Instrumentation Technician

JOB TITLE: Instrumentation Technician

REPORTS TO: Control Systems Engineer

STATUS: Full time, non-exempt

LOCATION: Beaumont, TX with 25% travel nationwide

SALARY RANGE: $45-50 hourly depending on interview outcomes and experience

BENEFITS: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, optional FSA/HSA, 401k with 6% employer match, life and AD&D insurance, Employee Assistance Program, short & long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 21.67 days of paid time off + 10 holidays 

About Tidal Vision:

We believe that sustainability should not require customers to compromise on price, convenience, or performance. Our mission is to create positive and systemic environmental impact by making our biopolymer solutions cost competitive, more convenient, and better performing than the synthetic chemicals we displace. We value innovation and take pride in challenging the status-quo; we choose to view obstacles as opportunities. We value new ideas and encourage the team to apply creativity and invent new solutions to meet challenging demands. We foster open, direct communication, and a collaborative working environment through our unique approach to work culture. We value our employees and demonstrate that through our compensation and benefits programs and opportunities for growth and development.

About Our Unique Work Culture:

Tidal Vision and Clear Water Services strive to build and invest in the highest performing and most innovative team. We put our people and customers above process, avoid company-wide rules as much as possible, and have the courage to take unusual approaches to advance our mission. With this approach, we believe we can create a more flexible, fun, stimulating, creative, collaborative, and innovative organization.

Our commitment to developing, practicing and promoting direct and open communication, responsibility and freedom, and leading with and seeking context is a responsibility for every role at Tidal Vision.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Instrumentation Technician to support operations and maintenance at our Beaumont, TX, facility, or someone who is willing to relocate/travel more frequently nationwide. This role will be focused on troubleshooting, maintaining, calibrating, and repairing industrial instrumentation and electrical systems used throughout the plant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Must operate and work within our Mission-Driven Culture Core Values and Principles and encourage others to do the same

• Diagnose and troubleshoot industrial electrical and control system issues

• Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and maintain flow transmitters and flow meters; pressure transmitters; level instrumentation; pH analyzers and analytical instrumentation; and control valves and associated field devices 

• Support Allen-Bradley PLC systems and associated field instrumentation 

• Perform loop checks, startup support, and instrumentation verification 

• Read and interpret P&IDs, electrical schematics, and control drawings 

• Assist with preventive maintenance and reliability improvement efforts 

• Support equipment upgrades, plant improvements, and commissioning activities 

• Work closely with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams

• Maintain safe work practices and comply with plant safety procedures 

• Assist with documentation of system changes and maintenance activities

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in industrial instrumentation, electrical maintenance, or controls troubleshooting experience 
• Familiarity with Allen-Bradley PLC systems, specifically with manipulating PLC code (do not need to be a programmer, but need to have an understanding of the code)

• Experience working with: 

• • level transmitters 

• • flow instrumentation 

• • pressure transmitters 

• • pH systems or analytical instrumentation
  • control valves and valve positioners
  • VFDs and motor controls

• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and P&IDs 

• Experience with calibration and loop verification 

• Mechanical aptitude and general maintenance experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in chemical processing, manufacturing, water treatment, oil & gas, or similar industrial environments

• Familiarity with Emerson / Rosemount instrumentation 

• Knowledge of industrial communications including Ethernet/IP and Modbus

• Skid-mounted systems, and boilers or utility systems experience 

• Familiarity with SCADA, specifically Ignition 

Licensing & Special Requirements:

• Subject to a criminal background check.

Working Conditions:

Most of the work is performed on various construction sites but will require occasional time working in a warehouse setting or at a desk. Physical requirements of the position include walking, standing, or sitting for extended periods, lifting heavy objects (50 lbs or more), climbing, crouching, operating tools, and always wearing appropriate PPE.

Tidal Vision provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise to balance the workload. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.