Associate Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical (IC&E) Technician

The Associate Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical (IC&E) Technician plays an important role in supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the Franklin Biomass Facility. This position assists in the calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of instrumentation, control systems, and electrical equipment essential to plant performance.

Requirements

• Assist in performing calibration, testing, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of instrumentation and control systems, including PLCs, DCS, control valves, fan dampers, conveyors, fuel feed systems, variable speed drives, transmitters, analyzers, and other biomass-related instrumentation to ensure reliable plant operation.
• Assist in updating and optimizing PLC and DCS logic-based controls—including ladder and P&ID logic—in coordination with engineering and senior technical staff to improve automation and enhance system performance.
• Carry out corrective, preventive, predictive, and emergency maintenance on electrical systems, including switchgear, motor control centers, transformers, motors, batteries, inverters, chargers, generator excitation systems, and variable speed drives.
• Calibrate and maintain precision instruments such as pressure and temperature transmitters and stack CEMS equipment and perform plant wiring repairs and installations using diagnostic tools including Amprobes, multimeters, and oscilloscopes.
• Use DCS and SCADA systems to monitor and support efficient operation of boilers, steam turbine generators, and emissions control systems including SCR and hot precipitators.
• Perform turbine control system calibration and functional checks to ensure efficient start-up, shutdown, and steady-state operation of the steam turbine.
• Assist with testing and tuning of boiler controls, combustion systems, turbine performance, and emissions reduction technologies to optimize plant performance and compliance.
• Work with contractors and vendors during outages and maintenance projects to support technical work, verify results, and ensure adherence to safety requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, calibration data, equipment changes, plant drawings, and vendor documentation.
• Promote a strong safety culture by identifying hazards, following safe work practices, and ensuring proper handling of hazardous materials in accordance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities such as root cause analysis (RCA), procedure updates, reliability initiatives, and equipment performance optimization.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the Franklin Biomass Facility.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan