Instrumentation Technician Job Description
Instrumentation technician
provides process safety stewardship in areas of critical safety systems, management of change, pre-startup safety reviews, process hazards analysis, incident investigations, alert compliance, and alarm management.
Instrumentation Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Perform other instrument-related duties as assigned
Ability to think through a situation and see the “big picture”
Monitors and inspects testing equipment and other instrumentation throughout the plant facility on a scheduled basis or as needs arise
This positions is responsible for technical planning, system hardware-software-network design, development and integration, verification and validation, and fielding fielding
Understands and performs analog, digital, frequency, and time calibration of electronic systems and components
Operates and maintains electric testing, repair, and calibration equipment
Plans and schedules Corrective Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Calibration Work Orders
Be responsible for our CyTOF instruments which include instrument maintenance, tuning, repairs and basic servicing
Perform functional assays of antibody/tag conjugations and reagents for use in assays on our CyTOF instruments
Perform IQ/OQ/PQ testing for new and existing equipment
Instrumentation Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Instrumentation Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ISA, NCCER, CCST, TSSA
Education for Instrumentation Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the instrumentation technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Technical, Electronics, Industrial, Associates, Technology, Education, Manufacturing, Military, Electrical Engineering, Engineering
Skills for Instrumentation Technician
Desired skills for instrumentation technician include:
Job site safety ability to complete a company specific safety orientation
Flow
Pressure
AC switchgear
120V to 13.8kv
Compressors
Gas turbine engines
Electronic and processing equipment applicable to position
Use and function of reciprocating
National Electric Code
Desired experience for instrumentation technician includes:
Individual must be self-motivated and disciplined with good organizational and time management skills
A minimum of three -five years of work experience in the Instrumentation trade
Required to hold a valid driver's license
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as a part of a team independently
Effectively use typical test and calibration equipment, including pneumatic calibrators, RTD calibrators, MA calibrators, T/C calibrators, digital and analog multi-meters, meggers, and laptops for equipment communication
Troubleshoot PLC problems through knowledge of PLC logic and operations
Instrumentation Technician Examples
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Instrumentation Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of instrumentation technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for instrumentation technician
- Complete and maintain records for facility instrumentation calibrations
- Ensure calibration schedule is met and procedural compliance
- Assist with review of as-built systems in conjunction with the Construction Supervisor and project engineers
- Ensure new equipment is installed in accordance with the plant mechanical and electrical specifications
- Ensure that all tags in the control systems conform to the facility standards
- Utilize Asset Management Software (AMS) to manage instruments and calibrations
- Perform periodic preventative maintenance, 5S, and corrective maintenance of equipment and systems
- Develop and continuously improve Preventative Maintenance activities
- The Metrology Lead must work together to coordinate workload and workflow to determine appropriate resource on a daily basis
- Attend QIT Level 1
Qualifications for instrumentation technician
- Employee maybe required to manage hazardous wastes in compliance with company procedures & State/Federal/Local hazardous waste regulations
- Quest for Innovation
- Read, P&ID's, single-line diagrams, ladder logic, and wiring schematics
- Effectively use hand tools and typical test and calibration equipment
- Limit & Proximity Switches
- Experience with industrial controls PLCs, motor controls, control valves, electrical distribution
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an instrumentation technician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for instrumentation technician
- Ability to indentify like for like or like in function instrumentation
- Installs and maintains communication equipment, electronic measurement devices
- Maintains calibration schedules
- Calibrates RTU's
- Troubleshoots and repairs electronic and SCADA equipment
- Provides technical and operational direction to lower-level Instrumentation Technicians
- Troubleshoots and correct radio system problems
- Navigates and has some set-up capability for in-house SCADA systems including Oasys & Cygnet
- Installs and set up RTU's for new wells
- Programming / configuration of microprocessor-based equipment (PLCs, DCS, smart devices)
Qualifications for instrumentation technician
- Three or more years of post-apprenticeship experience working in a maintenance role within a heavy industrial environment
- Duties generally include but are not limited to
- Requires U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Permanent Residency, or other status as a U.S. Person
- Prepare and maintain SOPs for all equipment and related areas
- Minimum 1 – 3 years of relevant laboratory work experience required
- Previous experience using a variety of Geochemistry instrumentation such as ICP, ICP-MS and AA
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of instrumentation technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for instrumentation technician
- Carries out assigned preventive maintenance duties and installation assignments
- Must use and operate all pertinent safety equipment when performing duties in potentially hazardous areas (respirator, hard hat, safety glasses)
- Investigate and diagnose reported difficulties
- Operates such electronic test equipment as multi-meters, frequency generators and counters, galvanometers, digital logic probes and oscilloscopes
- Inspects, evaluates and determines necessary modification, performs complex repairs or removal of instruments or devices needing overhaul during scheduled maintenance
- Read, interpret and create P&IDs and E&I (wiring) diagrams
- Experience with control panel design and construction
- May troubleshoot/service or resolve problems while performing unscheduled work
- Candidate should have working knowledge of various process control systems, Emerson Delta V, and Siemens PCS 7 PLC’s
- Self-starter, manage workload of competing jobs/projects
Qualifications for instrumentation technician
- Minimum six months of powertrain testing experience
- Minimum six months of testing equipment calibration, troubleshooting, and repair experience
- Good ability to communicate in verbal and written formats
- Lift, push, pull, or move objects weighing up to 10 pounds 20‑25 times a day
- Climb and/or maneuver over, under, and around engines and equipment while servicing, maintaining, and/or repairing
- Fine motor skills for making minute adjustments
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Our company is looking for an instrumentation technician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for instrumentation technician
- Maintains and ensures documentation, both written and electronic, is accurate, complete and factual as required by policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines
- Executes test protocols developed by self or others (Reliability and/or Engineers) in support of the qualification of new and existing equipment
- Prepares, reviews and tests calibration and configuration reports for equipment and calibration record setup to ensure equipment calibration requirements are completely and properly documented in the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAM)
- Reviews and provide final approval (closing) on technician work orders
- Interpret and use appropriate industry codes, standards and regulations (CSA, ISA, etc)
- Compliance with all company safety and environmental policies associated with this job description
- Consult OEM manuals to determine test and maintenance procedures
- Select and use pneumatic, electrical and / or electronic test equipment to diagnose faults in safe and proper manner
- Communicate and work with operators/process engineers on process problems
- Train, coach and mentor apprentices in development of trade competencies
Qualifications for instrumentation technician
- 2-year associate degree in automotive related field or equivalent experience
- Associate’s degree in Electronic Technology
- The ability to perform routine maintenance of electronic and control equipment and recommend remedial maintenance as required
- Able to perform the routine testing and logging of pipeline safety checks as required by D.O.T
- Possess basic computer literacy skills utilizing MS Office Suite, Internet Explorer
- Able to interpret, install and troubleshoot instrumentation in accordance with basic P&IDs and electrical/electronic schematics, and make modifications/corrections to the noted schematic
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of instrumentation technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for instrumentation technician
- Portable & fixed ultrasonic flow meter installation and function
- Perform hardware assembly and fabrication of designed systems
- Use of hand-held power tools and manual tools for mechanical assembly and tubing
- Perform electrical wire and cable assemblies and terminations (4 AWG through 28 AWG), including soldering
- Perform calibration activities for in-situ and external sensors/transmitters and signal conditioning
- Order instrumentation and sensors based on user or application requirements
- Review hardware assembly and wiring diagrams for data acquisition systems
- Perform facility startup, checkout and commissioning of integrated hardware and software systems
- Installs, troubleshoots and calibrates control valves, solenoid valves, and positioners
- Performs instrumentation loop checks
Qualifications for instrumentation technician
- A minimum of 2 years experience as an Instrument Technician OR a degree in an instrumentation field is required
- Must be able to climb tanks and be able to work out of doors in extreme weather and perform heavy physical labor including lifting of up to 50 pounds in a safe manner
- Knowledge of industry safety practices and relevant codes
- Must maintain valid driver’s license for the state of residence
- Must be able to obtain a Federal Government issued TWIC card
- Must be able to pass a skills test