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Electrical Instrumentation Control Technician
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What they do
An Instrumentation Technician carries out planned or unplanned maintenance and repair activities on a wide range of electronic equipment and process control and safety systems.
$75,196 / year median in Wisconsin
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Electrical Instrumentation Control Technician (5780)
Requisition ID 5780
- Posted 09/01/2026
- Filtration and Life Sciences
- Medical BU
- Windsor Locks Plant
- Windsor Locks
- Posting Country (1)
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Purpose of the job
To provide full maintenance service for electrical, instrumentation, and control systems at three production buildings at the Windsor Locks site.
Troubleshoot and analyze systems and component malfunctions by investigating process conditions that are leading to failure in order to determine the corrective actions. Make recommendations for system changes to meet operational, safety and environmental requirements. Assist in engineering capital projects.
Main responsibility areas
Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities:
Troubleshoot, install, and repair electrical components such as wiring, conduit, cable tray, switches, analog circuits, motors, variable frequency drives, PLC's, power distribution lighting, etc.
Be fluent in PLC programming and drive parameterization.
Work with voltages ranging from 24 VDC to 480 VAC.
Perform scheduled preventative maintenance tasks, maintain calibrations/ISO records of process control instrumentation.
Assist Engineering with system improvement projects and retrofits of old equipment.
Participate in continuous improvement teams and root cause analysis for machine breakdowns.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA
Communication
(position's responsibility for communications both within and outside the organization)
Internally
Communicate with Operators, Maintenance Craftsmen, management teams, finance and Executives Externally
Communicate with external customers, vendors, contractors, etc.
Experience and education
(minimum level of knowledge and skills to fulfill one's responsibilities)
Work experience
Associate degree or equivalent industry experience
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics
Minimum of five years troubleshooting experience with PLC hardware and software.
Strong electrical, drive, PLC troubleshooting skills
Must have experience in PLC/VFD and HMI programming languages, including function block/ladder
Ability to use Microsoft Office products
SAP experience preferred but not required
Must be flexible to work off shift when required. Significant bonus payment for call-ins
Must be able to participate in the week-end rotational shift, approximately once every other month, with bonus payments.
Formal education
High School Diploma or GED
Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials segments, along with the Performance Materials Cluster, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.9 billion and we employ some 7,000 people. Read more at www.ahlstrom.com.