Instrumentation & Controls Technician

United Flow Technologies (UFT); Clarkston (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls, a UFT company, is seeking a Field Service Technician to lead on-site commissioning and startup activities for water and wastewater projects. You will work hands-on with PLCs, instrumentation, and motor controls, ensuring accurate calibration and thorough documentation, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver successful outcomes.

The role requires AC/DC voltage and DC current measurement skills, ability to read schematics, and readiness to travel for site

Qualifications

• Experience reading safety rules, operating manuals, and procedure documents.
• Ability to complete calibration paperwork for instrumentation duties.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience in AC/DC voltage measurement and DC current measurement.
• Profibus knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to travel and work 24-hour on-call shifts if needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site commissioning and startup activities for water and wastewater control projects.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation and control systems using ladder diagrams.
• Configure parameters and troubleshoot VFDs.
• Calibrate and verify gauges, sensors, and analytics equipment.
• Inspect, commission, and calibrate instrument and electrical systems.
• Repair, test, and install electrical/electronic components and panels.
• Document startup activities and ensure proper reporting.

Skills

VFD troubleshooting

Instrumentation calibration

PLC programming

Electrical schematics

Documentation & reports

On-site commissioning

Travel readiness

Education

College degree preferred

High school + relevant experience

Tools

Digital Multimeters

Electrical testing equipment

HMI/SCADA tools

Field instrumentation tools

Job description

At Tesco Controls (a UFT company), our culture is grounded in the idea that the how we achieve results is just as important as the results themselves. Our winning behaviors guide the way we work, collaborate, and grow—both as individual employees and as a team. Our core winning behaviors are to Build Relationships, have a Relentless Drive for Results, to Communicate with Integrity and Focus, and to Be a Mentor, Teacher, Learner. These behaviors are more than words—they are the foundation of our success and continued growth.

Here, you’ll join a stable, growing company where your work directly supports cleaner water, stronger communities, and critical infrastructure across the country. If you want meaningful work, real growth opportunities, and a team that takes pride in doing the right thing—you’ll find it here.

Tesco Controls is seeking a Field Service Technician to lead and support on-site commissioning and startup activities for Water and Wastewater control system projects. This role is responsible for commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting instrumentation and motor control cabinets, PLC cabinets, while ensuring all startup activities are thoroughly documented. The position offers the opportunity to apply expertise in PLC programming and automated control processes, working hands‑on with advanced equipment in dynamic field environments and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver successful project outcomes.

What you’ll do:

• Configures parameters and troubleshoots VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives)
• Troubleshoots instrumentation and control systems using electrical ladder schematics
• Calibrates, traces, and corrects control loop malfunctions; participates in the maintenance and production concerning instrument systems
• Verifies accuracy of gauges and measuring instruments such as pressure, flow, temperature, pH, turbidity, and conductivity; documents failure rates on specified equipment
• Start-up Commissioning Pump/Motor Controls
• Loop Check wires from Field to Monitoring Devices
• Inspect/Commission/Calibrate Instrumentation (Pressure/Level/Flow)
• Inspect/Commission/Calibrate Analytical Sensors (pH/Chlorine/Turbidity)
• Troubleshoot Electrical/Control Logic
• Troubleshoot Instrumentation (Pressure/Level/Flow)
• Wire modifications to panels per drawings
• Site installations of electrical devices/motor controls
• Repairs, tests, adjusts, or installs electronic equipment such as industrial controls, transmitters, HMI, VFD, and PLCs.
• Assembles, installs or repairs wiring, electrical and electronic components
• Other duties as required

What you bring:

• College degree preferred or high school with relevant experience
• Experience working in a team environment
• Experience completing the required paperwork associated with instrumentation Calibration duties
• Experience reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Experience in writing routine reports and correspondence
• Experience in speaking effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Understanding and practice of AC/DC Voltage measurement
• DC Current Measurement
• Profibus Qualified
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• High level of organizational and time management skills
• Read, write, and understand the English language
• Ability to travel
• Available for 24-hour on-call shifts
• Use of Digital Multimeters
• Basic use of power tools. (Drills/metal cutting/punches)
• Intermittent hotel stays during week
• Can perform confined space work
• Can perform elevated work (Ladder/Lift)

Join our team to innovate the future of water and wastewater. You’ll collaborate with coworkers who are the best and the brightest, challenge yourself on exciting work, and help build the best water and wastewater platform company in the U.S.

Tesco Controls is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. TESCO provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

Pay offered will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and geographic location. We may pay more or less than the range based on the person’s qualifications. In good faith we believe the range is what we will pay for this role at the time of the posting and may change in the future.