Instrumentation Technician
Job Description examples (Simple & Paragraph styles) for industrial plants, oil & gas, manufacturing, and automation operations.
1. Job Overview
An Instrumentation Technician installs, tests, calibrates, troubleshoots, and maintains instruments and control systems used in industrial facilities. They ensure accurate measurement, monitoring, and automation of processes, supporting safe and efficient plant operations.
2. Job Description Details
Instrumentation Technicians work with sensors, transmitters, gauges, analyzers, control valves, PLCs, and SCADA systems. Their tasks include performing calibrations, repairing faulty instruments, verifying signal accuracy, and supporting production teams during system failures. They ensure equipment reliability through preventive maintenance and compliance with safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Install, calibrate, and maintain industrial instruments and control systems.
- Troubleshoot sensors, transmitters, gauges, and automated equipment.
- Conduct preventive maintenance to ensure measurement accuracy.
- Repair or replace defective control valves, switches, and wiring.
- Verify and adjust signals for PLCs, DCS, and SCADA systems.
- Perform loop checking, testing, and instrument commissioning.
- Read and interpret P&ID, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
- Ensure compliance with plant safety, calibration standards, and procedures.
Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in industrial instrumentation and control systems.
- Knowledge of sensors, transmitters, analyzers, and calibration tools.
- Ability to interpret P&ID, wiring diagrams, and loop sheets.
- Understanding of PLCs, DCS, and automation systems.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail and measurement accuracy.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Familiar with plant safety rules and instrumentation standards.
Tools & Equipment Used: Multi-meters, calibrators, pressure pumps, Hart communicators, loop testers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, control valves.
Resume-Ready Examples
Simple Description (one-line):
Installed, calibrated, and maintained industrial instruments and control systems to support accurate and efficient plant operations.
Paragraph Style (2–3 sentences):
Performed calibration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of industrial instruments, sensors, and control systems across plant operations. Ensured accurate measurement and reliable automation by repairing defective components, verifying signal outputs, and supporting production teams during equipment issues. Contributed to safe and efficient operations through preventive maintenance and adherence to industry standards.