Instrument Technician (Beaumont, TX)
Core
Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrument control and electronic systems in a chemical plant environment.
Role type
Instrument Technician (Field & Shop)
Builds
Instrumentation systems, control loops, and safety-critical devices for ExxonMobil's chemical plant operations.
Domain
Energy / Chemicals / Industrial Automation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Instrumentation installation and maintenance, troubleshooting electrical controls and PLCs, reading blueprints and schematics, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) procedures, preventive maintenance, conduit and piping installation, calibration, ladder logic understanding, use of diagnostic test instruments.
Preferred skills
5+ years experience in instrumentation, associate degree, knowledge of temperature/pressure/flow/vibration instruments, ability to isolate wiring defects, proficiency with hand/power tools, computer program proficiency for calibration and records.
Technologies
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), DCS systems, control valves, analyzers, marshalling cabinets, junction boxes, gas detection instruments, conduit, tubing, piping, electrical schematics, loop drawings.
Responsibilities
Dismantle and replace defective electronic or mechanical parts; install and monitor performance of installed instrumentation for hazards; lay out, assemble, install, test, and adjust instruments and wiring; repair and test instrument loops and electric controls; perform preventive maintenance on control systems; interpret blueprints and loop drawings; research documentation for calibration values.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
