Job Description
As an Automation Technician your role will be to execute, control, and deliver modifications to control systems. This position will be responsible for assisting in moving projects from start to finish, and work as a team player to help achieve success. Consistently communicate with clients to ensure projects are being completed in a timely and accurate manner. Apply continuous improvement and lessons learned to improve future results. The automation engineer will spend much of their time working with PLC programs and supporting our clients with operations and various projects.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge in process controls including understanding the process, ability to identify the parameters and understand and identify the process variables and hazards.
- Capable of understanding P&ID and instrumentation/control equipment in an industrial environment.
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the control methods, analog and discrete and the critical components to developing sustainable control algorithms.
- Capable of implementing control methodology in PLC and HMI platforms with a basic understanding of the programming language.
- Knowledgeable of control system architecture including hardware, software, instrumentation, and networking equipment.
- Basic understanding of analog advanced controls.
- Demonstrates experience in industrial environment with loop checking, startup, troubleshooting and commissioning support.
- Demonstrates knowledge in control panels through ability to read drawings and understand panel functionality.
- Willingness to travel to and from site every day.
SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates a proactive commitment to safety by taking the time to understand risks and completing all required safety training.
- Complies with safety requirements by following all safety procedures and by reporting/documenting safety incidences and near misses.
- Demonstrates personal accountability to learning and development of oneself as well as assisting with development of new employees and peers.
- Willingly accepts coaching and mentoring from more experienced resources.
- Promotes teamwork by participating as a team player while also demonstrating effective communication skills with the team, management, and the client.
- Proactively works to build good relationships with peers, leaders, and customers while also demonstrating the ability to meet client expectations.
- Seeks out new responsibilities and stretch opportunities while demonstrating creativity in identifying better means of accomplishing a job.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science degree or Associates Degree in a related field and applicable experience.
- Legal authorization to work in the US is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous Automation or Electrical Technician experience
- 3-5 years of oil and gas experience, upstream preferred.
- Emerson controllers/software such as ROC800 (ROCLink) and FB3000 (Field Tools)
- RedLion HMI experience
- Schneider Magelis HMI programming
- Allen Bradley RSLogix 500 experience
- Ability to perform field check out’s for various oil and gas upstream facilities
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- No supervisory requirements for this job.
LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES
- Valid driver’s license required.
- H2S Safety Certification
- OSHA 10