Instrument Apprentice
- Peace River, AB, Canada
$24.2 to $38 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $24.2 to $38 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Local or willing to relocate - crew house available
Job Brief:
The Instrument Apprentice field technician will work with and learn from Instrument Journeyman and other apprentices. The Apprentice will be shown practical skills and learn to test, calibrate, install, repair, and inspect manufacturing equipment and monitoring devices.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Learns to read and understand P&ID drawings.
- Assists with Installing process control and measurement instrumentation on existing and new field equipment and processes (transmitters, controllers, analyzers, control valves, etc.).
- Performs mechanical work associated with instrument repair and modification; removes and installs small piping and tubing.
- Rebuilds control valves and tune controllers.
- Performs preventative maintenance on instrumentation (calibration, replacement and tests as required); maintains field instrument records and standards.
- Uses pressure and/or electrical test equipment to troubleshoot systems.
- Installs and repairs chemical pumps.
- Participates/complies with company safety programs & company policies.
- Provides on-call support as required.
- Other duties as required.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- Registered Apprentice, preferred.
- High School Diploma
- Standard First Aid/CPR with AED; H2S Alive, CSO, CSTS.
- Experience in oil and gas is an asset.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment drug and alcohol test (required for safety-sensitive roles).
- Completion of a criminal background check, with results assessed based on relevance to the position.
- Verification of a clean driving record, as defined by Control Tech’s standards (e.g., no major violations, no more than 3 infractions in the past 5 years).
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Instrument Apprentice will assist in the installation, calibration, and maintenance of process control and measurement instrumentation. They will also perform mechanical repairs on field equipment and troubleshoot systems using specialized test tools.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a high school diploma and possess relevant safety certifications such as First Aid, CPR, and H2S Alive. Previous experience in the oil and gas industry is considered an asset, and applicants must pass drug, alcohol, and criminal background checks.
Skills
- P&ID Reading
- Process Control
- Instrumentation
- Calibration
- Troubleshooting
- Mechanical Repair
- Preventative Maintenance
- Control Valves
- Chemical Pumps
- Safety Compliance
- Electrical Testing
- First Aid
- CPR
- H2S Alive
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Categories
- Trades
- Energy
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Instrument Apprentice
- Field Technician
- P&ID
- Process Control
- Instrumentation
- Calibration
- Control Valves
- Chemical Pumps
- Preventative Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Oil and Gas
- First Aid
- CPR
- H2S Alive
- CSO
- CSTS
- Safety-sensitive
- Mechanical Repair
- Transmitters
- Controllers
- Analyzers