Maintenance Instrument Technician

 

About Lubrizol

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

 

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

 

Job Location: Deer Park, TX

 

Job type: Full-time 

 

Type of role: Onsite

 

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as Maintenance Instrument Technician

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the industrial and transportation industry, and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team. 

 

What You'll Do: 

As a Maintenance Instrument Technician, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation by providing first-line support to the Production Department for maintenance. Having the understanding of power supply and pneumatic instruments; including meters, monitors, transmitters, flowmeters, level devices, switches, alarms, PLC’s, transducers, regulators, control valves, automatic valves, actuators, and solenoid valves;  Also includes calibration, testing, troubleshooting, and repairs of all instrumentation and related equipment, including ISO (International Organization Standardization) equipment, which necessitates the ability to properly calibrate and document the ISO items. 

 

What We're Looking For:

• Follow all Lubrizol procedures, including safety procedures, JSA’s, Work Permits, and MOC’s.
• Complete all paperwork in a timely manner; includes timesheets, shop papers, calibration records, drawing red-marks and especially ISO forms. Some computer records must be completed, including entering completion codes in the SAP maintenance system, buying parts out of Stores, and completing computer-based training.
• Perform Preventative Maintenance (PM’s) on all instrumentation devices.
• Perform calibration, testing, making any necessary adjustments, and documenting the results.
• Perform loop checking to verify that all the connected components are working properly or to determine if repairs are needed, and then to red mark any modifications on associated drawings.
• Troubleshoot any instrumentation that is not working properly, to determine any discrepancies between proper operation and observed operation, and to isolate any suspect device from the control loop, and to perform corrective action as necessary to resolve any problems.
• Studies plans, drawings, specifications, and work orders to determine work requirement and sequence of repairs and/or installations.
• Carries out a variety of repairs for instruments/components brought to the workshop for maintenance, such as repairing electronic  cards, regulators and transmitters.

 

Skills That Make a Difference: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited school. 
• 5+ years of experience within the chemical manfacturing industry. 
• Experience with calibration, testing, troubleshooting, and repairs of all instrumentation and related equipment, including ISO (International Organization Standardization) equipment. 

 

Considered a Plus:

• Associate of Applied Science in Instrumentation Technology is cons