Instrument Fitter - Austin Industrial (Baytown, TX)
About The Position
Austin Industrial provides self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the United States. The Instrument Fitter installs, removes, calibrates, and troubleshoots instrumentation used to measure and control variables such as pressure, flow, and temperature. The position works from blueprints and schematic drawings and may perform other duties as assigned. The work takes place in industrial and construction environments, potentially involving weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must follow safety, quality, and productivity expectations and wear required personal protective equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- Five years of journeyman-level experience.
- NCCER certification.
- Valid driver's license.
- Must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
- Able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities.
- Able to meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
- Able to wear required personal protective equipment.
- Must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Read and work from related blueprints and schematic drawings.
- Install and remove instrumentation devices, including indicators, recorders, telemetry, controllers, transmitters, transducers, and analyzers.
- Cut, bend, and install pipe tubing or conduit for air or process lines using hacksaws and pipe cutters.
- Install instruments and instrument stands, connect control wiring to valves, and stroke valves to verify operation.
- Install and calibrate recorders, alarms, switches, and other devices.
- Steam trace lines when necessary.
- Install flanges and orifice plates when needed.
- Repair steam traps when needed.
- Perform other duties necessary to remove, install, or troubleshoot instrumentation devices.
- Maintain a current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations.
- Perform job duties while maintaining safety, quality, and productivity expectations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
