Instrumentation Technician- Austin Industrial; Taylor, TX

Overview

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

(8 plus years Journeyman experience; Plant Maintenance experience preferred; Heavy on instrument.)

• Troubleshoot instrumentation equipment issues, identify problems and manage solutions. Systems and equipment include but are not limited to industrial waste treatment instrumentation systems.
• Perform preventive, corrective, and condition‑based maintenance to maximize instrumentation equipment uptime across facility utilities systems. Instrumentation equipment include but are not limited to pressure transmitters, flow transmitters, level detection equipment, valves, positioners, chemical feed controllers, and telemetry systems.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and safety protocols during all operations.
• Use root cause analysis tools to identify permanent solutions for recurring failures causing equipment downtime.
• Provide technical support during commissioning and startup for new instrumentation equipment, installation, configuration, and calibration.
• Understand interactions with other departments in activities such as maintenance scheduling.
• Identify areas of business process improvement opportunities and provide input with solutions.
• Interpret issues or questions regarding schematics, diagrams, written or verbal instructions, layouts, or defined plans.
• Interact actively with stakeholders and departments on work planning and coordination.
• Mentor or train lower‑level technicians.
• Document all work orders and calibration systems.
• Develop and maintain SOPs using technical expertise and in conformance with standards.
• Decide which type of maintenance is needed and select parts for replacement.
• May participate on cross‑functional teams.
• May conduct and/or oversee routine inspections and investigations.
• Interpret complex data from equipment, processes, etc.
• Apply knowledge of relevant best practices, state and local code in area of expertise.
• Adhere to and enforce safety rules, follow safe procedures and guidelines.
• Support plant operation during off‑hours as needed.

• Advanced electro‑mechanical knowledge.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary information.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Understands manufacturing systems.
• Communicates effectively via verbal and written means to immediate team and other departments.
• Advanced knowledge of relevant SAS systems.
• Has advanced knowledge of relevant software tools (e.g., PLC, Microsoft Office).
• Can work flexible hours as necessary.
• Intermediate knowledge of relevant code regulations.
• Works independently within the broad scope of an objective.
• Intermediate knowledge of mentoring, coaching, and leading groups or people.
• May require ability to maintain a state license as necessary (e.g., journeyman).

During the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• High School Diploma or technical school certification preferred.
• Typically requires 8–15 years of experience.
• May require trade knowledge in a specialized field.
• Training in industrial instrumentation, electrical systems, computerized controls, hydraulics, and related areas.
• Experience with maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and installation of analog instrumentation systems and SCADA systems.