Posting date:

09/26/2022

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Position Number:

0194300

Position Title:

Instrumentation & Controls Technician

Department this Position Reports to:

Engineering

Hiring Range Minimum:

$35.06 (job rate)

Hiring Range Maximum:

$35.06 (job rate)

SEIU Level:

T

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Employment Category:

Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year:

12

Scheduled Hours per Week:

40

Schedule:

Schedule: Monday through Friday – 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location of Position:

Hanover, NH 03755
10 Vox Lane

Remote Work Eligibility?:

Onsite only

Is this a term position?:

No

Is this a grant funded position?:

No

Position Purpose:

The Instrument Control Technician is responsible for the daily calibration, maintenance, and data collection of the College’s power plant continuous emissions monitors.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp:

High School plus 5+ years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• High School graduate with technical school degree in electronics preferred.
• Five + years of relevant experience.
• Must hold a valid driver’s license and be able to qualify as a Dartmouth Approved Driver.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical school degree in electronics preferred.
• Must have successfully completed the following training prior to performing work to which the training relates:

– Hazardous Waste Storage and Handling
– Spill Prevention Controls and Countermeasures
– Driver Safety
– Hazard Communication
– Lock-out/tag-out
– Respirator Training, Fit, and Physical Examination
– Working in confined spaces
– CPR Training to include AED training
– Fire Fighting Training
– Fork Truck Operations
– Hazardous Chemical Handling

Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title:

William Riehl

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.

Background Check:

Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

UNION POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO SEIU UNION MEMBERS ONLY DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF POSTING. AFTER ONE WEEK OF POSTING, IF THE POSITION HAS NOT BEEN FILLED INTERNALLY, IT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DARTMOUTH COMMUNITY.

OPEN TO UNION MEMBERS ONLY FROM (9/26/2022) THROUGH (10/2/2022).

All Dartmouth College employees, whether working on-site or remotely, are required to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19 (or to have received an approved exemption from vaccination through the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity). Please visit https://dartgo.org/vaxpolicy for details. Compliance with this requirement is a condition of employment. Failure to meet this condition of employment within the first 30 days may result in Dartmouth in its sole discretion ending employment.

Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy. https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy

Additional Instructions:

Schedule: Monday through Friday – 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Quick Link:

https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/65217

Description:

Maintenance

• Repairs, troubleshoots, and replaces as necessary pneumatic and electronic devices used to measure, indicate, or control various systems.
• Provides routine and preventative maintenance on equipment and control systems.
• Coordinates schedules with plant supervisor and Lead-man in order to participate in scheduled and emergency boiler maintenance and repair efforts.
• Maintains and checks operation of the Continuous Emissions Monitor on a daily basis.
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and reconfigures the plant distributed control systems, including the management of 3500 tags on both primary and backup servers.
• Troubleshoots and repairs plant boiler burner management systems and boiler air-fuel-water controls of pneumatic and electronic types.
• Communicates with external contacts/vendors for repair and replacement parts.
• Conducts maintenance on plant UPS systems including battery testing and monitoring to provide historical trending for predictive analysis.
• Performs preventative maintenance on complex systems and equipment, requiring state of the art techniques and testing procedures.
  
  

Calibration and Installation

• Calibrates indicators, gauges and transmitters.
• Performs turnkey installation of new equipment (wiring, piping, calibration and start up).
• Calibrates and maintains in good working order all plant transmitters, gauges, Distributed control systems, control valves and actuators.
• Installs, maintains, programs, and tunes all VFD/VSDs and soft starts associated with plant equipment.
  
  

Data Collection and Reporting

• Collects emissions data and performs statistical analyses in order to prepare required reports.
• As directed by Chief Engineer, reports regular emission results from data collected on a quarterly basis to state and federal agencies.
• Conducts Quarterly Audits of CEM equipment. As required by Federal regulations, records calibrations made, parts and components used, and inventory of parts on hand.
• Maintains and catalogs historical data, populates databases for plant daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual usage and efficiency reports.
• Conducts root cause analysis when process control issues arise through the use of DCS historical trends.
• Conducts thermal imaging of all electrical motors and cabinets to provide historical trending for predictive analysis.
  
  

Other

• Develops, implements, and improves control schemes and system logic (software and hardware), including user interface applications.
• Updates existing DCS graphics and/or design new graphics per user and/or technology demand.
• Assists with other mechanical and electrical maintenance activities in the power plant.
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.

Description:

Working Conditions:

• Works from ladders, scaffolds, and platforms.
• Work requires bending, kneeling, standing, climbing.
• Working in stretched, cramped or awkward positions.
• Work involves regular lifting, carrying or holding objects weighing up to 70 pounds.
• Work is performed indoors, outdoors, in bad weather, and in areas that are dirty, or smoky or where fumes and steam are present.
• Work involves exposure to extreme high temperatures and noise levels.
• Work involves wearing special or protective clothing such as: overalls, gloves, goggles, ear plugs or protectors, and hard hat.
• Work may require employee to wear protective clothing and a breathing apparatus in order to shut down equipment under conditions of extreme high temperature where fumes and thick smoke are present.

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Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.

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Performs other duties as assigned