Instrumentation & Control Technician

Mid-State Machine; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid-State Machine is seeking an Industrial Instrumentation & Controls Technician to install, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation and control systems at heavy industrial facilities. You will read P&IDs and wiring diagrams and diagnose process-control problems in active environments.

This journeyman-level field role includes startup support, maintenance, turnarounds, and upgrades, coordinating with controls engineers and electricians while keeping calibration records and safety compliance up

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of instrumentation and control systems.
• Ability to diagnose process-control problems in active environments.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs and wiring diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Install, inspect, calibrate, and troubleshoot field instruments.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, and wiring schematics.
• Configure and test field instruments using handhelds and vendor software.
• Support PLC/DCS, HMIs, SCADA, and control networks as needed.
• Maintain calibration records, test reports, and turnover packages.
• Coordinate with controls engineers and electricians; ensure safety.

Skills

Instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Diagnostics

Reading P&IDs

Electrical safety

Tools

Multimeters

HART communicators

Process calibrators

Electrical test equipment

Job description

Job Description

Job Description: Job Summary: The Industrial Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Technician installs, maintains, calibrates, commissions, and troubleshoots instrumentation, control systems, and associated electrical and electronic equipment at heavy industrial customer facilities. This is a journeymen-level field role requiring the ability to work independently, interpret technical documentation, diagnose complex process-control problems, and complete work safely and professionally in active operating environments. The technician may support new construction, maintenance, shutdowns, turnarounds, system upgrades, commissioning, and emergency troubleshooting assignments. Key Responsibilities: Install, inspect, maintain, repair, calibrate, and troubleshoot instruments that measure and control process variables, including pressure, flow, level, temperature, analytical properties, vibration, speed, position, motion, force, and other operating conditions. Install and service transmitters, switches, transducers, sensors, analyzers, gauges, control valves, actuators, positioners, solenoids, limit switches, junction boxes, marshalling panels, remote I/O, control panels, instrument tubing, and associated cabling and terminations. Read and interpret P&IDs, instrument loop diagrams, hook-up drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, control narratives, cause-and-effect documents, logic diagrams, ladder logic, I/O lists, equipment data sheets, vendor manuals, and installation specifications. Configure, range, test, and calibrate smart and conventional field instruments using handheld communicators, vendor software, and appropriate precision test equipment. Perform point-to-point checks, continuity checks, loop checks, functional testing, alarm and trip verification, control-valve stroking, interlock testing, and commissioning or startup support. Troubleshoot complete control loops and identify faults in field devices, wiring, power supplies, PLC/DCS I/O, control panels, communication networks, software configuration, and final control elements. Use multimeters, process calibrators, milliamp sources, pressure pumps, manometers, deadweight testers, temperature simulators, insulation testers, tachometers, HART communicators, and other diagnostic or precision instruments. Support PLC, DCS, HMI, SCADA, historian, remote I/O, and industrial communication systems within the technician's training and authorization; coordinate programming or configuration changes with controls engineers or authorized programmers. Disassemble malfunctioning instruments, evaluate mechanical and electronic components, repair or replace defective parts, reassemble equipment, and verify conformance with manufacturer and project specifications. Perform preventive and predictive maintenance; identify developing equipment issues and recommend corrective actions or reliability improvements. Maintain accurate calibration records, inspection reports, test documentation, redlines, as-built markups, material usage, daily work records, deficiency lists, and turnover packages. Assist with job planning by reviewing scope, identifying required tools and materials, evaluating access or operational constraints, and communicating potential safety, quality, cost, or schedule concerns. Coordinate effectively with customer representatives, operators, maintenance personnel, engineers, programmers, electricians, project managers, superintendents, vendors, and other crafts. Provides clear turnover information and communicates equipment status, unresolved deficiencies, testing results, and operational limitations before placing systems into service. Maintains tools, test equipment, work areas, and company vehicles in a safe, organized, and serviceable condition. Produces legible, complete, and well-organized calibration records, test reports, redlines, deficiency lists, and daily work records. Works effectively across different customers, industries, control platforms, project phases, schedules, and site conditions. Represents the company professionally, protects customer operations, and communicates issues before they create safety, quality, schedule, or production impacts. Perform other duties consistent with the position and within the employee's training, qualifications, and authorization Safety, Quality, and Customer-Site Expectations Performs all work in accordance with company procedures, customer requirements, approved work packages, manufacturer instructions, applicable codes and standards, and recognized industry practices. Comply with lockout/tagout, energized electrical work, arc-flash, fall protection, confined-space, hot-work, line-breaking, respiratory-protection, hazardous-material, and other site-specific safety requirements. Work on or near energized equipment only when authorized, properly trained, qualified, and equipped with the required personal protective equipment and approved work controls. Understand and apply applicable requirements