Instrument Inspector

Shell; Monaca (Beaver County); On-site; USD 103,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

Shell is seeking an Instrument Inspector to join its team in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The role supports safe, reliable operation of instrumentation systems through field inspections, troubleshooting, maintenance support, and documentation stewardship, with a focus on reliability and compliance.

The position emphasizes field execution, maintenance support, verification, and operational reliability, including calibration, diagnostics, and response to reliability threats impacting process safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience supporting instrumentation systems in petrochemical, refining, chemical manufacturing, LNG, power generation, or similar facilities.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting, maintaining, inspecting, or commissioning instrumentation systems.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation maintenance and reliability practices.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, instrument specs, and installation standards.
• Knowledge of hazardous area classifications, electrical safety requirements, and safe work practices.

Responsibilities

• Monitor instrumentation health, alarms, bypasses, and process trends to identify reliability risks and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate instrumentation maintenance activities with planners, supervisors, technicians, and operations teams.
• Provide advanced technical support for troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, calibration, commissioning, and recurring issues.
• Support SIS testing and safety-critical maintenance activities.
• Conduct field inspections to verify asset condition, installation quality, and code compliance.
• Assist in commissioning, turnarounds, QA/QC activities, and system readiness verification prior to startup and handover.
• Maintain instrumentation documentation, asset records, and engineering changes to ensure long-term reliability.

Skills

Instrumentation maintenance

Troubleshooting

Field execution

P&IDs interpretation

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering

Tools

SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI)

Job description

Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Production and Manufacturing Downstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

November 3, 2026

Business Unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

Shell is seeking an Instrument Inspector to join its team in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

The Unit Support Instrument Inspector supports the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of instrumentation systems through field-based inspection, troubleshooting, maintenance support, documentation stewardship, and short-term threat resolution. This role serves as the primary instrumentation technical resource within the production unit, ensuring instrumentation assets are maintained in a fit-for-service condition and promptly addressing reliability threats that impact process safety, environmental compliance, product quality, or unit performance.

The role is focused on field execution, maintenance support, verification, and operational reliability.

What you’ll be doing

• Monitor instrumentation health, alarms, bypasses, and process trends to identify reliability risks and drive corrective actions
• Prioritize and coordinate instrumentation maintenance activities with planners, supervisors, technicians, and operations teams
• Provide advanced technical support for troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, calibration, commissioning, and recurring reliability issues
• Support preventive, predictive, corrective, and safety-critical maintenance activities, including Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) testing
• Conduct field inspections to verify asset condition, installation quality, code compliance, and resolution of identified deficiencies
• Support commissioning, turnarounds, PSSRs, QA/QC activities, and system readiness verification prior to startup and handover
• Maintain instrumentation documentation, asset records, spare parts strategies, and engineering changes to ensure long‑term equipment reliability and compliance

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Bachelor Degree in Engineering is preferred
• At least 3 years of Experience supporting instrumentation systems in petrochemical, refining, chemical manufacturing, LNG, power generation, or similar industrial facilities
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting, maintaining, inspecting, or commissioning instrumentation systems
• Strong understanding of instrumentation maintenance and reliability practices
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, instrument specifications, and installation standards
• Understanding of hazardous area classifications, electrical safety requirements, and safe work practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage changing priorities in support of production unit needs
• Strong field presence with the ability to work independently and effectively across operations, maintenance, and project teams
• Demonstrates a learner mindset and commitment to continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• ISA, API, analyzer, instrumentation, or related technical certifications
• Experience with SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) or similar asset management tools
• Knowledge of SIS inspection and proof testing procedures

What we offer

The base salary range for this position is $103,000 - $155,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors, such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
• Achieve your balance in a values‑led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
• Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs

We’d like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we’re working towards that goal, click here.

Shell in The United States

With more than 11,000 employees, Shell has been in the US for more than 100 years and is delivering secure energy supplies across America.

From producing a reliable supply of oil and gas in the US Gulf of America to biofuels, our retail sites and EV charging network, to marketing and trading electricity generated by gas plants, solar and wind power, we are one of the few countries where every Shell business is represented.

We are working with our customers to deliver the energy the world needs today and building the energy systems of tomorrow, all while creating value for society and shareholders.

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