Electrical and Instrumentation Technician III

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Ash Grove family of companies is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.
To learn more about us go to www.ashgrove.com
Position: Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
Reports to: Electrical Superintendent
Shift: Day Shift, Monday-Friday with on-call rotation every 5 weeks
Pay: $37/hour+
At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Disability Pay
Life Insurance
Growth Opportunities and more!
What you’ll be contributing:
Under the supervision of the Electrical Superintendent, the primary function of the Electrical/Instrument Technician is to maintain, calibrate, perform trouble analysis, consult, research, and develop process control instrumentation for the purpose of obtaining optimum production efficiency.
Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
Installs, maintains and calibrates process control and instrumentation equipment including, but not limited to, flow meters, thermocouples, RTDs, transmitters, weigh feeders, starters, DC drives, AC drives, VFDs, and emissions analyzers.
Calibrates and maintains all emissions analyzers in accordance with service manuals and regulatory permit requirements
Maintains instrument logbook on all maintenance activity
Ensures process control data is being recorded, backed-up and archived
Performs maintenance on existing instrument equipment
Performs new instrumentation construction installation
Operates mobile equipment
Pull wires and to repair or replace lights and fixtures.
Perform ground testing and megger testing.
Repair and service HVAC equipment, laboratory equipment, cameras and kiln scanners, and motors.
Inspect, PM and maintain generators, Pfister and other feeders, MCCs and Transformers, PLCs, hydraulic systems,, pressure vessels,
Inspect, PM and maintain other cement plant equipment such as dust collectors, conveyors, kilns, clinker coolers, coal mills, ball mills, vertical mills, vibrators, flow meters, bin level systems, temperature probes, level gauges, fans, blowers, pressure vessels, pumps, valves and gates, air separators, silos, reclaimer, load-out equipment, etc
Additional duties as assigned by supervisor
To succeed in this position, you will need:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc. Willingness to learn, training will be provided
Must have two years of college, technical school, or service training pertaining to instrumentation and electronic technology or four years of related field experience as an instrumentation technician
Must be knowledgeable in areas of electronics, computers, basic operating systems software (Microsoft Server, Windows XP & Windows 7, and MS office), process analyzers and electrical controls

Employment type
Full Time