Instrumentation Technician – Intermediate

JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

Inspects and maintains various electrical/electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, analyzers, measurement, control and automation systems, and related equipment.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

  • Install, operate, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, calibrate/adjust, and maintain the following equipment including but not limited to:
    • Calorimeters
    • Gravitometers/Densitometers
    • Chromatographs
    • Telemetering systems
    • Moisture analyzers
    • ESD systems
    • Electronic odorization systems
    • Flow computers
    • PH and conductivity probes
    • Instrumentation
    • Meter tubes and orifice plates
    • Satellite equipment
    • Analytical equipment
    • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and remote terminal units and equipment
    • Distributed Control System (DCS)
    • Programmable Logic Control (PLC) systems
  • Perform preventative maintenance and/or analytical testing on compressors/engines, drivers, and auxiliary equipment
  • Maintain electrical power circuits, switch gear, and power distribution
  • Install and maintain security/intrusion systems
  • Drive and ensure maintenance is complete on company vehicles
  • Maintain and/or prepare reports and/or records including but not limited to:
    • Maintenance and repair records
    • Safety and environmental reports
    • Mechanical drawings
    • Electrical schematics and diagrams
    • Pressure readings
    • Material and supply orders
    • Loop sheets

Education

  • None Required.

Work Experience

  • Experience in use and function of tools and equipment applicable to position including but not limited to:
    • Manual/power tools
    • Electronic testing devices
    • Control devices
  • Experience and training related to:
    • Gas processing fundamentals
    • Computers and related software
    • Governmental rules, regulations, and (electric) codes
    • Company policies and procedures including safe handling practices for flammable gases, liquids, and high pressure systems
    • Reliability Based Programs
  • Experience reading and interpreting repair orders, mechanical drawings, procedures, charts, diagrams, dials, gauges, and equipment manuals
  • Experience preparing, processing, or verifying maintenance and repair records, safety and environmental reports, electrical schematics and diagrams, pressure readings, and material and supply orders

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of: the use and function of reciprocating or gas turbine engines, compressors, and electronic and processing equipment applicable to position
  • Knowledge of: instrumentation, electronics, tools and control systems
  • Ability to: apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and algebraic formulas
  • Ability to: communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information and instructions

Licenses and Certifications

  • None required

Strength Factor Rating – Physical Demands/Requirements

  • Heavy Work – Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Strength Factor Description – Physical Demands/Requirements

  • Standing: Remaining on one’s feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Frequently)
  • Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
  • Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Occasionally)
  • Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
  • Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
  • Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
  • Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
  • Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
  • Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
  • Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
  • Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
  • Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
  • Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
  • Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
  • Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
  • Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
  • Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
  • Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
  • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
  • Tasting/Smelling: (Constantly)
  • Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
  • Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Constantly)
  • Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Constantly)
  • Vision: Color – The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

  • Employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

  • Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Frequently)
  • Outdoor weather conditions (Frequently)
  • Wet or humid conditions (not weather related) (Frequently)
  • Extreme cold (not weather related) (Frequently)
  • Extreme heat (not weather related) (Frequently)
  • Dust, fumes, gases (Frequently)
  • Moving mechanical parts (Frequently)
  • Potential electric shock (Frequently)
  • Prolonged exposure to vibration (Frequently)
  • High pitched noises/loud noises (Frequently)
  • Unprotected heights (Frequently)
  • Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
  • CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

  • Travel expected within an assigned area, and as required to other locations

Driving

  • Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver’s license
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