Instrument Technician

Company Description
As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all - while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.
Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.
Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.
Job Description

• Accountable for the safe and efficient installation, maintenance, calibration, and improvement of process instrumentation, and specialty control system devices for the St. Gabriel site.
• Troubleshoot and resolve instrumentation, electrical and specialty control equipment failures and restore to operating condition.
• Understand and interpret technical manuals, electrical schematics, drawings, P&ID's (Piping & Instrument Diagrams).
• Maintain and update technical information, drawings, calibrations, and maintenance records.
• Interact with production unit personnel and provide knowledge of process instrument controls.

Qualifications
Required:

• Associate degree in instrumentation technology or related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability with all types of instrumentation and electrical controls.
• Troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of control system devices such as valves, temperature sensors, flow devices, level devices and electrical equipment.
• Understand and use engineering documentation systems such as P&ID's, Instrument specification data sheets, loop sheets, one-lines, ladder diagrams, electrical schematics.

Preferred:

• 2 yrs. formal Instrumentation & Electrical training/schooling preferred.
• Knowledge of SAP PM module.
• Experience using AMS. Emerson Asset Management Software.
• Troubleshooting, installation, maintenance, and repair of Burner Management Systems, Fenwal Systems, Emerson Delta- V and Yokogawa DCS, PLC, AS-I bus, Fieldbus, Profibus and VFDs.

Additional Information
What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.
Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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