Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Piper Maddox is partnering with a global renewable fuels company seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to join its maintenance team at a growing biorefinery in South Bend, IN.

This role will support the safe and reliable operation of plant equipment by installing, maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting electrical, instrumentation, and control systems. You’ll work across both day-to-day plant reliability and project-related activities including equipment startups, shutdowns, and new installations.

The site is continuing to invest in and expand its operations, making this a strong opportunity for someone who wants broader exposure across industrial electrical, instrumentation, controls, and process equipment .

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot motors, motor starters, PLCs, process controls, and pneumatic equipment
• Calibrate, configure, and repair instrumentation across flow, level, pressure, temperature, and pH
• Work with valves, actuators, wiring, conduit, and electrical terminations
• Perform preventative and emergency maintenance
• Support equipment startups, shutdowns, and new installations
• Work regularly with 480V MCC equipment
• Support VFD commissioning
• Troubleshoot electrical circuits using schematics and technical drawings
• Maintain safe working practices in accordance with OSHA and electrical safety requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of electrical experience
• High school diploma required
• Industrial electrical experience preferred
• 2-year electrical degree preferred
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical circuits with or without wiring diagrams
• Experience with instrument calibration
• Strong hands-on electrical troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Preferred Experience

• Allen-Bradley PLCs
• Emerson DeltaV
• VFD commissioning
• ISA certification
• OSHA 10

Schedule & Environment

• Monday-Friday daytime schedule
• Overtime opportunities available
• Occasional evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call support may be required
• Industrial plant environment with exposure to noise, dust, varying temperatures, heights, confined spaces, and outdoor conditions

Why Join

• Join a growing renewable fuels operation during an active phase of site investment and expansion
• Gain exposure across electrical, instrumentation, controls, and process systems
• Work with PLCs, MCCs, VFDs, DeltaV, and a wide range of field instrumentation
• Opportunity to support new equipment installations, startups, and ongoing plant improvements
• Overtime availability
• Full benefits package
• Relocation support available for the right candidate

If you have an industrial electrical background and want to continue building your E&I and controls experience within a growing process facility, We’d love to connect.