Instrumentation Technician - Austin Industrial - (Baytown, TX)

Austin Industrial•Baytown, TX

50d•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Industrial, Inc. - We are seeking an experienced Instrumentation and Electrical Technician Planner based in Pasadena, Texas. This position requires SAP, NCCER Certification, TDLR, a Valid TWIC Card, and a Valid Driver's License. 3 - 5 months position working 4x10's plus occasional OT - No Per Diem. About Austin Industrial 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. Instrumentation and Electrician Technician Planner This person will be responsible for installing, testing, calibrating, troubleshooting, overhaul and repair electrical, controlling, indicating and measuring instrument devices to ensure specified operating performance using hand tools, testing and calibrating instruments and equipment and precision measuring instruments. Ability to read and understand manuals, wiring or instrumentation schematics and testing specifications. Must be able to troubleshoot electric motors, install wiring to circuits, etc. Must have some knowledge of electrical schematics and PLC's. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

SAP
NCCER Certification
TDLR
Valid TWIC Card
Valid Driver's License
Ability to read and understand manuals, wiring or instrumentation schematics and testing specifications.
Must be able to troubleshoot electric motors, install wiring to circuits, etc.
Must have some knowledge of electrical schematics and PLC's.
4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Responsibilities

Layout, fabricate and install tubing and tub trays.
Apply knowledge of mathematics to instrumentation, such as ratio and proportions, numbers with power of 10's, algebra equations, English-to-metric conversion, inches of water to PSI, inches of mercury to PSI, etc.
Read blueprints, schematics and loop drawings and prepare job reports.
Assemble and disassemble all types of electronic process controls, pneumatic controls and hydraulic systems and components.
Calibrate equipment using common calibration procedures and be able to read, interpret, apply and know where to find other procedures.
Understand the principles of pH and redox and equipment needed to measure them and be able to control the pH and redox of a liquid.
Work with and understand Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Law and with Diodes, capacitors and other electrical components.
Understand steam and how it reacts to different situations, (e.g. saturation properties).
Work with the principles of chemistry and physics required in instrumentation such as specific gravity, density of liquids and solids, mechanical advantages, proportions of liquids, melting points, freezing points, boiling points of liquids, etc.
Troubleshoot and check out electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems using proper test equipment.
Understand fundamental instrumentation loops and how they function as a loop, and what the function of each component part is in each type of loop.
Understand common types of chemical plant process equipment such as distillation columns, heat exchangers, boilers, turbines and compressors.
Apply the procedures for measuring pressure level, flow, temperature, weight, density, heat flux, humidity and moisture, etc.
Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations.
Other duties as assigned.