Instrumentation Helper

Instrumentation Helper - Various Locations

An Instrumentation Helper assists a Journeyman to layout, fabricate, assemble, repair and installs instruments, both electronic and pneumatic, including primary piping, tubing, and other instrument needs.

• Level IV:
  Competent to complete Journeyman level Instrument tasks with minimal supervision.

• Assist in layout and installation in accordance with instructions or work requirements using drawings, blueprints, sketches, and manual.
• Measure thread, cut and assemble cable tray and cable tray support systems under the direct supervision of a Journeyman.
• Assist in installing tubing and clamps into cable tray systems.
• Measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install tubing and piping.
• Perform other work‑related tasks as assigned.
• Utilize hand, hydraulic, and power tools.
• Drill and tap holes in structures and attach brackets, guards, etc., in accordance with the guidance of a journeyman.
• As determined by the site a helper may operate man lifts, scissor lifts, overhead cranes, band saws, hose cutting/crimping devices, pressure pumps, and hydraulic pumping units.
• Inspect and maintain tools.
• Demonstrate Yates Core Values and Principles.
• Follow Yates Code of Conduct.
• Other related duties as needed and assigned by Field Supervision.
• This is not an all‑inclusive list of tasks an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

• Responsible for refusing unsafe work and for carrying out all work by the established Yates Safety Procedures and Work Practices.
• Report all incidents, near hits, and hazards to management.
• Required to wear and maintain personal PPE.
• Advise fellow employees of hazardous situations.
• Participate in workplace inspections.
• Comply with statutory requirements, including duty of care.
• Participate in required and assigned training.
• Provide suggestions to improve Safety.
• Present a mature approach to working safely.
• Attend pre‑start and Safety meetings and contribute.

• Level IV:
  Thirty‑six (36) + months of heavy industrial‑related instrument experience.
• Level III:
  Twenty‑four (24) to thirty‑five (35) months of heavy industrial‑related instrument experience.
• Level II:
  Twelve (12) to twenty‑three (23) months of heavy industrial‑related instrument experience.
• Level I:
  Zero (0) to eleven (11) months of heavy industrial‑related instrument experience.
• One (1) year of industrial experience.

• Must have the ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation.
• Personal hand tools required for craft as established on the Yates Industrial Minimum Tool List.
• Successful completion of required Safety training to include, but not limited to, Confined Space, LOTO, and Working at Heights.

This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This is not an all‑inclusive list of functions that an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

Physical requirements for this role may include but are not limited to:

• All weather conditions at varying temperatures.
• Work at varying elevations.
• Will work in windy and dusty environments.
• Moderate to high noise levels.
• The project site will contain light to heavy equipment vehicles, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment, and tools.
• Ability to hear bells, whistles, and alarms.
• Required to wear safety‑approved body harnesses when working at 4’ or above.
• Required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, climbing, and lifting.
• Ability to talk and hear to communicate.
• Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls, and tools.
• Must be able to lift, carry, and move heavy objects up to 25 lbs.
• Will use vision abilities to focus, see short and long distances, colors, depth perception, and peripheral vision.

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