Instrument Fitter - Austin Industrial (Baytown, TX)

Austin Careers•Baytown, TX

About The Position

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency. Instrument Fitter Must be able to install and remove various instrumentation, such as indicators, recorders, telemetry, controllers, transmitters, transducers and analyzers used to measure and control variables, such as pressure, flow and temperature. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Comprehensive knowledge of pneumatics, electronics and electricity.
Education – no minimum education requirements.
Experience – 4 years of Journeyman level experience.
Certification/License - NCCER and a valid Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

Reads and works from related blueprints and other schematic drawings.
Installs and/or removes various instrumentation devices.
Cuts, bends, and installs pipe tubing or conduit for the installation of air or process lines for instrument controls using hacksaws and pipe cutters for the proper installation of the instrumentation device.
Installs instruments, instrument stands and control wiring to valves and strokes valves to verify operation.
Installation and calibration of recorders, alarms, switches and other devices.
May steam trace lines when necessary.
May install flanges and orifice plates.
May repair steam traps.
May perform other duties necessary in order to remove, install or troubleshoot instrumentation devices.
Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations.
Other duties as assigned.