Instrument & Controls Technician

About the role

The Instrument and Controls Technician is involved with the successful daily operation of the oil refining facility and the modification and alteration of the plants automated control and power systems to accommodate business needs and ensure high plant availability. This requires close collaboration with other employees and management staff to assure safe work and to set or re-set job priorities. Documentation, as required to document changes in plant physical or logic changes, and documentation to meet our goals of safety first, quality work and compliance with our customers’ requirements and concerns is required in this position.

Responsibilities

Safety & Environmental Performance

• Lead the safety effort by personal example.
• Support full plant wide compliance with safety rules to further our goal of 0 accidents and encouragement of reporting and correcting near misses.
• Support 0 contractor accidents during major construction or anytime maintenance contractors are on site.
• Identify high-risk safety / productivity issues and help remedy them.
• Adhere to SOPs and other work procedures as required to assure product quality and consistency to our customers.
• Ensure that all equipment is safely released to the technician following site Safe Work Permits and other Life Critical permits.
• Perform job tasks in a manner compliant with GMPs.
• Participate in company activities such as; Safety Committee, Audit committees, employee task forces, etc.

Work Requirements

Cost Control

About you

High School Diploma or GED with at least 10 years I&E (I&C) experience in a chemical, food, pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Familiarity with PLC based controls systems such as GE or Allen Bradley in a manufacturing environment.

In return AAK offer

About AAK

Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen for more than 150 years.

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