Instrument Technician

Instrument Technician

The main duties of an Instrumentation Service Technician will be to support and maintain industrial electronic instrumentation for customers in our Midwest territory. Work will cover both in-shop and field service responsibilities. Shop work mainly includes panel assembly/testing and instrument configuration for production orders. Field service will include commissioning, repair, calibration and troubleshooting of various types of industrial instruments like pressure and temperature transmitters, gas detection equipment, and flow meters.

Our client base covers a wide range of industries including steel mills, power utilities, hospitals, refineries, and pharmaceutical companies. Service Technicians need strong communication skills to professionally explain the status of the work performed, preventive maintenance and calibration recommendations, and/or justification for the upgrade of obsolete equipment to newer technology. The technician often serves as the liaison between the customer and our sales team, helping bring new opportunities and revenue growth to the company.

Basic job functions include understanding and following all safe work practices, assembling/wiring/testing control panels, supporting the Service Manager, performing proper repair, calibration, and startup of various types of process instrumentation, traveling to customer plant sites to perform field service activities, filing professional reports, and communicating with customers and sales teams to coordinate service activities.

Required skills for the position include a technical school (AAS Degree) or equivalent technical job experience, experience in the field of industrial instrumentation, self-motivated and professional attitude, strong oral and written communication skills, punctuality, ability to listen and learn quickly, willingness to work on electrical equipment in an industrial environment, basic computer skills with familiarity with Microsoft Office programs, valid driver's license, willingness to perform occasional overnight travel, and ability to comply with a drug-free work policy and random drug testing program.