About the job

E&I / Controls Technician

Department: Water/Wastewater

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Monroe, LA

Description

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is seeking a Lead Operator to join our team in Monroe, LA. This role supports our continued growth and offers the opportunity to work on (or support) meaningful projects alongside a collaborative, experienced team. You’ll have the chance to build your career while contributing to impactful solutions across the communities we serve.

The E&I/ Controls Technician maintains the facility instrumentation, analyzers, electrical systems, and process controls, including PLC and SCADA, across a highly automated reverse osmosis plant. Keeps the measurement and control layer reliable so that process decisions, alarms, and the predictive-analytics program are trustworthy year-round, because instrumentation and controls faults do not wait for the peak season.

Key Responsibilities

• Installs, calibrates, tests, troubleshoots, and repairs process instrumentation and analyzers, including pH, chlorine or ORP, conductivity, turbidity, flow, pressure, and level.

• Maintains and troubleshoots PLC, SCADA, and control panel systems; supports alarm management, control loops, and communications among the wellfield, RO trains, and pumping.

• Performs electrical maintenance and repair on motors, drives, controls, and power distribution serving process equipment, following NFPA 70E and lockout/tagout.

• Supports the predictive-analytics program by maintaining condition-monitoring instrumentation and trended dashboards with the Maintenance Manager.

• Diagnoses instrumentation and controls faults that affect regulatory compliance, RO performance, or production, and restores service.

• Documents work in the CMMS; maintains calibration records and controls documentation; supports Owner-furnished SCADA software and cybersecurity coordination.

• Responds to instrumentation and controls emergencies; participates in the 24 hour, 7 day on-call standby rotation on a rotating basis.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• May direct maintenance or seasonal staff on specific instrumentation and controls tasks as assigned.

What you'll need

• High school diploma or GED; technical training in instrumentation, electrical, or controls preferred.

• Minimum three years of industrial instrumentation, electrical, and controls experience; water or reverse osmosis treatment experience preferred.

• Knowledge of PLC and SCADA systems, control loops, analyzers, and electrical test equipment; ability to read electrical drawings, loop diagrams, and control narratives.

• Critical thinking, troubleshooting, and complex problem-solving skills.

• Knowledge of electrical safety requirements and procedures, including NFPA 70E and lockout/tagout.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS Relevant electrical license or instrumentation and controls certification preferred; NFPA 70E qualified. Valid driver license required; operates a Waggoner-provided vehicle.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS Positions self to and moves about the plant, wellfield, and pump areas; stands for extended periods; bends, stoops, and climbs stairs, ladders, and platforms; and uses hands to handle, feel, and reach. Regularly moves items weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally moves items weighing up to 50 pounds, using mechanical lifting aids for heavier loads. Requires close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT Work is performed at the Meta RPL IWTP and across its six groundwater production wells, pressure sand filtration, reverse osmosis treatment trains, chemical feed and storage areas, disinfection systems, industrial water storage tanks, high-service pumping, and conveyance piping. The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, pressurized piping and vessels, and treatment chemicals including sodium hypochlorite, antiscalant, and clean-in-place acids and caustics. Work occurs indoors and outdoors under North Louisiana weather, including extreme heat and severe weather, and may occur before sunrise or after sunset. Noise levels near pumps, blowers, and process equipment can be high. The role coordinates with Meta site personnel and other contractors performing simultaneous operations.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Regularly uses and wears safety glasses, hard hat, hearing protection, chemical-resistant and cut-resistant gloves, lockout/tagout locks, and steel-toed boots. Additional personal protective equipment may include a face shield or chemical splash goggles, chemical-resistant clothing, fall protection, and respiratory protection consistent with the site Health and Safety Plan and Meta safety requirements. This is a safety-sensitive and security-sensitive position requiring site badging and access control.

Why Join Our Team

We know work isn't only about what you do, it's also about who you work for and with! Waggoner Engineering provides a fun, family-friendly, and multicultural work environment that supports a work life balance, including:

• WEI Incentive Program

• Healthy Workplace Program

• Employee Referral Bonus

• Competitive Health Benefits

• Career Development and Training

• Flexible/Hybrid Schedule

• Community Service Opportunities

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Pay Transparency

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.