Instrument / Electrician (Future Openings)

About the position

Primient is seeking an Instrument / Electrician for future openings in Dayton, OH. This role is a foundational manufacturing position with great potential for a fulfilling, well-compensated career.

The Instrument / Electrician will be responsible for the safe operation, electrical maintenance, and troubleshooting of a system that produces distinctive, high-quality ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, and other industries. The company utilizes technology to transform raw materials into high-quality ingredients that enhance taste, texture, nutrition, and functionality in products consumed worldwide.

The role involves working with electrical installations, including pneumatic, electronic, regulating, and indicating instruments, as well as distribution systems. It also includes working with electrical construction materials and components, and instrument construction materials.

The position requires performing preventive maintenance on safety devices, working from various instructions, and keeping tools and work areas clean. Collaboration with other skilled tradesmen and assistance to the PCS engineer in maintaining documentation are also part of the responsibilities.

This role could potentially be on Day or B shift rotation, and the plant operates 365/24/7, requiring weekend and holiday work.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, maintain, install, repair, calibrate, test, assemble, and inspect electrical installations, including pneumatic, electronic, regulating, and/or indicating instruments, equipment, and transmission and distribution systems.
• Work with electrical construction materials, equipment components, and devices such as conductors, grounding systems, conduit systems, lighting, control devices, circuit breakers, switch gear, switches, motors, generators, transformers, and timing devices.
• Work with materials necessary to install electrical power distribution and control systems.
• Work with instrument construction materials such as wire, pneumatic, electronic, and hydraulic components and metal, plastic, and glass materials used in connection with instrument work.
• Installs tubing in conjunction with instrument work.
• Uses hand and power tools common to electrical and Instrumentation work, such as electric drills, soldering and brazing equipment, a drill press, threading equipment, power saws, and bending equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance and inspection on alarms, alarm panels, electrical interlocks, and other electrical safety devices.
• Work from drawings, repair, and operating instruction manuals, and written and oral instructions.
• Follows prescribed procedures for checking and testing electrical and instrument loops before production release.
• Keeps tools, equipment, and work area clean and orderly.
• Works with and assists other skilled tradesmen.
• Assists PCS engineer in maintaining electrical schematics, loop diagrams, calibration records, and other instrumentation and electrical documentation.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of NFPA70E
• Works under close supervision.
• Lifting of 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).

Benefits

• Great wage
• Full benefits
• Healthcare/Medical insurance
• 401 K matching and non-contingent matching plans
• Structured career progression
• Greater responsibilities