Senior Instrument Technician

Philadelphia Gas Works•Philadelphia, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is the largest municipally-owned gas utility in the nation, supplying gas service in the City of Philadelphia to over 500,000 customers. PGW is dedicated to becoming the Greenest Natural Gas Delivery Company in the region. This role is responsible for the safety performance of job assignments and maintaining good housekeeping. The technician will work from complicated drawings, specifications, and sketches, and must be able to completely follow through on job assignments. They will install, operate, test, calibrate, maintain, and repair various types of measurement and control instruments, including electronic, mechanical, or pneumatic types, both manual and automatic. These instruments record, indicate, or control various parameters such as heating value, humidity, dew point, specific gravity, temperature, combustible mixtures, flow, height, odorant, volume, liquid level, speed, weight, and time. The role also includes work with analyzers (chemical, mechanical, and electronic), telematics or remote transmission, alarms and safety devices, clocks, and regulators. The technician will install wells, tubing, and thermocouples. A strong knowledge and understanding of the problems of gas measurement and control within plants, metering stations, and industrial supply runs is required, along with the ability to make adaptations of instruments for special jobs. The technician will conduct all necessary tests and instrument maintenance on such installations. They will also remove and install valves/regulations 4 inches and under, and paint and install simple supports for instruments and electrical equipment. This position requires the ability to perform all duties of a Technician and a Junior Technician. The role involves carrying and operating a radio when necessary, identifying material needed for jobs, and removing it from the storeroom. Direct assistance in the development of lower-graded classifications is also a responsibility, as is directing lower-graded classifications. Understanding the hazards of natural gas/LNG and experience working on natural gas/LNG applications is essential, as is understanding cryogenic applications. The technician must make reports for all repairs, tests, inspections, and calibrations of instruments. Qualification as an operator of plant vehicles such as trucks, forklifts, and loaders is required. Surface preparation for painting, applying primer and finish coating, and cleaning equipment, checking fluid levels, and reporting defective parts on plant vehicles are also part of the duties. The ability to operate various mill workshop tools is also mentioned. Assisting in opening and closing hand valves is required. Craft specialty work includes servicing and repairing DCS equipment, calibrating and troubleshooting instrument loops, servicing analyzer and recording instruments, checking and maintaining combustible gas indicators, checking and maintaining the plant odorization system, maintaining water and CO2 analyzers, installing, setting up, and calibrating new devices, setting up, programming, and installing plant transmitters, maintaining M&R station valves and regulations, operating various test equipment and plant systems, checking and maintaining Scott freedom oxygen detectors plant-wide, installing, setting up, and programming Moore site-programmable volt and milliamp limit trip alarms, setting up and installing chart recorders, maintaining, calibrating, and repairing Sensit Gold Gas Detectors, maintaining manual loading stations, installing and maintaining Hazardous Detection System components, and installing, programming, and setting up smart process control instrumentation. Safety is a shared responsibility, as is safe driving. Future technological advancements will not change essential functions unless deemed substantial and increasing workload. Maintaining a current TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) and OQ (Operator Qualification) is mandatory. The ability to work in inclement weather, general gas plant conditions, confined spaces, climb ladders/stairs, work at extreme heights, and don/doff a full-face respirator is required. Employees must always be clean-shaven per PGW Respirator Readiness policy 007-10 and wear required PPE. High reach, forklift, rigging, and signaling training are necessary. Knowledge of the Plant’s Emergency Alarm System is required, as is the ability to work extended hours and shifts if conditions require.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
Must acquire and maintain a CDL License.
Promotion to this position requires demonstrated ability to perform the job functions.
Must pass a written test and (Hands on Test).
This is a drug testing position.

Nice To Haves

Certified Control Technician by the International Society of Automation ISA) or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for safety performance of job assignments and maintain good housekeeping.
Work from complicated drawings, specifications and sketches and can completely follow through on job assignments.
Install, operate test, calibrate, maintain, and repair various types of measurement and control instruments, electronic, mechanical, or pneumatic, either manual or automatic.
These instruments record, indicate or control, heating value, humidity or dew point, specific gravity, temperature, combustible mixtures, flow, height, odorant, volume, liquid level, speed, weight, and time.
Also included are analyzers (chemical, mechanical and electronic), telematics or remote transmission, alarms and safety devices, clocks, and regulators.
Installs wells, tubing, and thermocouples.
Strong knowledge and understanding of the problems of gas measurement and control within the plants, metering stations and industrial supply runs, and can make adaptations of instruments for special jobs.
Conducts all necessary test and instrument maintenance on such installations.
Remove and install values/regulations 4 inches and under.
Paint and install simple support for instruments and electrical equipment.
Installs simple supports and equipment.
Must possess the ability to perform all duties of a Technician and a Junior Technician.
Carry and operate radio when necessary.
Must be able to identify material needed to complete jobs as well as remove it from the storeroom.
Directly assist in the development of lower graded classification as required.
Directs lower graded classification as required.
Understand the hazards of natural gas/LNG and is experienced working on natural gas/LNG applications.
Must understand cryogenic applications.
Must make reports for all repairs, tests inspections, and calibrations of instruments.
Must qualify as an operator of plant vehicles such as trucks (dump, flat, pick-up, forklift, bobcat and loader, etc.).
Clean and prepare surface (steel, wood, etc.) for painting by washing, scrubbing, wire brushing, scrapping, and chipping.
Apply primer and finish coating.
Clean equipment, check oil, gas and water levels.
Reports and defective parts that may need repairs on plant vehicles.
May have the ability to operate all mill workshop tools, band saw, chop box, table saw etc.
Must be able to assist in opening and closing hand valves.
Service and repair DCS equipment.
Calibrate and troubleshoot instruments loops.
Service analyzer and recording instruments.
Check and maintain combustible gas indicators.
Check and maintain plant odorization system.
Maintain water and CO2 analyzers.
Install, set up and calibrate new devices.
Set-up, program and install plant transmitter as needed or required.
Maintain M&R station valves and regulations.
Operate various test equipment and plant system.
Check and maintain Scott freedom oxygen detectors plant wide.
Install, set-up and program Moore site-programmable volt and milliamp limit trip alarms.
Set-up and install chart recorders.
Maintain Sensit Gold Gas Detector, calibrate and repair.
Maintain manual loading stations.
Install and maintain Hazardous Detection System components.
Install, program and set-up smart process control instrumentation.
Must maintain current TWIC Transportation Worker Identification Credential).
Must be current with OQ (Operator Qualification) to perform job duties and remain in compliance.
Able to work in inclement weather and general gas plant conditions.
Must be able to work in confined spaces when required.
Must be able to climb ladders/stairs and work at extreme heights when required.
Must be able to don/doff a full-face respirator when required.
Must be always clean shaven (PGW Respirator Readiness policy 007-10).
Must wear PPE (FR clothing, steel/composite toe work boots - no sneaker type, hard hat, safety glasses etc.-when required.
Must possess high reach, forklift, rigging and signaling training etc.
Must be knowledgeable of the Plant’s Emergency Alarm System.
Must be able to work extended hours and shifts if conditions are required