The Instrument Technician is responsible for specifying, installing, commissioning, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining a variety of electrical, electronic, and pneumatic instrumentation and control systems and equipment associated with the processing of petroleum, waste water, and ethylene glycol. This role should be familiar with ISA standards and other relevant industry standards. The Instrument Technician reports to the Maintenance Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Maintains, repairs, specifies, installs, commissions, calibrates, verifies, and troubleshoots instrumentation and control systems, including sensors, transmitters, switches, PLCs, VFDs, controllers, and control valves
Optimizes the performance of instrumentation and control devices assciated with boilers, heaters, thermal oxidizers, scrubbers, distillation collumns, pumping systems, tanks, environmental monitoring equipment, and other equipment
Maintains distributed control systems (DCS)
Reads, drafts, updates, and/or maintains electrical and electronic drawings, P&IDs, SOPs, calibration reports, CMMS records, SOPs, manuals, and other technical documents
Collaborates with operations, environmental compliance, safety, and other maintenance personnel
Adheres to company and agency safety rules and regulations at all times
Occasionally responds to emergency call-ins
Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

5 years of experience in refinery or related field

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of working theory of industrial process equipment and associated physical processes
Skill in using process meters, HART communicators, computers & companion software, combustion analyzers, torque screw drivers, tubing tools, calibration & test equipment, and other relevant tools
Basic knowledge of networks and industrial communications protocols
Strong troubleshooting ability
Ability to verify equipment is de-energized and in a safe working condition
Ability to safely work in mixed voltage enclosures
Ability to work independently and in a team
Skill in organization, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Ability to clearly communicate to technical and non-technical audiences in speech and writing
Resourcefulness and ability to work in unfamiliar situations

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with DCS
Experience with CEMS
Experience with fired equipment and BMS

California Pay Transparency Notice: Posted pay ranges are provided in accordance with California pay transparency requirements and reflect the Company's current anticipated compensation for the position at the time of posting. Compensation ranges are periodically reviewed and may be revised based on business needs, market conditions, internal equity, budgetary considerations, and other legitimate business factors.

EEO Statement: It is the policy of World Oil and its subsidiaries to provide equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, sex/gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, military/veteran status, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other status protected by state or federal law.