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High School Diploma
Instrument Technician
Devised calibration of field instruments that needed to be installed. Ran conduit and cable and checked previous looping connections. Administered termination of instruments and J-Box.
- Properly resolved issues concerning repair and maintained plant Electrical and Instrument equipment.
- Read and interpreted instrument and electrical installation drawings, process plant P& ID's, wiring schematics, loop drawings, electrical one-line drawings, and component assembly drawings.
- Documented findings, corrected drawings to reflect as-built conditions, and maintained equipment history files and logs.
- Fulfilled additional duties as needed.
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Industrial
Computers
Instrumentation
Journeyman, Inside Wire-man / Instrument Technician
Installed, calibrated, loop, and function checked various control valves, vibration probes, flow, pressure, temperature and various level transmitters (displacers, K-Teks, guided wave radars) throughout operating units in the Wood River Refinery.
- Interpreted blueprints, schematics, drawings, schematics, drawings, P&IDs and layouts to complete various instruments and associated equipment installations.
- Tested, troubleshot and calibrated equipment in the shop and in the field.
- Measured and read DMM, meggers, HART communicator, fluke 725, micrometers and thickness gauges using electrical and mechanical testing instruments.
- Maintained, repaired and performed loop checks solenoid valves, control valves, gauges, regulators and various transmitters on fuel gas skids for furnaces at Wood River Refinery.
- Controlled and monitored electrical and electro-mechanical equipment using Distributed Control Systems.
- Performed and coordinated safe work with fellow technicians and other crafts.
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Instrumentation Technology
Electronics
Instrument Technician
Responsible for all calibrations and operations of instrumentation including but not limited to Cidra flow transmitters, Rosemount and Foxboro Pressure/Flow transmitters, and Siemens level transmitters.
- Scheduled, planned, and documented daily and weekly job requirements
- Troubleshooting of instruments and motors in the Delta V DCS system
- One of two lead technicians of the West facility which is responsible for producing over 60% of the potash within Intrepid, which is the largest producer of potash in the U.S.
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High School Diploma
Instrument Technician/ Dental Assistant
Ensure the office delivers quality and compassionate care to every patient.
- Responsible for upholding the office to the highest integrity, by adhering to all government regulations and company standards.
- Ensure all patients are guided through the dental procedure before treatment, are educated in oral hygiene instruction, and are provided post operative instructions.
- Assist with other office duties and projects to support the Office Manager as needed
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Leadership Program
Instrument Technician
Trained new employees during the first (3) month of their probationary period.
- Served as liaison for patient's family members and surgical team.
- Examined equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.
- Maintained log books to ensure Sterilization and Steris machines were working properly.
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Physical Therapy Assistance
High School Diploma
Instrument Technician
Prepared and sterilized surgical instruments for daily surgeries
- Prepared and built surgical cases and trauma carts with instrumentation
- Provided doctors with disposable and instrumentation to all OR rooms
- Used machinery such as Sterrad, Gas, Steam
- Answered phones and documented inventory
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Education
Instrument Technician
Provided sanitation and sterilization care to instruments
- Worked with both major and minor surgical instruments in surgical operating room
- Organized case charts for soft goods and communicated with patients' doctors
- Cleaned and set up laparoscopy
- Assisted patients with scrubs and drape/wound care before procedure
- Demonstrated the correct phlebotomy procedures for obtaining blood samples
- Performed vein-punctures using syringe, needle, and a vacutainer needle
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Instrument Technician
Manage outpatient department at Emory Midtown Hospital, communicating with staff, and ensuring that all surgical rooms are equipped with necessary supplies and trays.
- Knowledge of Prep and Pack for tray assembly for services, which include General, Orthopedic, Neuro, Cardiac, ENT, and Laparoscopic
- Proficient in sterilization and decontamination
- Experienced in use of various autoclaves such as the Steris 3053, sterrad 100, Sterrad 200, and Sterrad NX
- Proficient in troubleshooting any issues before or during surgery
- Skilled in pulling cases
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Senior Instrument Technician
Responsibilities and duties include daily sterilization, decontamination, and case carts. Communication with OR, sales representatives, and co-workers are essential. Excellent problem solving skills with a specialty in Laparoscopic instruments.
- Created orientation packets for new employees
- Assisted management in policy and procedures.
- Assisted in writing of department mission statement.
- Developed and presented team building techniques.
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Instrument Technician
Disassembles malfunctioning medical instruments or equipment, troubleshoots and uses standardized testing procedures; examines and tests mechanisms for defects.
- Replaces or repairs defective parts; may require modification or manufacturing replacement components.
- Reassembles medical instruments or equipment and tests assembly for conformance to specifications.
- Ability to estimate repair costs.
- Inspects instruments and tests equipment periodically and adjusts calibration to ensure functioning within specified standards.
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Business Administration
Instrument Technician/ Trauma Center
- Composed, sterilized and delivered surgical instrument trays for surgeons
- Apply superior organizational, time management and attention to detail skills
- Assisted in the elimination of down time in emergency situations
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Instrument Technician III
Repair and assemble manufacturing equipment in a low volume production environment.
- Troubleshoot Electro-mechanical manufacturing equipment problems and make necessary adjustments.
- Assist Manufacturing Engineers with machine assembly, installation, setup, and debugging of equipment.
- Maintain electrical and mechanical devices, diagnose and repair/replace broken or defective parts.
- Provide technical assistance to both Engineering and Production Teams.
- Provide maintenance support for the Manufacturing Equipment in the Filmarray lab.
- Comply with all company policies regarding safety, Good Manufacturing Practices, FDA and ISO-9001
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High School Diploma
Instrument And Industrial Electronics
Instrument Technician
Lead Pressure Calibration/Service Technician in the Lab
- Performed maintenance and calibration on DHI/Fluke and Ruska/Fluke pressure controllers, pressure monitors and pressure generators.
- Was an authorized calibration signatory in the Metrology Lab.
- Maintained all lab instruments and equipment.
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Electronics Engineering Technology
Electronics Engineering Technology
Instrument Technician
Perform calibrations and repairs to the component level when practical on portable dose rate meters, area monitors, fixed and portable contamination monitors, dosimeters, air samplers/monitors, EG&G and Ortec tritium bubblers, and Berthold stack monitoring equipment, isopiestic air sampling equipment.
- Responsible for initial installation and calibration of Canberra Argos 5AB personnel contamination monitors and Canberra ICAM.
- Responsible for testing daily, tri-weekly, and weekly and proper quality control documentation.
- Assume leadership responsibilities within the Instrumentation group
- Streamline calibrations by creating excel tables with formulas
- Procure appropriate maintenance and test equipment for HEPA filter testing and for performing precision calibration to NIST standards.
- Proficient performing 20 point Travers measurements with picot tube for calibration of stack flow monitoring equipment.
- Responsible for the development and upgrading and ongoing testing of new stack monitoring equipment.
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Instrumentation Technologies
Environmental And Production Reporting
Electrical and Instrument Technician
Improve production and decrease downtime by analyzing and debugging problems with PLC's and HMI's.
- Replace and calibrate metering devices (Flow, Pressure, Level, Temperature, Opacity, and Moisture), PID Loop Tuning included
- Improve communication between management and the production environment by building software tools for management's use.
- Records and documentation management
- Integrated new technologies and trained other facilities on these systems for their use
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Instrument Technician
Provide sterile supplies, instruments and equipment required for patients undergoing surgery in the operating room (OR)
- Process and oversee all contaminated instruments and implement departmental sterilization protocols related to decontamination
- Prepare and package instrumentation and other medical products; performs biological testing, maintain related records and assist in stocking carts and shelves
- Knowledge of tray assembly and sterilization
- Provide clinical services to hospitals and physicians to help drive, sustain, and accelerate high performance in the operating room
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Sterile Processing Technician Program
Applied Science
Instrument Technician - Limited Part Time
Performs duties in support of and in compliance with the AORN and AAMI guidelines for sterilization and decontamination procedures.
- Prepares instruments and equipment for sterilization in all surgical services that includes decontamination, assembly and packaging in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
- Coordinates instrument repairs and maintenance with contracted vendors and maintains trays by recommending replacement purchases to my supervisor.
- Operates and performs routine maintenance on sterilizers such as cleaning, paper roll and graph replacement, performs and documents biologic and chemical monitoring procedures.
- Maintains the decontamination and assembly area in good order, and performs other duties as directed.
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Computer Science
Mathematics
Electrical & Instrument Technician
Repair, modify and design electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, PLC, and instrumentation systems based upon engineering and production requirements.
- Converted pneumatically controlled processes to PLC controlled processes in solvent recovery area.
- Helped improve data acquisition and control in solvent recovery utilizing PLCs and SCADA system.
- Worked closely with engineering and IT department to implement plant SCADA
- Worked off-shift and during weekend and holidays performing maintenance
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Electronics Technology
High School Diploma
Instrument Technician
Cross check work orders with identifying information on aircraft instruments
- Complete handwritten documentation of preliminary and post inspection findings
- Inspect, order parts, clean, and replace components of audio control panels for aircrafts
- Environmentally seal units upon completion of maintenance inspections
- Hermetically seal units upon completion of maintenance inspections by FAA Inspectors
- Maintenance of analog and digital temperature instruments for aircrafts and helicopters
- Log equipment out of database upon completion of FAA approved inspection
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Instrumentation Technology
Instrument Technician
- Performed termination of control loops and start/stop test from the house to field.
- Documented and kept up daily log on loops that were verified and marked up on P&ID.
- Verified safety interlocks and performed checks on remote start/stop commands from house to field.
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High School Diploma
Industrial Electronics Technology
Instrument Technician
Work with compressor station mechanics and operators to perform calibrations on gas compressor shutdown instruments
- Maintain daily logs and calibration records
- Perform calibrations using FLUKE meter, HART and Honeywell communicators, CRYSTAL pressure hand pump, and temperature simulator to perform calibrations on Rosemount and Honeywell transmitters to SCADA
- Replace any faulty or inaccurate instruments that performed below the client standards
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Senior Instrument Technician
Good planning and time block testing on instruments to ensure on time delivery
- Secure and maintain instrument test result in business management system
- Raise nonconformance report (NCR) of components failures
- Assist manufacturing engineers about customer feedback and vendors issues
- Coach the direct report employees to solve the technical and assembly issues
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Instrument Technician
Installed and calibrated a wide variety of plant instrumentation
- Completed terminations for devices and junction boxes
- Performed quality control throughout the plant
- Used drawings and P&IDs to complete installations
- Created Excel spreadsheets for keeping track of plant devices
- Performed various terminations and troubleshooting skills within Mark VIe
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Sterile Processing Technician
Instrument Technician
Surgical Instrumentation, Decontamination, and Sterilization
- Prepare instrument carts for surgeries both scheduled and on an emergency basis
- Train incoming techs and students on proper procedures and instrument processing
- Has worked with the Surgery Center of west Michigan when they are short handed
- Prioritizes instruments and tasks within the department
- Responsible for filling Crash Carts, and assembling patient traction equipment
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High School Diploma
Electrical Engineering
Instrument Technician
Maintenance and troubleshooting of process instrumentation and control used in the separation of gas and oil. The system uses Emerson Delta V with Foundation fieldbus and Hart protocol.
- Maintenance and troubleshooting of Daniels Flowboss oil metering and prover loop.
- The operation of oil metering skid during cargo offloading.
- Maintenance and troubleshooting of Autronica Fire and Gas System.
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Engineering Technology
Instrument Technician A / Production Maintenance Technician
Performed of all kind of instrument calibrations at laboratories, production (aseptic and non aseptic areas), stability and utility areas.
- Corrective and preventive maintenance performed according to mechanical duties as a production maintenance technician in equipments.
- Lead projects at shutdowns and startup processes.
- Supported Technical Services areas in validation processes.
- Lead external contractors in activities such as HEPA filter certifications, Infrared electrical test, Vibra analysis and balance test in electrical motors.
- Performed as a production line operator for troubleshooting purposes.
- Troubleshoot a diversity of mechanical and electronic equipment in laboratories, utility, production lines, stability and aseptic areas.
- Assisted automation team in PLC duties.
- Supported the equipment start-up after a projects is completed.
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Electrical Engineering
Instrument Technician
Install and maintain Continuous Emission Monitoring System for Nox, 02, H2S & SO2.
- Troubleshoot, repair malfunctions of Plant Information System.
- Design, install, maintain, configure and calibrate the following: pressure, level, flow, temperature, pH, transmitters, recorders, controllers (pneumatic/electronics), control valves (valve positioners) and control dampers.
- Participates in the Boiler and Heater maintenance and start-up.
- Repair plant Chemical laboratory equipment such as Distillate Apparatus, Temperature Bath, Jet Fuel Apparatus and Bottle Washers.
- Attend Instrumentation & Control Technician Training, Plant Operation and Annual Safety & Environmental training.
- Attend Field Training Program for HORIBA/ENDA-1220 (nox & O2) Instrumentation.
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Electrical Engineering Technology
Instrument Technician
The calibration, troubleshooting and repair of Instrumentation and control systems for existing plant processes as well as multiple new projects.
- Assist Engineering in the specification and ordering of new Instrumentation and equipment.
- Building an instrument index and database for a scheduled calibration program and for inventory
- Provide expertise and guidance for maintenance technicians as well as electrical contractors.
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Instrument Technician/engineer
Setup and install Tannas instruments around the United States and Canada
- Develop and analyze quality control reports using Microsoft Excel
- Inspect finished products for quality and adherence to Tannas specifications
- Test products and subassemblies for functionality and quality
- Plan and lay out work to meet production requirements
- Troubleshoot problems with laboratory equipment
- Fabricate large and small parts per drawing and assemble parts as required
- Assemble and wire various Tannas instruments according to work instructions and schematics
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Instrument Technician
PLC and HMI programming for all plant systems.
- Developed PLC programs for Plant Cogeneration Systems and associated switchgear.
- Performed the repair and calibration of field instrumentation and electrical controls.
- Responsible for maintaining and programing the variable frequency drives (VFD's).
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Function Dental Assisting
Technology
Sterile Processing Operating Room Instrument Technician
Decontaminated all surgical instruments
- Assembled instruments in treatment area
- Selected particular instruments based on procedure
- Followed OSHA regulations and standardized infection control procedures
- Replenished GU Cart, Crash Cart, Latex Free Cart and Isolation Cart supplies
- Monitor biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination
- Verify that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and remove defective equipment
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Manufacturing / Industrial Tech
Instrument Technician
Certification, calibration, and repair of gauges, transmitters, and various instruments
- Valve and actuator automation, repair, and installation
- Electrical control panel building and wiring, including PLC controllers and programming
- Highly specialized equipment fabrication and maintenance
- Certified welder
- Machining and mill working involving CAD
- Successfully completed UL508A Panel Wiring Training in November 2009
- Travel to customer sites for troubleshooting, repair, and installation
- Startup support provided in locations throughout the US and Canada
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High School Diploma
Certified Instrument Technician
Assembling trays for the Operating Rooms.
- Working in the Decontamination area washing the instruments and trays after the surgeries.
- Answering the phone calls from the Operating Rooms.
- Sterilizing all trays and instrumentation needed for surgeries.
- Assisting any vendors that come into the department with trays needed for the Operating Rooms.
- Pulling cases for the next day, making sure they are completed.
- Training students that come into the department on the day to day operations.
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Business Management
Instrument Technician
Organize and assemble routine and specialty surgical instrument trays and other
sterilized supplies.
- Clean instruments and other medical devices to prepare them for sterilization.
- Check outdated sterile supplies, replenish stock in the sterile processing department.
- Operates equipment such as ultra sonic, washers, steam sterilizers, and sterrad machines.
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High School Diploma
GED
Instrumentation & Control Technology
Instrument Technician
Worked in several units throughout the refinery
- Worked 10 hour shifts
- Assisted in troubleshooting, documenting and reporting problem areas throughout the refinery
- Assisted in daily troubleshooting, calibrations, repairs and PMs
- Attended daily and monthly safety meetings
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Telecommunication Engineering
Instrument Technician
Job Description: Assigned as Instrument Technician
Accomplishments and Responsibilities:
- Performed installation inspection of instruments
- Witness and assist in Loop Testing, Function and Interlock Testing, and other testing activities during commissioning, pre-startup, and startup period of the plant.
- Worked as instrument maintenance technician after plant turn-over, working in both utility and process area of the plant, performing both preventive and corrective maintenance of field instrumentation equipments.
- Prepare PTW for everyday activities for both preventive and corrective maintenance
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High School Diploma
Transporter Surgery/equipment Instrument Technician
Ensure the safe transport of the patient to and from the operating room. Assist in positioning and holding patients for surgical prep when requested.
- Mop floors, dusting, and wiping of supply carts, and other general cleaning duties in the department and may be alone with non-controlled substances between cases in the OR.
- Inspects, test, adjust, and repair electric, electronic, mechanical instruments and systems used to indicate, record, and control generating operation.
- Test accuracy of flow meters, pressure gauges, temperature indicators, and controllers. Removes defective instruments from system, decontaminates, disassemble, and cleans instruments, and replace defective parts, using hand tools.
- Traces out and tests electronic solid state and vacuum tube circuitry and components to locate defective parts in analog and digital.
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Certificate
Instrument Technician, Pneumatic/electronic
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Calibration, installation, and maintenance of instrumentation throughout the facility.
- Design and installation of a facility-wide surveillance system.
- Design and installation of sulfur dioxide injection system on the waste treatment plant.
- Conversion of the two 75 year-old boilers to pneumatic three-mode controls.
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Instrumentation And Industrial Automation Technology
Instrument Technician
- Responsible for installation, calibration and preventative maintenance of a wide range of process instruments.
- Largely responsible for project planning.
- Engaged in the troubleshooting various PLC systems, hardware and software.
- Experience with Siemens (Landis Gyr) control software and hardware including 5-620 Apogee Insight Training.
- Maintained perfect attendance.
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Electronics
Electronics Engineering Technology
Instrument Technician for Water/energy
Troubleshoot and maintain electrical at lift station
- Install new controls for lift stations
- Calibrate Instruments at Water Treatment and Waste Treatment Plant
- Wrote SOP for Lockout tag out for water department
- Maintain gas measurement equipment
- Assist in Substation upgrade and repair
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Technology
Instrument Technician
- DCS migration (to DV)
- Provide professional advice to resolve technical issues
- Identify and rectify problems with documentation, functionality, and logic
- Commission plant instrumentation for live operation
- Work with other techs, operations, engineers etc.
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State Of Florida
Medical Billing And Coding
Instrument Technician
- Survey stake out of new and existing bridge work
- Utility stake out and location for Verizon FIOS in Central Florida
- Coordinate projects daily with office engineers
- Data maintenance for project engineers including data collection from job sites for CAD mapping and revisions for the office and contractors
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Computer And Electronics Engineering Technology
Instrument Technician
Installed various types of transmitting devices, device controllers, and actuator positioners.
- Troubleshot all different types of refining instrumentation and network loops
- Calibrate various refining instruments
- Read and understand scamatics
- Install new network wiring for network loop
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Finance
Chemical Stockroom Manager & Instrument Technician
Manage the chemical stockroom
- Assist and support the operation of teaching and research laboratories for chemistry department
- Coordinate the collection and disposal of chemical waste according to state and federal laws for chemistry department
- Maintain and service chemical instrumentation (including computers)
- Provide instruction on the use of chemical instrumentation
- Supervise student workers
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Mechanical Cadd Design Technology
Mechanical Cadd Design Technology
Industrial Electronics
Aircraft Radio and Instrument Technician
Perform complicated prototype, customized and production work that included wiring, tubing, and installation of complicated electrical equipment.
- Required to perform service and repair work on aircraft radios
- Install and terminate wiring, wire harnesses, coax, and electrical equipment.
- Troubleshoot, replace, or repair electrical wiring electrical equipment and components.
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Criminal And Business Law
Paralegal Studies
or Instrument Technician (certified Central Sterile Technician)
- Decontaminate instruments and machines after surgical procedure and load in washer.
- Process & package surgical instruments for specific procedures ready for sterilization
- Load prepared surgical tray in chemical or steam sterilizer for main OR, ER, Open Heart Unit, and Ambulatory Surgery
- Stock/restock supplies for department, crash carts and intubation boxes
- Maintain documentations and all surgical countsheets, sterilization processing and instruments workflow.
- Maintain educational updates
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Instrumentation And Control Systems Technology
Electronics Engineering Technology
Electrician/instrument Technician
Calibrated automatic valves for water circulation
- Calibrated transmitters for weighing systems
- Troubleshoot and repair level and temperature indicators
- Wired motors for low and high voltages
- Troubleshoot motors using Megger and Ohm meter
- Troubleshoot Mitsubishi PLC and Reliance DCS systems
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Aeronautical Maintenance
Instrument Technician
Installation and removal of instrumentation.
- Calibration of new and existing instrumentation.
- Preventative maintenance.
- Troubleshooting and repair.
- Mechanical installation and repair of automated equipment and process equipment.
- Preventative maintenance of automated equipment.
- Removal installation and repair of automated and process equipment.
- Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting of automated and process equipment.
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Instrument And Control
Instrument Technician
Instrument Technician for chemical agent demilitarization project
- Member of Emergency Response Team
- Performs corrective and preventive maintenance on facility systems, equipment and components
- Conducts post-maintenance testing
- Performs emergency repairs
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Instrument Tech Duties and Responsibilities
Daily duties for instrument techs are varied, depending on the types of equipment at the hiring facility and the amount of instruments that require maintenance. However, the core duties are universal in all work environments.
Install Instruments Instrument techs install instruments, ensuring that they all function properly at peak levels.
Troubleshoot and Repair Instrument techs troubleshoot and isolate instrument problems, and make repairs to bring instruments back to full functionality.
Maintain Safety Instrument techs maintain a safe work environment for themselves and all other co-workers by adhering to safety protocols.
Perform Daily Checks Instrument techs check instruments and equipment daily to make necessary calibrations to keep everything operating precisely.
Answer Maintenance Requests Instrument techs answer requests for maintenance work on all instruments and equipment.
Read and Interpret Blueprints Instrument techs read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and work orders to repair and install instruments.
Instrument Tech Skills and Qualifications
Instrument techs are mechanically-minded individuals with strong attention to detail who install and service complicated instruments and equipment to keep it all functioning at peak levels. Facilities that hire instrument techs look for professionals who can display all the skills that are essential to this job.- Mathematics - instrument techs make precise calibrations of instruments, which requires excellent mathematics skills
- Mechanical skills - instrument techs use strong mechanical skills to work with their hands installing and repairing complex instruments
- Communication skills - instrument techs use verbal and written communication skills to respond to maintenance requests
- Physical ability - instrument techs bend, squat, and stand for hours at a time working on equipment, activities that require physical ability
- Analytical skills - instrument techs use analytical skills to troubleshoot problems with tools and equipment
- Computer skills - as many instruments have digital controls, instrument techs use computer skills to complete their daily tasks
Instrument Tech Education and Training
Employers have varying education requirements for instrument techs, depending on whether they work on medical or electrical tools. A majority of employers accept candidates who have a high school diploma or equivalent. However, instrument techs who work on electrical instruments additionally need to have an electronics technician certificate. This certification can be obtained through job training or trade school completion. Training is provided to instrument techs in all fields, the length of which varies by employer and by the career field. During training, instrument techs work closely with a supervisor and perform their duties while being closely monitored.
Instrument Tech Salary and Outlook
According to statistical data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), electro-mechanical technicians earned $56,740 median annual pay, or $27.28 hourly, in 2017. Their data shows that electro-mechanical technicians occupied more than 10,000 jobs in 2016, a number they expect to rise by four percent through the year 2026. This is slower than the national job growth average. Electro-mechanical technicians test all types of electromechanical equipment, performing duties similar to the regular job duties instrument techs perform. According to PayScale, instrument techs earn $20.26 median hourly salary. Full-time instrument techs typically receive all insurance coverage from employers that includes health, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability. Paid holidays and vacation days are usually also offered in these benefits packages. Instrument techs also receive retirement planning benefits. Some employers offer additional employee perks such as free parking, free meals, wellness program enrollment, and continuing education reimbursement.
Helpful Resources
Browse these books and websites to find job tips, career advancement advice, and work strategies for instrument techs in all fields:
Calibration: A Technician's Guide (ISA Technician) - this comprehensive guide provides practical tips for instrument techs when it comes to calibration. The text covers different types of calibration as it relates to various type of instruments, and includes spec sheets, diagrams, and examples.
Electronics Technicians Association International - find out more about certification programs, search for jobs, and learn how to be successful as an electrical instrument tech with the resources at this website.
Learner's Guide to INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS TECHNICIAN - written for beginners, this book provides questions and answers for instrument techs who are just getting started on this career path.
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation - visit this website to look for jobs in the medical instrument career field, explore professional development resources, and get up-to-date news and industry information for medical instrument techs.
Instrument Technician RED-HOT Career Guide; 2544 REAL Interview Questions - use this book to find the best ways to answer common interview questions posed to instrument techs during the job-seeking process and discover tips to continue impressing employers after being hired.
Instrument Contracting and Engineering Association - this website provides information about certification programs, upcoming event dates, and information for instrument techs in all industries.
