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Instrumentation Technician
Independence, MO · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 67 days ago
Process ImprovementPLCControlsProblem SolvingFood SafetySCADA
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About the role
- Location of Job: Independence MO (Union Environment )
- Knorr believes that wholesome, nutritious food should be accessible and affordable to all.
- That is why we are on a journey to ensure all Americans can eat healthy meals they feel good about by creating high-quality products, offering simple chef-developed recipes, and supporting organizations and initiatives that provide access to healthy foods.
Responsibilities
- Read, interpret, and troubleshoot electrical schematics, P&IDs, control drawings, and equipment documentation to identify root causes of equipment failures and implement effective corrective actions.
- Utilize diagnostic and test equipment including multimeters, loop calibrators, power supplies, process simulators, and other specialized instrumentation to support maintenance activities.
- Install, configure, commission, and validate electrical and control systems to ensure equipment operates safely, reliably, and within specified performance requirements.
- Calibrate, troubleshoot, and maintain industrial instrumentation including pressure, flow, level, temperature, pH, conductivity, and other process measurement devices.
- isolate faults and implement sustainable solutions to prevent recurring failures.
- Support continuous improvement, reliability, and productivity initiatives through root cause analysis, preventive maintenance, and process optimization efforts.
- Maintain compliance with all safety, food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements while performing maintenance and engineering activities.
- Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality teams to improve equipment performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Identify control system, instrumentation, and equipment performance issues; isolate faults and implement sustainable solutions to prevent recurring failures.
Requirements
- Document repairs, modifications, and calibration activities in CMMS and maintenance records as required.
- Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in electrical and mechanical training, or equivalent technical experience, or military technic al training is required.
Nice to have
- High school diploma or equivalent
- technical or vocational training preferred.
- Experience with PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar), HMI/SCADA systems, industrial networking, instrumentation, and automated manufacturing equipment preferred.
- Experience in food, beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other highly automated manufacturing environments is strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Work also includes high speed production monitoring and controls, VFD's, PLC's, Motion Systems, Vision Systems and related components.
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
- Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Company info
- At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.
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