Instrumentation Technician – Industrial Automation & Calibration

Austin External; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

100% Employee-Owned (ESOP)

401K match

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a full-time maintenance technician to install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems across our industrial services. The role emphasizes reading manuals, schematics, and testing specs to ensure optimum operating performance.

The position involves overtime; candidates should be able to handle demanding environments and maintain up-to-date electrician licensure or IDs to meet state regulations.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years journeyman level experience.
• Ability to read manuals, schematics and testing specs.

Responsibilities

• Layout, fabricate and install tubing and trays.
• 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 read/interpate procedures.
• Understand pH and redox and related measurement equipment.
• Work with Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Law and components.
• Understand steam and its reactions in processes.
• Understand chemistry and physics principles used in instrumentation.
• Troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems with proper test equipment.
• Understand instrumentation loops and their components.
• Know common chemical plant equipment such as distillation columns, heat exchangers, boilers, turbines, and compressors.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Schematic literacy

PLC knowledge

Instrumentation basics

Blueprints & loops

Tools

Multimeter

Calibration tools

Testing equipment

Wiring knowledge

Job description

Austin Industrial is seeking a full-time maintenance technician to install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems across our industrial services. The role emphasizes reading manuals, schematics, and testing specs to ensure optimum operating performance.

The position involves overtime; candidates should be able to handle demanding environments and maintain up-to-date electrician licensure or IDs to meet state regulations.