Instrumentation Technician

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

• 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history


• A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant


• ENR top 500 firm 

We have an Instrumentation Technician position available in Eden Prairie, MN. The person plays a key role with customers and project deliverables and is a representative of the entire effort put forward on each project, you will be extremely important to the overall success of a project and the relationship with the customer. Travel to local customers as well as working in the control panel shop.

Responsibilities

• Instrumentation - Start-up, calibration, and troubleshooting of project related instrumentation. This includes but is not limited to transmitters such as flow, pressure, temperature, position, vibration, and current.  Additional instrumentation includes, but is not limited to, analyzers for dissolved oxygen, sludge blanket, ORP, turbidity, pH, chlorine, fluoride, conductivity, and particle counting


• Systems Drawings – Ability to read Process and Instrumentation, Control Loop and Control Panel drawings. Responsibility for the red-line as-built mark-up of drawings to document the current state of existing PLC and DCS control systems


• Motor Control Equipment - Troubleshooting motor control equipment – FVNR Motor Starters, Variable Frequncy Drives, and Soft Starts. Knowledgeable of all necessary safety requirements while working with this type of equipment


• PLC Equipment - Troubleshooting PLC logic, relay logic, and other associated control equipment


• Equipment modifications – Able to make necessary equipment modifications in the field, both mechanical and electrical


• Computer/ Networking - Installation and start-up of computer and networking equipment


• Panel Shop Support- When not in the field, build UL Certified Control Panels; Testing UL508A control panels


• General administration such as paperwork, copying, printing, faxing, and using a computer

Minimum Requirements

Education Technical associate’s degree or training and/or equivalent experience may be substituted; Journeymen level electrician with industrial controls experience also acceptable.

Experience

• Ideal candidate would have over 2 years’ experience with the responsibilities as listed; instrumentation, system drawings, motor control equipment, PLC Equipment, Equipment Modifications, Telemetry Equipment, Computer & Networking Equipment


• Able to work effectively and professionally with Customers and maintaining business relationships


• Ability to work as part of a team professionally


• Must have a valid driver’s license with the ability to travel to and from client sites as required


• Must be fluent in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Access

Physical Demands of Position Must be able to have full dexterity of hands and feet at a job site.  Ladder and possible confined space access required. Use of hand tools required.  Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, climbing, ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, pulling, warm and cold temperature conditions, sun exposure, moisture, potential exposure to hazardous materials and electrical voltages.

Working Environment Travel to local customers, on-site control panel shop, diverse industrial environments including construction trailer environment. Customer sites could require work in various temperature conditions; in and/or around moisture, on slippery and/or uneven surfaces, in confined spaces, and at heights; will require frequent standing, driving a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and occasional bending, squatting, climbing, twisting, balancing, and reaching; will have exposure to noise, vibrations and chemicals.  May require irregular or extended hours, subject to being on call and travel for project completion.

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical • Dental • Vision • Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D • Long Term Disability • Voluntary Short Term Disability • Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Account • Paid Time Off (PTO) • Paid Holidays • Tuition Reimbursement • Referral Bonus Program • 401(k)/Profit Sharing • 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) • Employee Assistance Program • Will Preparation Resources • Worldwide Travel Assistance 

Salary Range The expected salary range $35 to $45/hour depending on experience and qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program.

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