Industrial Instrument Technician — Journeyman Level

Austin Industries, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking an Instrument Technician to install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair instrument devices in industrial settings. You will read schematics, calibrate equipment, and troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

Responsibilities include laying out tubing, applying math to instrumentation, and working with process controls and loop drawings, with safety and regulatory requirements emphasized.

Qualifications

• Education – no minimum education requirements.
• Experience – 2+ years of Journeyman level experience.
• Certification/License - NCCER, TDLR, a Valid TWIC Card and Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Layout, fabricate and install tubing and tub trays.
• Apply knowledge of mathematics to instrumentation, such as ratio and proportions, numbers with power of 10’s, algebra equations, English-to-metric conversion, inches of water to PSI, inches of mercury to PSI, etc.
• Read blueprints, schematics and loop drawings and prepare job reports.
• Assemble and disassemble all types of electronic process controls, pneumatic controls and hydraulic systems and components.
• Calibrate equipment using common calibration procedures and be able to read, interpret, apply and know where to find other procedures.
• Understand the principles of pH and redox and equipment needed to measure them and be able to control the pH and redox of a liquid.
• Work with Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Law and with Diodes, capacitors and other electrical components.
• Understand steam and how it reacts to different situations.
• Understand chemistry and physics required in instrumentation such as specific gravity, density of liquids and solids, etc.
• Troubleshoot and check out electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems using proper test equipment.
• Understand fundamental instrumentation loops and how they function as a loop, and what the function of each component part is in each type of loop.
• Understand common types of chemical plant process equipment such as distillation columns, heat exchangers, boilers, turbines and compressors.
• Apply the procedures for measuring pressure level, flow, temperature, weight, density, heat flux, humidity and moisture, etc.
• Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

No minimum education

Job description

Austin Industrial is seeking an Instrument Technician to install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair instrument devices in industrial settings. You will read schematics, calibrate equipment, and troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

Responsibilities include laying out tubing, applying math to instrumentation, and working with process controls and loop drawings, with safety and regulatory requirements emphasized.