October 19, 2026
Electric Energy Jobs

Maintenance Technician Instrumentation

Organization:
DTE Energy
Region:
Canada, Michigan, River Rouge
End of contest:
January 16, 2027
Type:
Full time
Category:
Maintenance/service
Description

This is not a position with Detroit Edison, it's a position with EES Coke Battery, which is a subsidiary of DTE Energy.

The position includes health, dental, vision, and prescription insurance starting day one of employment. Currently, we are offering a $2,500 signing bonus and an additional $2,500 upon successful completion of the probationary period of 1,040 hours. This position also receives quarterly bonuses of up to $7,500 per year, based on EES Coke Battery's quality and production. The hourly rate for this position is$36.15.

This position requires you to work Monday - Friday, and the shift is 7:30 am - 3:30 pm.

Job Summary

Location: River Rouge, MI

Performs all maintenance functions necessary to maintain all operating and service equipment using standard and specialized tools and equipment including mobile equipment as required.  Operates equipment in conjunction with repairs and aids in operating functions as necessary to maintain continuity of operations.  May work alone, with minimal supervision or with other Maintenance Technicians and coordinates and works in conjunction with operating team members in the performance of maintenance tasks.

Key Accountabilities

  • Maintains various types of machinery in the coke making process
  • Responsible for participating in safety activities to meet or exceed organizational goals and expectations
  • Maintains interpersonal relationships with individuals both external and internal to the organization
  • Be an active participant of developing and maintaining a culture of professionalism
  • Responsible for following all rules, policies, or expectations
  • Responsible for environmental compliance
  • Performs all other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • A high school diploma or GED
  • A valid driver's license
  • Must have 3 years of heavy industrial experience to provide the following:
    • Must have experience calibrating, programming, installing, and troubleshooting "smart" process instrumentation such as temperature, pressure and level transmitters and control valves
    • Experience in process control loops
    • Experience in Distribution Control Systems (DCS) and loop tuning with DCS
    • Experience with PLC, hydraulic controls, and process analyzers such as opacity, oxygen, combustibles, process gas and chemical analysis required
    • Strong safety experience
    • Ability to work in a team orientated atmosphere
    • Demonstrated capability to achieve results through people, technology, and processing equipment
    • Good knowledge of the assigned area(s) of responsibility
    • Ability to function within a matrix organization where employees report to both a functional leader and a business leader
    • Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with both a functional and business leader
    • Must be goal orientes
    • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, coworkers, and management
    • Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license

Additional Qualifications

The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to:

  • Sit, stand, or walk for a minimum of 8-hour shifts, including walking long distances, up and down stairs and on uneven ground
  • Frequently lift objects of up to 70 pounds in weight and carry objects of up to 50 pounds in weight. Occasionally the employee will have to push or pull objects of up to 100 pounds in weight
  • Frequently climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or occasionally, crawl.
  • Enter and work in confined space areas
  • Talk & hear; use hands & fingers; handle & feel; and able to reach with hands and arms extensively
  • Frequent operations of controls with occasional driving and fine hand function manipulations of tools and equipment
  • Vision requirements for this position include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
  • Must be clean shaven (except mustaches that are above the lower lip and do not affect the respirator seal) when reporting to work

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Contact

DTE Energy

2000 2nd Ave

Detroit

Michigan United States

www.dteenergy.com