Instrument Technician jobs in Louisville, KY

Instrument & Controls Technician

Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the chilly southern coast of Scandinavia. From our early success in Sweden and Denmark, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people all across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.

AAK Louisville

Louisville, KY

About the role

The I&C/E Engineer is involved with the successful daily operation of oil refining facility and the modification and alteration of the plant automated controls and power systems (to 480VAC) to accommodate business needs and high plant availability. This requires close collaboration with other employees and the maintenance manager to assure safe work and to set or re-set job priorities. There are no formal reports for this position with the exception of work 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.

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.

Work Requirements
Install, maintain, troubleshoot, temperature/ pressure and flow devices both field indicators and sending devices to PLCs.
Program PLC logic for process changes and improvements.
Install, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical distribution and protection circuits up to 480VAC.
Document all work using CDs, P&Ids, logic prints.
Execute work in a safe and expedient manner according to the following priorities:
Emergency corrective maintenance daily and call-ins
Execution of capital and maintenance projects.
Audit preventive/ predictive maintenance
Routine corrective maintenance
Provide practical solutions to operations/ controls problems.
Scope, estimate and execute small capital / maintenance projects along with maintenance manager/ project director/ operations, etc.
Train other employees in light of their needs and company needs.
Oversee the work by contractors as required on site to assure safe and quality performance.
Look for opportunities to help work get done safer, faster and more cost effective.
Participate in company activities such as; Safety Committee, Audit committees, employee task forces, etc.

Cost Control
Contribute to the effort in controlling costs and minimizing wastage in pursuit of your daily work.
Support goal of minimum part sparing consistent with production goals and local vendor sport services.
Work to support cost reduction and improved efficiencies in all departments.

About you

Qualifications include:

• 
  Engineering degree preferable and equivalent experience accepted. Such experience would be equal to at least 5 years in cost estimation, project cost tracking, material specification and cost control experience.

• Technical education in trades, project planning and management

In return AAK offer

• Career paths, training and development, e-learning and tuition reimbursement programs offering potential for you to progress your future career
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision) starting date of hire
• Health Savings Account with AAK annual contribution of $1,000-$1,500
• 401(k) Plan with 100% match
• Free Life and Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection and Legal Insurance Plans
• Discounts on travel, amusement parks, concerts, movies, and more
• Celebrations, events, and activities on site and supporting our communities
• Amazon AwardCo recognition incentives for service and peer to peer recognition

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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