Instrument Technician

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries.Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Cooperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website atwww.sunchemical.comor connect with us onLinkedInorTwitter

Instrument Technician- Newport, DE

The Instrument Technicianis a hands on member of the maintenance team working to maintain instrumentation, control valves, and process analyzers across the site. The role interacts with all levels of the organization site wide. This position is responsible for performing daily tasks as part of a team to ensure safe, productive, reliable, and cost-efficient maintenance of plant equipment and facilities. in addition, this position provides field level support for reliability efforts, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Provide direct support in the preventative maintenance, installation, configuration, troubleshooting, calibration, and repair of instrumentation and control valves.
• Demonstrate and maintain a high level of technical expertise.
• Assist with the installation and commissioning of capital projects.
• Practice safety and housekeeping while performing job duties.
• Execute maintenance tasks in a quality manner to avoid rework.
• Complete job feedback forms to document equipment history.
• Participate in 5S activities to maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Provide support forsite reliabilityefforts.
• Identify potential bad actors and opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Protecttheenvironment, health, safety, and security of our employees, contractors, carriers, distributors, visitors, customers, and neighbors.

Job Duties:

• Perform work orders as assigned
• Troubleshoot/check/calibrate/repair/replace process instrumentation from Endress and Hauser, ABB ,and Foxboro. Includes pressure, temperature, and flow transmitters.
• Troubleshoot/check/calibrate/repair/replace control valves, pressure regulators, etc.
• Fabricate and install tubing (stainless, plastic, etc.) for control valves
• Calibrate and repair Mettler Toledo scales
• Troubleshoot and repair Honeywell and Fire Eye burner systems
• Troubleshoot and repair gas chromatographs
• Loop check and verify operation of instrumentation
• Perform wiring of instrumentation
• Utilize electrical multi-meters and various electronic communications devices to Troubleshoot/check/calibrate all type and brand of instrumentation.
• Clearly and properly document all work
• Interface with vendors for maintenance of equipment and other related activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 5+ years of relevant work experience related to the job roles and responsibilities
• Ability to drive forklift
• Ability to use scissor lift or boom lift
• Physical Requirements:
  
  
  
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    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach and lift with hands and arms and to talk or hear.
    • The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
    • The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.
    • The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to twenty pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.
    • The employee is required to ascend/descend ladders or steps.
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
    • Employee is required to be respirator qualified
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

BENEFITS

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k)+match and life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is Sun's policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.

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