Instrumentation Technician

Jobot; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

401k Match

On-site Fitness

Boot Allowance

Annual Bonuses

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an instrumentation professional for a leading chemical manufacturer just south of Boston, MA. The role installs, maintains, and repairs process instrumentation in a 24/7 industrial plant, ensuring compliance with electrical codes and coordinating with Engineering, Maintenance, Refinery, and the Boiler Room to keep operations running.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of instrumentation experience, hands-on valve, transmitter, and PLC troubleshooting skills, plus proficiency with

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of related work experience for Level 3 and Level 4 consideration.
• Hands-on experience with control valves, actuators, positioners, switches, and transmitters.
• PLC troubleshooting on Allen Bradley, Honeywell, ABB, Siemens, or comparable platforms.
• Reading blueprints, wiring diagrams, and logic diagrams.
• Microsoft Office and Excel, SAP or similar ERP, and a CMMS such as E-Maintenance.
• Availability to support the annual plant shutdown.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on process instrumentation and related equipment.
• Trace and verify process lines to ensure systems are safe before work begins (LOTO).
• Inspect and test control valves, RTDs, thermocouples, flow meters, differential pressure devices, switches, and transmitters.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and PM control valves, positioners, and pneumatic and electric actuators.
• Troubleshoot Honeywell TDC systems and, with additional training, repair them.
• Support commissioning and startup of new and modified instrumentation.
• Use blueprints, wiring diagrams, and manufacturer manuals to complete projects.
• Estimate materials and interface with vendors to order parts and instruments.
• Use E-Maintenance software to manage work orders.
• Create and update logic and electrical diagrams, instrument spec sheets, and calibration records.

Skills

Instrumentation

Controls experience

PLC troubleshooting

Blueprints reading

Tools

E-Maintenance

Allen Bradley PLC

Honeywell PLC

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Job details: This Jobot Job is hosted by: Kelly Breen Salary: $37 - $50 per hour

A bit about us:

Our client is a leading chemical manufacturer located just south of Boston, MA. They have been supplying high-quality, sustainable fatty acids and glycerin to the North American market. With over 80 different products and advanced manufacturing processes such as hydrolysis, distillation, and hydrogenation, our client is committed to meeting the evolving needs of our customers with the highest standards of quality and service.

Why join us?

• Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance
• 401k Match up to 4%
• On-site 24/7 Fitness Center
• Tools and Uniforms Provided
• Annual Boot Allowance
• Annual Merit Increases and Bonuses

Job Details

This role installs, maintains, and repairs process instrumentation in a 24/7 industrial plant, ensuring compliance with applicable electrical codes. You will lead instrumentation projects and work with Engineering, Maintenance, Refinery, and the Boiler Room to keep operations running.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Perform preventive maintenance on process instrumentation and related equipment
• Trace and verify process lines to ensure systems are safe before work begins (LOTO)
• Inspect and test control valves, RTDs, thermocouples, flow meters, differential pressure devices, switches, and transmitters
• Troubleshoot, repair, and PM control valves, positioners, and pneumatic and electric actuators
• Troubleshoot and repair Allen Bradley and Honeywell PLC issues, including rack faults, I/O cards, blown fuses, ladder logic, descriptors, forced bits, and PLC addresses
• Upload projects to a PLC and modify basic logic diagrams
• Troubleshoot Honeywell TDC systems and, with additional training, repair them
• Support commissioning and startup of new and modified instrumentation
• Use blueprints, wiring diagrams, and manufacturer manuals to complete projects
• Estimate materials and interface with vendors to order parts and instruments
• Use E-Maintenance software to manage work orders
• Create and update logic and electrical diagrams, instrument spec sheets, and calibration records

Qualifications

• Previous instrumentation and controls experience in an industrial, plant, or shipboard environment
• 3 to 5 years of related work experience for Level 3 and Level 4 consideration
• Hands on experience with control valves, actuators, positioners, switches, and transmitters
• PLC troubleshooting on Allen Bradley, Honeywell, ABB, Siemens, or comparable platforms
• Commissioning, startup, and technical diagnostic experience preferred
• Ability to read blueprints, wiring diagrams, and logic diagrams
• Microsoft Office and Excel, SAP or similar ERP, and a CMMS such as E-Maintenance
• Availability to support the annual plant shutdown

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