Instrumentation & Control Technician I

Energy Management

Powering Mizzou’s Future

At MU Energy Management, we don’t just keep the lights on – we power the future. Our team is responsible for producing, purchasing, and delivering essential utility services across the University of Missouri campus. At the heart of our operations is the cutting-edge Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Plant (CCHP), which generates steam, chilled water, and electricity to heat, cool, and energize more than 17 million square feet of academic, research, athletic, and healthcare facilities.

Our impact extends far beyond energy generation. With more than 100 miles of underground utility distribution systems beneath the campus, Utility Distribution provides cost-effective, reliable, and resilient services that power the University’s academic and research excellence.

If you are passionate about energy, innovation, and resiliency, join a team that keeps Mizzou running – and thriving.

Position: Instrumentation & Control Technician I

Nature and Level of Work:

• Works under the direction of a manager, supervisor, or Senior Technician and performs maintenance and calibration activities.
• Installs, calibrates, maintains, test, and troubleshoots electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and controls equipment, and related systems. Performs work activities in both a shop and field environment.
• Completes activities independently and/or for more complex tasks, under direction of a lead, supervisor or manager depending on qualifications.
• Actively involved in completing scheduled work activities such as preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, calibrations and troubleshooting.
• Works on both analog and digital control systems and include maintenance on microprocessor, electronic and pneumatic instrumentation and control systems including pressure, temperature and flow sensors and associated alarm circuits.
• Corrects anomalous operation of control and protection systems using computer traces and trends, data obtained using sophisticated test equipment and fundamental and advanced investigative techniques.
• Accurately completes documentation associated with assigned job tasks and complies with all regulatory and site procedures and policies, including Site Emergency Plan and technical specifications.
• Complies with and demonstrates working knowledge of work management processes and equipment clearance (safety tagging/lock-out tag-out (LOTO).
• Works with other department staff performing maintenance, calibrations, testing of equipment and control loops, and troubleshooting on systems and equipment during all modes of facility operation.
• Satisfactorily completes the initial training and on-the-job training and evaluation requirements.
• As necessary, performs circuit board component level repair and calibration.
• Assists with plant design changes and modification, both electronically and mechanically, for new and upgraded instrumentation and controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform calibration of campus steam, water, and chilled water metering instrumentation, as required to maintain operation, accuracy, and reliability. Work with medium pressure steam and water with pressures up to 60 psig and temperature up to 450 F.
• Install instrumentation devices including running signal and control wiring, conduit connections, termination, process connections, configuration and programming.
• Maintain and repair plant micro-processor based metering device and power supplies.
• Use software tools to troubleshoot instrumentation problems. Assist with the implementation and maintenance of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
• Safely coordinate work with power plant operations to prevent upset and/or trip of the plant or plant systems.
• Follow all safety practices including but not limited to wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as required, following all lock out tag out (LOTO) procedures, following all confined space procedures and attending safety meetings and training sessions.
• May be required to share after hours on call in support of critical production needs.
• Assist with record drawing updates.
• Utilizes work order and inventory through maintenance management software.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

7:00 AM – 3:30 PM / Mon-Fri

An associate's degree in a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities can be acquired is necessary.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Successful completion of I&C Development Program (within the allotted time once hired) or equivalency.
• Demonstrated detailed knowledge of electronic equipment and circuitry.
• Demonstrated detailed understanding in the theories of instrumentation and control and their methods of application in nuclear or conventional power industries.
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex troubleshooting of analog and digital instrumentation and control circuits.
• Demonstrated detailed comprehension of electrical and mechanical physical/dimensional measurements.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret diagrams, prints, vendor technical manuals and detailed written procedural instructions to perform work using the information.
• Demonstrated detailed knowledge of and ability to apply safety regulations, policies, and practices.
• Must be physically able and willing to utilize specialized Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), fall protection or other equipment essential to the requirements of maintaining nuclear research facility or utility production power plant, including making permit-control entries.
• Be able and willing to work at varying elevations and in heat and cold, confined quarters, radiological and other hazardous controlled areas of the facility.
• Uses industry accepted human performances practices to promote error-free performance and coaches others to raise standards and expectations.
• Possess the physical ability to utilize and carry the minimum of 50 pounds of tooling, test equipment, and facility equipment.
• A valid Missouri Driver’s license must be held and maintained by incumbents in this classification.
• An associate degree in related technical field or two years of experience working in the Instrumentation Technology field.

Salary Range: $25.00 – $30.00 per hour

University Title: Instrumentation & Control Technician I

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This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573-884-7278.