Journeyman/woman Instrumentation Technician

  • Drayton Valley
  • Newforce Energy Services Ltd.

Journeyman Instrumentation Technician

Overview

Newforce Energy Services Ltd. is a diversified oilfield services company with divisions in: pipeline construction, pipeline maintenance and integrity, facilities construction, facilities maintenance, lease construction and electrical and instrumentation (E&I).

Newforce is currently looking for a Journeyman Instrumentation Technician who is experienced in the Oil & Gas industry to join our E&I team based out of Drayton Valley for local projects as well as site projects located in Western Alberta.

Responsibilities

  • Dedicated to safety, quality, and customer service.
  • Have flexible work schedule (shift work, overtime, and weekend availability)
  • Perform maintenance, replacement, and installation of equipment.
  • Calibrations and installations requiring instrumentation tubing.
  • Use of hand tools, power tools, testing equipment and specialty tools, such as tubing benders.
  • Use of basic Instrumentation Test Equipment with ability to calibrate
  • Use of more advanced calibration equipment such as Hart Communicators, and programs.
  • Able to work on or with more advanced meter(s) checking for continuity, resistance, voltages & current readings
  • Able to work on or with more advanced systems such as compressor panels, RTU’s, BMS, Line heaters, and production facility equipment
  • SCADA programing and maintenance experience an asset.
  • Work with a variety of pneumatic and electronic instruments to measure and control variables such as pressure, flow, temperature, level, and composition.
  • Test accuracy of flow meters, pressure gages, temperature indicators, controllers, and other recording, indicating, or controlling instruments.
  • Calibrate, repair, maintain and adjust system components, and install and maintain instruments on new or existing equipment.
  • Knowledge of Gas Detection, LEL Detection and Fire Detection controllers and sensors.
  • Capable of setting set points on safety shutdown device(s) & should be able to complete calibrations unattended in most situations.
  • Working on or around any ‘live’ process or equipment including isolation and de-pressuring of any system.

Qualifications

  • Journeyman Ticket
  • A valid Class 5 license with a clean driver abstract
  • Valid H2S, First Aid, OSSA Fall Protection, Aerial Work Platform, eGSO, and CSTS
  • Experience in the Oil and Gas industry in construction or maintenance is an asset
  • Ability to work in various working conditions ranging from outdoors to indoors in a variety of weather conditions and working from heights

Salary : $42.00 per hour

Benefits :

  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • Vision care

Schedule:

  • Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

  • Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Drayton Valley, AB T7A1T7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Are you local to the Drayton Valley Area?

Licence/Certification:

  • JM Instrumentation Ticket (preferred)
  • H2S Alive (preferred)
  • First Aid Certification (preferred)