Overview
I&E Technician – Taylorsville, MS Jobs in Gulfport, USA at Bakelite GmbH
Posted Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Instrumentation and Electrical (I&E) Technician
- You will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems, process instrumentation, and process control systems used in industrial chemical manufacturing.
- You’ll support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations by ensuring all electrical, instrumentation, and automation systems operate in compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory, and process safety requirements.
What Does a Typical Day Look Like? Electrical Systems
- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical equipment including motors, MCCs, switch gear, transformers, VFDs, lighting, and power distribution systems.
- Diagnose and repair electrical faults in low‑and mid‑voltage systems.
- Interpret and work from one‑line diagrams, wiring diagrams, schematics, and electrical drawings.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance in accordance with maintenance procedures and schedules.
Instrumentation
- Install, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot field instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level transmitters; control valves, valve positioners, actuators, and solenoids; analytical and detection instruments; perform loop checks and instrument functional testing.
- Document calibration and maintenance activities in the CMMS.
Process Control & Automation
- Maintain and troubleshoot plant process control systems including DCS, PLCs, HMIs, and associated I/O.
- Support control loop performance through testing, tuning, and optimization to improve process stability and reliability.
- Troubleshoot control strategies, logic, interlocks, and per missives during startups, shutdowns, and process upsets.
- Perform I/O verification, loop checks, and functional testing for new or modified control systems.
- Support control system changes and upgrades in accordance with Management of Change (MOC) requirements.
- Assist engineering and operations with automation projects, control upgrades, and system expansions.
- Maintain control system backups, documentation, and configuration records as required.
- Provide technical support during abnormal operations and participate in control‑related incident investigations.
Safety, Compliance & Reliability
- Perform all work in compliance with site safety policies, OSHA regulations, NFPA standards (including NFPA 70 and 70E), and PSM requirements.
- Follow permit systems including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Hot Work, and Confined Space Entry.
- Support audits, inspections, and regulatory compliance activities.
- Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment deficiencies, and reliability risks.
- Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Work closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, and EHS teams to support plant objectives.
- Communicate clearly during troubleshooting and system modifications.
- Maintain accurate documentation of work performed, equipment status, and system changes.
Local Specific Requirements for the Role
- Ability to work in industrial environments with exposure to heat, noise, and chemicals.
- Ability to climb ladders, work at heights, and lift up to 35 lbs.
- Willingness to work overtime, on‑call assignments, nights, weekends, and plant outages as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required; technical degree or certification preferred.
- 3–5 years’ experience as an I&E Technician in an industrial manufacturing environment; chemical or continuous process experience preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of industrial electrical systems, process instrumentation and calibration, PLC/DCS‑based control systems.
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, control narratives, cause‑and‑effect diagrams, and electrical drawings.
- Familiarity with hazardous area classifications and intrinsically safe systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Journeyman Electrician license or equivalent certification.
- Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refinery, or specialty chemical operations.
- Experience with specific DCS/PLC platforms (e.g., Emerson, Honeywell, Rockwell, Siemens); experience with CMMS systems such as SAP or Maximo.
- NFPA 70E electrical safety training or…
Title: I&E Technician – Taylorsville, MS
Company: Bakelite GmbH
Location: Gulfport, USA
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