E/C Technician

Job description

People are at the heart of our strategy

A family-owned Group, Roquette offers a  positive  and  attractive  work and career environment, in which everyone can learn,  develop , contribute to the overall company performance and be  recognized  for doing so.

A career with Roquette will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference as you work with some of the brightest individuals in the industry who use innovation and continuous improvement to solve challenging problems, while increasing efficiency and reducing waste. Our goal is to drive growth in the manufacturing industry to achieve and sustain best-in-class standards in everything we do.

Roquette America’s manufacturing facility in Keokuk, Iowa is an expansive continuous processing corn wet-milling facility that proudly produces corn-based starches, syrups and polyols used in many food and beverage applications as well as in pharmaceuticals, paper products, cosmetics and agricultural goods.

Job Description

Job Summary:

·  Supports and adheres to all safety, environmental and quality requirements.
·  Responsible for maintenance and improvement of electrical system within Roquette
·  Knows and understands DCS (Distributed control system), and PLC
·  Technicians are expected to understand and work safely with up to 480 volt equipment on controls portion
·  Technicians are expected to understand and work safely with up to 14,000 volt equipment on the electrical portion
·  Only technicians that are “high voltage qualified” will work with high voltage (over 600 volts) equipment
·  Position requires to have a working knowledge and understanding of motor starters, VFD’s (variable frequency drivers), control valves, KV valves, BMS (burner management systems), meters, switches, transmitters, and other control related devices
·  Perform in-depth testing and validation of these control devices utilizing a volt-ohm-meter, megger, amp meter, 475 filed communicator, and other test and configuration equipment
·  Assist in minimizing inventory cost through standardization and reducing unnecessary stock
·  Assist with the selection of most reliable hardware and wiring methods
·  Performs other duties assigned.
·  Roquette offers a competitive relocation package to qualified candidates

Essential Functions and additional responsibilities:

·  Technician will assist in development of hardware systems designed to resolve process problems as well as support capital expansions
·  Position will work with Engineers in resolving plant electrical and controls maintenance issues as necessary.
·  Responsibilities include communication with production, quality, mechanical maintenance, and engineers in the area.
·  Responsible to understand plant-wide process control needs, and to assist in development as well as implementation of objectives of the E/C Maintenance group
·  This position is classified as a “worker” role and as such does not include direct supervision

·  Direct hands-on maintenance repairs and installation of equipment as required
·  Works with an integral process improvement, skills growth and automation of our company
·  Responsible to assist in job layout and maintenance of wiring and process related standards during installation
·  Position is not responsible for the supervision of contractors or workers, but will coordinate activities with them.
·  Responsible to assure that proper documentation has been done on all projects in an area and is responsible to maintain a working set of shop drawings for maintenance use.

Accountabilities: Satisfactory performance of this job yields the following results-

·  Learn the process in areas where work is assigned
·  Stay current with plant technology as well as industry-wide technologies related to E/C maintenance
·  Define personal training needs and work with supervision to address those needs
·  Keep abreast of emerging electrical and process control technology, evaluate it and make recommendations for implication
·  Solves process problems with input from work groups (process, quality control, environmental, mechanical maintenance, etc.) develop and implement permanent solutions to these problems
·  Develop and implement skill level improvements for themselves and other person in their group
·  Assist in development of standardized work methods, standardized hardware, and standardized system design (plant wide)
·  Completion of all projects and activities for which responsibility is assumed or assigned. Do this on time and under budget.
·  Recommend and perform preventative and predicative maintenance on E/C hardware installed as we all recommending improvements on existing equipment
·  Personal involvement with spare parts inventories for newly installed and existing systems with emphasis on minimum inventory and maximum benefit from that inventory
·  On budget safety, environmental and quality performance
·  Quality job performance, meeting technical and time expectations
·  A clean and tidy workplace
·  Positive interaction and good morale with employees, contractors and outside personnel

Job Specifications:

·  Owns the safety of self and others in the department
·  Prevent accidents by helping eliminate unsafe conditions and practices
·  Comply with our accident policy in both actions and spirit. Correct root problems of accidents and near misses
·  Make sure environmental systems compliance verification is done accurately, on time, and proper reporting is handled correctly.
·  Perform other duties as requested by supervisor.
·  Place and emphasis on compliance with environmental laws and ordinance.
·  Adheres to all safety, environmental, and quality requirements
·  Completes activities or projects on time and within budget.
·  Recommends improvements on existing mechanical and piping systems.
·  Assists in developing work standards, methods and equipment design.
·  Identifies spare parts and inventory levels on newly installed equipment and mechanical and piping systems.
·  Is able to find spare parts in SAP for all mechanical and piping systems.
·  Adheres to relevant repair standards whenever possible, discussing deviations with associate team leader/team leader as needed.
·  Maintains a clean work place.
·  Performs other duties as assigned.
·  Commonly uses a computer to perform various functions.
·  Performs assigned environmental and housekeeping tasks
·  Requires minimal supervision to perform assigned duties
·  Uses shop papers to clearly document recommendations and provide precise/concise description of work completed.
·  Prevent electrical and control equipment deterioration and repair procedures from causing environmental threats.
·  Assure the successful completion of each task the right way the first time and every time.
·  Contribute to the development of standard wiring methods, standards programming methods, standard hardware lists, etc.…

COMPETENCIES:

We expect four leadership skills from all our employees:

• Act like a valuable team member

•Target quality and excellence

• Be disciplined and compliant

• Make decisions quickly and with determination.

AAP/EEO Statement

An Equal Opportunity Employer  “AAP, EEO, M/F/H/V/D, Drug-Free Workplace”

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Roquette provides numerous career opportunities, thanks to the diversity of its jobs and their international dimension.

Joining Roquette means joining dynamic teams ambitious for success.

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