Industrial Instrumentation Technician — PLC & Controls

Australia-Employment; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance

401k Match up to 4%

On-site 24/7 Fitness Center

Tools and Uniforms Provided

Annual Boot Allowance

Annual Merit Increases and Bonuses

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an Instrumentation Technician in Quincy, MA for a permanent, on-site role with a leading chemical manufacturer. You will install, maintain, and repair process instrumentation in a 24/7 facility and work with Engineering, Maintenance, Refinery, and Boiler Room to keep operations running.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of industrial instrumentation experience, strong PLC troubleshooting skills (Allen Bradley, Honeywell), and the ability to read blueprints and schematics.

Qualifications

• Industrial instrumentation experience in an active plant environment.
• 3–5 years of related work experience for Level 3 and Level 4 consideration.
• Ability to read blueprints, wiring diagrams, and logic diagrams.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems and a CMMS such as E-Maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on process instrumentation and related equipment.
• Trace and verify process lines to ensure systems are safe before work begins (LOTO).
• Inspect and test control valves, RTDs, thermocouples, flow meters, differential pressure devices, switches, and transmitters.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and PM control valves, positioners, and pneumatic and electric actuators.
• Troubleshoot and repair Allen Bradley and Honeywell PLC issues, including rack faults, I/O cards, blown fuses, ladder logic, descriptors, forced bits, and PLC addresses.
• Upload projects to a PLC and modify basic logic diagrams.
• Troubleshoot Honeywell TDC systems and, with additional training, repair them.
• Support commissioning and startup of new and modified instrumentation.
• Use blueprints, wiring diagrams, and manufacturer manuals to complete projects.
• Estimate materials and interface with vendors to order parts and instruments.
• Use E-Maintenance software to manage work orders.
• Create and update logic and electrical diagrams, instrument spec sheets, and calibration records.

Skills

Instrumentation experience

Controls knowledge

Preventive maintenance

LOTO

PLC troubleshooting

Blueprints & wiring diagrams

MS Office / Excel

SAP / ERP systems

Tools

SAP

E-Maintenance CMMS

Allen Bradley PLC

Honeywell PLC

ABB / Siemens PLCs

Job description

Jobot is seeking an Instrumentation Technician in Quincy, MA for a permanent, on-site role with a leading chemical manufacturer. You will install, maintain, and repair process instrumentation in a 24/7 facility and work with Engineering, Maintenance, Refinery, and Boiler Room to keep operations running.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of industrial instrumentation experience, strong PLC troubleshooting skills (Allen Bradley, Honeywell), and the ability to read blueprints and schematics.