Instrument Technician - Westlake, United States - Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial

Verified Company

Westlake, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

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 PLC's. Other duties may be assigned.

This is a full time maintenance position working 40 hour per week with some overtime. There is no per diem, no relocation funding, and no hotel allotment for this position.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Layout, fabricate and install tubing and tub 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.
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.
Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education - no minimum education requirements.

Experience - 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Accessibility Note

Pay:
$38.00 per hour

Benefits: