Instrumentation Technician

Summary

Under limited supervision, installs, tests, and repairs instrumentation systems utilized by production equipment to ensure adherence to established performance levels and product quality. Performs a variety of complicated tasks. May lead and direct the work of others. Typically reports to a supervisor and/or manager. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Major Job Duties

• Plans, develops, and directs the work activities of staff.
• Support project maintenance and construction.
• Prepares and reviews field and special reports, including instrument calibration and maintenance reports.
• Prepares work orders to request systems maintenance and verifies work completion.
• Dispatches field operator crews to remote systems in response to operational difficulties.
• Makes appropriate informational contacts.
• When needed, ensures operational needs are met with the systems and instrumentation availability.
• Support the project supervisors or managers during bidding projects by providing quotations on instrumentation and control systems.
• Support the designs of projects.
• Verifies the configuration of process control strategies.
• Reviews and recommends process control strategies.
• Responds to emergency conditions/support customers.
• Adjusts system control parameters to accommodate major maintenance and construction.
  
  

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• May be required to complete an apprenticeship and/or formal training in an area of specialty. Requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Successful completion of coursework in basic principles of electricity, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Certification with ISA (levels I, II, or III).
• Experience with PLCs, SCADA systems, DCS, Radio Networks, and UPS. Completion of an appropriate sequence of courses in distributed process control from a recognized training provider or completion of a plant operations apprenticeship is a plus.
  
  

Knowledge Of

• The operation, layout, and uses of computerized process control consoles and peripheral equipment.
• Various types of instruments, including field and bench calibration of devices.
• Distributed process control systems.
• Fresh water or wastewater transmission, collection, pumping and treatment processes, characteristics, and major equipment.
• Characteristics and operation of electrically controlled pumps.
• Graphical process control display information Human Machine Interface
  
  

Skill In

• Effective oral and written communication.
• The use of a variety of computer input devices, process control, and peripheral equipment.
• The use of telecommunications devices.
• Entering and retrieving information from computers using a variety of computer input devices (including uploads/downloads of PLCs and Ovation process controller units)
  
  

Ability To

• Organize, supervise and direct training of personnel.
• Use graphical process control display information to recover from process errors, alarms, emergency conditions, or troubleshooting.
• Reason clearly and react effectively during abnormal or emergencies.
• Operate a personal computer.
• Interact effectively with all staff levels, and internal and external customers.
• Acquire additional skills and knowledge through study and training.
• Speak clearly to give instructions and information over a variety of telecommunication devices.
  
  

License and Certification Requirements: Valid State of Michigan driver's license.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Work is performed in a control center/office environment/customer sites/indoor/outdoor/confined space. This position may require out-of-town travel, and overnight stay.