Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Full Job Description

Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Buckman – Memphis, TN

Location: Memphis, TN

Language: English

Travel: up to 10%

Buckman is a privately held, global specialty chemical company with headquarters in Memphis, TN, USA, committed to safeguarding the environment, maintaining safety in the workplace, and promoting sustainable development. Buckman delivers exceptional service and innovative solutions to our customers globally in the pulp and paper, leather, and water treatment sectors to help boost productivity, reduce risk, improve product quality, and provide a measurable return on investment.

Position Summary

The Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, calibrating, and repairing electrical, instrumentation, and control systems used in a chemical batch manufacturing facility. This position ensures safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant equipment while maintaining compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Key Outcomes/Responsibilities

Safe and Compliant Operations

• Zero injuries related to electrical and instrumentation work.
• Compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70E, PSM, and plant safety requirements
• Reliable execution of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.

Safety and Compliance

• Follow all LOTO, confined space, hot work, and electrical safety procedures.
• Perform energized work only when authorized and approved.
• Participate in safety audits, PSM activities, and incident investigations.
• Maintain housekeeping and safe work practices.

Maximum Equipment Reliability

• Minimized unplanned downtime due to electrical or instrumentation failures.
• Improved reliability of plant control systems and field devices.
• Increased mean time between failures (MTBF).

Preventive Maintenance

• Perform scheduled inspections of: Motors, MCCs, VFDs, HMI, Transmitters, control valves.
• Complete calibration of instruments according to schedule.
• Verify operation of critical alarms, interlocks, and safety systems.

Accurate and Reliable Process Control

• Instrumentation calibrated and functioning within required tolerances.
• Process variables accurately measured and controlled.
• Stable operation of batch and continuous processes.

Troubleshooting and Repair

• Diagnose electrical, instrumentation, and control system failures.
• Troubleshoot PLC, DCS, HMI, and communication network issues.
• Repair or replace faulty instruments, sensors, transmitters, and electrical components.
• Restore equipment to service safely and efficiently.

Regulatory and Quality Compliance

• Calibration records completed and audit-ready.
• Compliance with environmental and process safety regulations.
• Documentation maintained according to company standards.

Documentation and CMMS

• Complete work orders with accurate repair details.
• Maintain calibration and maintenance records.
• Update electrical drawings, loop diagrams, and instrument documentation.
• Provide equipment history and failure data for reliability analysis.

Efficient Maintenance Execution

• Preventive and predictive maintenance completed on schedule.
• Maintenance work orders closed accurately and on time.
• Reduced maintenance backlog.

Teamwork and Operations Support

• Coordinate maintenance activities with operations personnel.
• Support plant start-ups, shutdowns, and turnarounds.
• Train and mentor junior technicians.
• Participate in continuous improvement and reliability initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED
• Experience: 2 - 3 years
• Associate degree, technical certification, military training or equivalent experience in Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronics, or Industrial Maintenance.
• Minimum 3 years of industrial electrical and instrumentation experience.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, electrical schematics, loop drawings, and technical manuals.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial process equipment.

Preferred

• Experience in chemical, batch processing, pharmaceutical, food manufacturing, or similar process industries.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, Siemens PLCs, DeltaV, Honeywell, or other DCS platforms.
• ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) certification.
• Working knowledge of process safety management requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of electrical theory, process instrumentation, and control systems.
• Knowledge of 4-20 mA, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Ethernet/IP, and industrial communication networks.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Strong attention to safety, detail, and documentation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical equipment up to plant-designated voltage levels.
• Diagnose electrical issues using multimeters, megohmmeters, loop calibrators, and other testing equipment.
• Maintain motors, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), breakers, transformers, and power distribution systems.
• Interpret electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, and wiring drawings.
• Instrumentation & Controls
• Install, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair process instrumentation including:

o Pressure transmitters

o Flow meters

o Level instruments

o Temperature sensors

o Control valves

o Analytical equipment

• Perform instrument calibration and maintain calibration records.
• Troubleshoot control loops and process control issues.
• Assist with maintenance and configuration of PLC, HMI, and DCS systems.

Competencies

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Manages Complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
• Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Action Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm

We appreciate the interest of recruitment partners, but we are not engaging external agencies for this role.

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