Instrument Technician (Augusta, GA) - Austin Industrial (NUT)

Austin Careers; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life and disability保险

401K with ESOP

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking an Instrumentation Technician to install, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul, and repair electrical, controlling, and measuring instrument devices across diverse industrial sites in the United States.

Responsibilities include instrument installation, panel building, loop checks, and interpretation of P&IDs and schematics. Requires Journeyman-level experience, NCCER certification, and a valid driver's license; on-site work with safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• No minimum education requirement.
• NCCER certification and valid driver’s license required.
• Pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check required.

Responsibilities

• Install and mount instrumentation and control devices as specified.
• Calibrate and troubleshoot pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments.
• Build and wire control panels from scratch and perform loop checks.
• Interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, and electrical schematics to verify wiring and functionality.
• Troubleshoot instrument and control system failures and identify root causes.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

PLC basics

Troubleshooting

Instrumentation

Education

NCCER Certification

Tools

Multimeter

VFDs

Electrical schematics

Job description

Posting Details

• Posted on November 6, 2026

Locations

• Showing 1 location Augusta, GA, USA
• On-site
• Rate : 44.75 USD per hour
• Craft
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: INSTR035258

Description

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 .

Instrumentation Technician

Must be able to install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair electrical, controlling, indicating and measuring instrument devices to ensure specified operating performance using hand tools, testing and calibrating instruments and equipment and precision measuring instruments. Ability to read and understand manuals, wiring or instrumentation schematics and testing specifications. Must be able to troubleshoot electric motors, install wiring to circuits, etc. Must have some knowledge of electrical schematics and PLCs. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Installation Experience

• Ability to build Control Panels from scratch
• Instrument installation and mounting
• Tubing and impulse line installation
• Junction box terminations
• Basic conduit installation practices

Technical Drawings

• Reading and interpreting P&IDs
• Loop diagrams
• Electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Tracing signal paths and understanding control loop functions

Instrumentation

• Calibration of pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments
• Control valve maintenance and troubleshooting
• Instrument loop checks and signal verification

Troubleshooting

• Diagnosing instrument and control system failures
• Identifying wiring and electrical issues
• Verifying sensor outputs and determining root causes
• Distinguishing between electrical, mechanical, and process-related problems

Control Systems

• Basic PLC knowledge
• Process control loop fundamentals
• HMI operation and navigation

Electrical Skills

• AC/DC fundamentals
• Ohm's Law and electrical measurements
• Multimeter use
• Loop checks
• Motor controls, including starters, relays, contactors, and VFDs
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment for this position.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Experience – 4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Certification/License - NCCER, Valid Driver's License

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check as a condition of employment.

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.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/who-we-are .

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the “Know Your Rights ” poster available in English and Spanish .

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.

Accessibility Note

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Qualifications

Experience

Required

4 years: 4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Valid Driver's License Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.