Instrument Technician - Austin Industrial (Channelview, TX)
About The Position
Austin Industrial provides self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies in industries including oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing. The Instrument Technician installs, tests, calibrates, troubleshoots, overhauls, and repairs electrical, controlling, indicating, and measuring instrument devices to ensure specified operating performance. The role uses hand tools, testing and calibration instruments and equipment, and precision measuring instruments. The technician must be able to read and understand manuals, wiring and instrumentation schematics, and testing specifications; troubleshoot electric motors; install wiring to circuits; and apply basic knowledge of electrical schematics and PLCs. Other duties may be assigned. Work may take place in industrial and construction environments, with exposure to weather, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. The employee must follow safety procedures and wear required personal protective equipment. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- Four years of journeyman-level experience.
- NCCER certification, TDLR credential, a valid driver's license, and a TWIC Card.
- Must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; Austin Industrial cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment for this position.
- Ability to install wiring to circuits and troubleshoot electric motors.
- Ability to read and understand manuals, wiring or instrumentation schematics, and testing specifications; knowledge of electrical schematics and PLCs.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds and work at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces as required.
- Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
- Ability 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.
- Ability to wear required PPE and meet customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.
Responsibilities
- Install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul, and repair electrical, controlling, indicating, and measuring instrument devices.
- Build control panels from scratch; install and mount instruments; install tubing and impulse lines; terminate junction boxes; and perform basic conduit installation.
- Read and interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, electrical schematics, and wiring diagrams; trace signal paths and understand control loop functions.
- Calibrate pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments; maintain and troubleshoot control valves; and perform instrument loop checks and signal verification.
- Diagnose instrument and control system failures, identify wiring and electrical issues, verify sensor outputs, determine root causes, and distinguish electrical, mechanical, and process-related problems.
- Apply basic PLC knowledge and process control loop fundamentals, and operate and navigate HMIs.
- Use AC/DC fundamentals, Ohm's Law, electrical measurements, multimeters, and loop checks; work with motor controls, including starters, relays, contactors, and VFDs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Maintain a constant commitment to 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
