Senior Instrument Technician

Philadelphia Gas Works•Philadelphia, PA

175d

About The Position

The Senior Instrument Technician installs, operates, tests, calibrates, maintains, and repairs measurement and control instruments and related equipment used in natural gas plants, metering stations, and industrial supply runs. Equipment may be electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, manual, or automatic, and includes analyzers, telematics and remote-transmission equipment, alarms, safety devices, clocks, regulators, and instruments that measure or control gas and process conditions. The role also involves instrument adaptations for special applications, maintenance of gas measurement and control installations, and work with natural gas/LNG and cryogenic applications. The technician performs specialty work such as servicing DCS equipment; troubleshooting instrument loops; maintaining analyzers, odorization systems, gas detectors, transmitters, alarms, and process-control instrumentation; and installing, setting up, calibrating, and programming devices. Some specialty tasks may only be performed by employees trained or certified in the relevant craft specialty. The position also includes reporting on repairs, tests, inspections, and calibrations; identifying and retrieving materials; assisting with and directing lower-graded classifications; and operating plant vehicles and test equipment when qualified. The role requires adherence to safety and driving requirements, current TWIC and Operator Qualification credentials, and use of required PPE. The technician must be able to work in general gas plant conditions and inclement weather, in confined spaces, and at heights, and may need to work extended hours or shifts. Starting pay is $39.46 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver's license, maintained throughout employment.
Must acquire and maintain a CDL license.
Must maintain a current TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential).
Must remain current with Operator Qualification (OQ) requirements.
Must pass a written test and hands-on test for promotion to the position.
Must be able to perform all duties of a Technician and Junior Technician.
Must understand natural gas/LNG hazards and have experience working on natural gas/LNG applications.
Must understand cryogenic applications.
Must be able to work in inclement weather and general gas plant conditions, confined spaces, and at extreme heights when required.
Must be able to don and doff a full-face respirator and remain clean-shaven under the company's respirator readiness policy.
Must wear required PPE, including flame-resistant clothing, steel- or composite-toe work boots, a hard hat, and safety glasses.
Must possess high-reach, forklift, rigging, and signaling training, among other required training.
Must be knowledgeable about the plant's Emergency Alarm System.
Must be able to work extended hours and shifts when conditions require.
This is a drug-testing position.

Nice To Haves

Certified Control Technician credential from the International Society of Automation (ISA) or similar.

Responsibilities

Follow safety practices, maintain good housekeeping, and work safely around natural gas/LNG and plant hazards.
Interpret complicated drawings, specifications, and sketches and follow assignments through to completion.
Install, operate, test, calibrate, maintain, and repair measurement and control instruments and related electronic, mechanical, or pneumatic equipment.
Adapt instruments for special jobs and conduct required testing and maintenance at plants, metering stations, and industrial supply runs.
Install wells, tubing, thermocouples, simple instrument supports, and equipment; paint and install simple supports for instruments and electrical equipment.
Remove and install valves/regulators four inches and under.
Service and repair DCS equipment; calibrate and troubleshoot instrument loops; and service analyzer and recording instruments.
Check and maintain combustible gas indicators, plant odorization systems, water and CO2 analyzers, oxygen detectors, gas detectors, manual loading stations, and hazardous detection system components.
Install, set up, calibrate, program, and maintain transmitters, process-control instrumentation, alarms, chart recorders, and other devices.
Maintain M&R station valves and regulators and operate test equipment and plant systems.
Prepare reports for instrument repairs, tests, inspections, and calibrations.
Identify materials needed for jobs and retrieve them from the storeroom.
Assist in developing and direct lower-graded classifications as required.
Carry and operate a radio when necessary and assist with opening and closing hand valves.
Qualify to operate plant vehicles and report defective parts that may need repair; clean equipment and check oil, gas, and water levels.
Clean and prepare surfaces for painting and apply primer and finish coatings.
Work in inclement weather, confined spaces, and at heights when required; wear required PPE and work extended hours or shifts when conditions require.