Instrument Fitter - Austin Industrial (Spring, TX)

Austin Industries, Inc.; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking an Instrument Fitter to install, calibrate and troubleshoot instrumentation systems across industrial sites. You will read blueprints, install devices, and verify wiring and testing to meet safety and performance standards.

Ideal candidates have 4 years journeyman experience, NCCER certification, and a valid Driver’s License. You will work in demanding environments with a strong emphasis on quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Reading related blueprints and schematic drawings.
• Comprehensive knowledge of pneumatics, electronics and electricity.
• Installations of instrumentation devices and control wiring.
• Adherence to safety procedures and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Reads and works from blueprints and schematic drawings.
• Installs and/or removes instrumentation devices.
• Makes installation and calibration of recorders, alarms, switches and other devices.
• Maintains current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations.
• May install flanges, regulator components and sensors as needed.
• Performs other duties necessary to install or troubleshoot instrumentation devices.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Instrumentation knowledge

Safety compliance

Education

NCCER certification

Driver's license

Job description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.

Instrument Fitter

Must be able to install and remove various instrumentation, such as indicators, recorders, telemetry, controllers, transmitters, transducers and analyzers used to measure and control variables, such as pressure, flow and temperature. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Reads and works from related blueprints and other schematic drawings.
• Installs and/or removes various instrumentation devices.
• Comprehensive knowledge of pneumatics, electronics and electricity.
• Cuts, bends, and installs pipe tubing or conduit for the installation of air or process lines for instrument controls using hacksaws and pipe cutters for the proper installation of the instrumentation device.
• Installs instruments, instrument stands and control wiring to valves and strokes valves to verify operation.
• Installation and calibration of recorders, alarms, switches and other devices.
• May steam trace lines when necessary.
• May install flanges and orifice plates.
• May repair steam traps.
• May perform other duties necessary in order to remove, install or troubleshoot instrumentation devices.
• Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Qualifications Required For This Position

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Experience – 4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Certification/License – NCCER and a valid Driver’s License.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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