Instrument Technician

First National Human Resources Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Instrument Technician to join their maintenance team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the safety and efficiency of plant operations through preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of various instrumentation systems. Your expertise in calibration and technical documentation will be crucial in maintaining compliance with ISO standards. If you have a strong background in refinery or petrochemical environments and a passion for technical excellence, this opportunity offers a dynamic work environment where your skills will make a significant impact on operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6-8 years as an Instrument Technician in refinery or petrochemical plants.
• Experience with calibration and troubleshooting of various instruments.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of plant instruments.
• Calibrate and service critical devices according to safety procedures.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Calibration

Pneumatics

Electronics

Technical Documentation

Education

2-year diploma in Industrial Trade

Tools

Rosemount smart transmitters

Boiler instrumentation

Fire alarm systems

Job description

· Understand and apply the plant safety standards and be familiar with plant potential hazards.

· Understand and apply standard maintenance procedures when performing the job.

· Carry out preventive maintenance tasks according to the Preventive Maintenance procedure.

· Use all workshop test equipment with care and respect.

· Always maintain good housekeeping in the working area.

· Able to troubleshoot and repair plant instrument problems (‘Pneumatics and Electronics’).

· Able to perform calibration for all plant equipment according to ISO standards.

· Should be able to overhaul and repair plant instruments such as ‘Control valves, Controllers, Transmitters, etc.

· Read and understand instrument loop drawings and P.I.Ds.

· Able to tune field controllers, adjust P.I.D settings, and tune the loop.

· Experience in troubleshooting combustion control loops, steam boilers/furnaces.

· Carry out testing of safety critical devices/systems according to the safety critical procedure.

· Servicing, calibration, and troubleshooting of Rosemount smart transmitters.

· Compressor and turbine control instrumentation.

· Emergency shutdown and trip interlock systems.

· Boiler and water treatment plant instrumentation.

· Service, calibration, and instrumentation used for fire alarm and flame detector systems.

· Service calibration of analytical instruments used for O2, CO, CO2, pH, and conductivity meters.

Desired Candidate Profile

· Knowledge of the English language: Speak, read, and write.

· Graduate with a 2-year diploma in Industrial Trade training certificate from a recognized institution.

· Experience certificate from a process and construction company.

· Minimum 6-8 years work experience as an Instrument Technician in refinery or petrochemical plants.

Employment Type

Full Time

Company Industry

• Recruitment
• Placement Firm
• Executive Search

Department / Functional Area

• Maintenance
• Operations

Keywords

• Instrument
• Instrumentation
• Technical Documentation
• Troubleshooting