equipment and works with plant supervision and / or remote
operations to ensure that all equipment and instrumentation is operating correctly.
Job duties
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Adhering to all Graymont safety standards, principles, policies, and procedures.
Inspect, calibrate, test and measure the functionality of instrumentation, including pressure and
flow meters, electronic and pneumatic controllers, level indicators and controllers, pressure and
temperature transmitters, switches and gauges, recorders, etc.
Install, troubleshoot, and repair control panels and components, motor circuits, building and
lighting circuits, and control circuits.
Work from technical manuals, schematics, drawings, sketches, SOPs, written and verbal
instructions.
Working knowledge of electrical drawings, troubleshooting and repair at a level obtained
through 5 years of experience as an Electrician in an industrial plant.
Investigate and resolve electrical maintenance problems.
Work with other functions throughout the organization.
Troubleshooting and maintenance experience to include:
 Motor and power control circuits
 PLC’s and their use in diagnosing machine problems
 Analog and digital AC drive systems
 VFD drive systems
 Process control systems
Perform preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and maintenance tasks on mechanical,
pneumatic, and hydraulic systems of the production equipment and physical plant.
Rebuilding pumps, speed reducers, belt conveyors, and other types of equipment.
Creating work orders, advance status, locate and issue parts and provide a detailed work order
description.
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Cycle, count, and organize parts inventory into correct locations.
Layout, fabricate and implement new equipment installations.
Layout, install and troubleshoot electrical control circuits.
Cut, braze, and weld steel, stainless steel, brass, and aluminum.
Provide electrical and/or electronic expertise to managers, supervisors and other employees as
needed.
Qualifications
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AS degree in electricity / electronics, or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in an industrial
electrician position or equivalent work experience preferred.
Experience in programming and working with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
Journeyman Millwright certification or equivalent experience.
Welding certification or equivalent experience.
Operation of Forklifts, Front End Loaders and Dump Trucks
Strong safety values and commitment to working safely
Understanding of schematic diagrams and equipment drawings.
Possess methodical approach to troubleshooting and good analytical skills.
Must have strong electrical knowledge of medium voltage and below electrical systems,
breakers and power distribution systems, motors, motor control equipment, instrumentation,
PLC's and AC/DC drive systems.
Experience with various welding techniques and fabrication
Extensive experience or equivalent training in repair of all types of industrial equipment, i.e.,
screw and belt conveyors, bucket elevators, water and chemical pumps, gearboxes and
vibrators.
Contact information
Please forward resumes to Steve Wennergren at swennergr@graymont.com.