Department: Maintenance (Instrumentation)
Reports To: Instrumentation Supervisor / Instrumentation Engineer
Job Overview
- The Technician – Instrumentation Engineering is responsible for the installation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and repair of plant instrumentation, control systems, analyzers, and field devices to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.
- The role supports process control, automation, and plant reliability by maintaining instrumentation equipment in accordance with maintenance standards, manufacturer recommendations, and Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements.
- The successful candidate must possess strong knowledge of industrial instrumentation systems, control loops, process measurement devices, and troubleshooting techniques within a manufacturing, petrochemical, fertilizer, or process plant environment.
Key Responsibilities
Perform Preventive and Corrective Maintenance:
- Execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities on field instruments, analyzers, control valves, transmitters, gauges, and control systems to ensure equipment reliability and availability.
Calibrate and Test Instrumentation Equipment:
- Calibrate pressure, temperature, flow, level, vibration, and analytical instruments in accordance with approved procedures and operational requirements.
Troubleshoot Instrument and Control System Faults:
- Diagnose and rectify faults affecting instrumentation devices, signal transmission systems, control loops, PLC interfaces, and process automation systems.
Install and Commission Instrumentation Systems:
- Install, configure, test, and commission field instruments, junction boxes, impulse lines, instrument tubing, control panels, and associated equipment.
Maintain Control Valves and Actuators:
- Inspect, troubleshoot, maintain, and assist in the calibration of control valves, actuators, positioners, and pneumatic systems to ensure optimal process control performance.
Interpret Technical Drawings and Documentation:
- Read and interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, instrument datasheets, hook-up drawings, wiring schematics, and control system documentation to execute maintenance activities effectively.
Ensure Compliance with HSE and Quality Requirements:
- Comply with Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), electrical isolation procedures, safe work practices, and all company Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards.
Basic Technical Competencies and Skills:
The ideal candidate should demonstrate competency in:
- Calibration and maintenance of pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments.
- Troubleshooting of field instruments and process control systems.
- Knowledge of PLCs, DCS, SCADA, and industrial automation systems.
- Maintenance of control valves, actuators, and positioners.
- Understanding of instrumentation signals (4–20mA, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus).
- Reading and interpretation of P&IDs, loop diagrams, and wiring schematics.
- Use of calibration and test equipment such as pressure calibrators, multifunction calibrators, loop testers, and process simulators.
- Installation and maintenance of instrument cables, junction boxes, and field devices.
- Knowledge of process analyzers and measurement systems.
- Root cause analysis and fault-finding techniques.
- Good computer literacy and report-writing skills.
- Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving capability.
Qualification and Experience
Educational Qualification:
- National Diploma (ND) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Industrial Electronics, or a related technical discipline;
OR
- Trade Test Grade I, II, and III in Electrical Installation, Industrial Electrical Maintenance, Electrical Engineering Trade, or a related field.
Professional Certification (Added Advantage):
- Electrical Installation Certification.
- Industrial Electrical Maintenance Certification.
- HSE Certification.
- PLC and Motor Control Training.
- Electrical Safety and Isolation Certification.
Experience:
- Minimum of three (3) years' industrial experience in electrical maintenance, power distribution, industrial automation support, manufacturing operations, fertilizer plants, petrochemical facilities, power generation, cement plants, or similar industrial environments.
- Proven experience in maintaining motors, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, generators, and plant electrical infrastructure will be an added advantage.
Desired Attributes:
- Strong commitment to safety and operational excellence.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong troubleshooting and fault-diagnosis capability.
- Ability to work independently and under pressure.
- Good planning and organizational skills.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to work shifts, overtime, and emergency maintenance assignments when required.