Instrument Technician - Austin Industrial (Deer Park, Tx)

Austin-Industrial; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking an Instrument Technician for Deer Park, TX. The role emphasizes installing, testing, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing instrumentation used in process systems at industrial sites.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of journeyman experience, valid NCCER/TDLR/TWIC certifications, and a valid driver’s license, with ability to read schematics and work safely in challenging environments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Journeyman level experience.
• 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 (ratios, units, conversions).
• Read blueprints, schematics and loop drawings; prepare job reports.
• Assemble and disassemble electronic/process controls and hydraulic systems.
• Calibrate equipment using standard procedures and read/interpret procedures.
• Understand instrumentation loops and component functions in loops.
• Know process equipment such as distillation columns, heat exchangers, boilers, turbines and compressors.

Skills

Reading schematics

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Electrical safety

Education

NCCER certification

TDLR certification

TWIC Card

Driver’s License

Job description

Instrument Technician - Austin Industrial (Deer Park, Tx)

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.

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:

• 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 and understand Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Law and with Diodes, capacitors and other electrical components.


• Understand steam and how it reacts to different situations, (e.g. saturation properties).


• Work with the principles of chemistry and physics required in instrumentation such as specific gravity, density of liquids and solids, mechanical advantages, proportions of liquids, melting points, freezing points, boiling points of liquids, 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.


• 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:

Experience – 2+ years of Journeyman level experience.

Certification/License- NCCER, TDLR, a Valid TWIC Card and Driver’s License.

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.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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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Licenses & Certifications

Valid Driver's License

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