Instrument Fitter Craftsman 1

S&B Houston • Deer Park, TX

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About The Position

Installs and repairs pneumatic, electronic, and electrical instruments and devices including all related tubing, conduit and wiring for control of process systems.

Requirements

• All first-class Craftsmen shall exhibit the competency of the "NCCER Curriculum" through Level IV and meet the relative S & B job description for their specified craft.
• Minimum of two (2) years as an Instrument Fitter in refinery, chemical, petrochemical, or similar industrial plant construction or maintenance, performing the work described herein.
• Must be able to perform work within precise limits or standards of accuracy, make decisions based on measured criteria, read and understand drawings and specifications, visualize objects in three dimensions from flat drawings read, understand, and communicate safety instructions, signs and labels, be able to follow and communicate instructions, both verbally and written, and pass a craft-specific test.
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to effectively verbally communicate directions from craft supervisors and respond to questions from clients, managers and fellow workers.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Must work easily and skillfully with hands, lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds, see well (either normally or with correction), hear well (either naturally or with correction) in order to recognize safety alarms and signals and the various sounds of danger associated with construction or maintenance projects, climb and maintain balance on high ladders and scaffolds, stand, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl, maneuver in tight working quarters, and work outdoors in extreme weather conditions associated with refinery, chemical or petrochemical facilities.
• Must be medically cleared for respirator usage.
• Must be able to wear properly fitting respirators.
• Must Constantly wear fall protection equipment, about 5 lbs., when leaving the ground to work in any area.
• A person’s weight and tools/equipment including clothing must comply with manufacturer’s specifications and/or restrictions related to use of ladders and/or fall protection equipment.
• Must be able to climb various heights.

Responsibilities

• Cuts and installs pipe, tubing or conduit, using hacksaw, pipe cutter or tube cutter for the installation of air or process lines for instrument controls.
• Installs instruments and instrument stands.
• Installs control wiring to valves and strokes valves to verify operation.
• Installs and calibrates switches, recorders, alarms, and other devices.
• Installs and activates DCS Systems.
• Installs process control loops and calibrates to design criterion set for each process unit.
• Has a thorough knowledge of pneumatics, electronics and electricity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed