About the Role
This position involves a combination of preventive and corrective maintenance, instrumentation work, and control and automation systems management. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the effective operation of field instruments and control systems through a variety of technical tasks.
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Key Responsibilities
Preventive & Corrective Maintenance
- Perform routine preventive and predictive maintenance on field instruments.
- Troubleshoot instrumentation and control system failures.
- Repair and replace defective instruments and control components.
- Maintain calibration records and maintenance reports.
Instrumentation Work
- Install, calibrate, and test:
- Pressure transmitters
- Flow meters
- Level transmitters
- Temperature instruments
- Conductivity analyzers
- pH analyzers
- Chlorine analyzers
- Turbidity analyzers
- Perform loop checking and signal verification.
Control & Automation Systems
- Maintain and troubleshoot PLC, RTU, HMI, SCADA, DCS, and control panels.
- Assist in commissioning and startup activities.
- Support control valve testing, tuning, and maintenance.
- Diagnose communication and network-related control issues.
Qualification Requirements
- Diploma or Technical Certificate in:
- Instrumentation Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Automation Technology
- Additional certifications in PLC/SCADA or instrumentation are advantageous.
I&C Technician's Key Skills
- Knowledge of PROFIBUS communication protocols and troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience with PROFIBUS-based process instrumentation, including pressure transmitters, level transmitters, differential pressure transmitters, and electromagnetic flowmeters (EMF).
- Knowledge of Festo panels, Siemens PLCs, and Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS.
- Hands-on experience with diagnostic and calibration tools, including ProfiTrace devices, pressure calibrators, and deadweight testers.
- Working experience with analyzer instrumentation, such as chlorine, pH, ORP, hardness, and conductivity analyzers. Ability to read and interpret control wiring diagrams, I/O lists, and P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams).
- Experience in RO (Reverse Osmosis) systems is optional but will be considered an added advantage.
