Instrument Job Description
Instrument
provides support for specification, design, purchase, installation and commissioning of instrumentation, control systems, and SIS systems for projects to maintain or improve plant safety, profitability, efficiency and reliability.
Instrument Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective instrument job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included instrument job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Implement the Radiation Instrumentation Program and assure safe and compliant calibration and maintenance, in accordance with policies and procedures, with limited oversight and instructions from supervisor
Has comprehensive understanding and ability to operate all typical instrumentation found on a field data collection crew to include electronic total stations, electronic levels, GPS, HDS, and other equipment deemed necessary
Perform level 1 deviations and change controls associated with HPLC standards and lab instrumentation/equipment
Seek out opportunities to improve instrumentation/equipment operational effectiveness and improve compliance
Develop procedures and maintenance action plans to support the continuous improvement of lab instrumentation/equipment
Attends maintenance scheduling meetings and coordinates maintenance activities for Micro and Chemistry lab instrumentation/equipment
Maintaining all instrumentation drawings in an ‘as built’ condition to reflect modifications
Determine calibration measurement uncertainty values for new instrument applications
Evaluate and disposition calibration service supplier’s calibration reports
Lead investigation, troubleshooting, and corrective action activities for control and measurement system failures
Instrument Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Instrument
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NCCER, ISA, COMPEX, BCLS, SIT, PMEL, CCT, ASQ, SIS, TUV
Education for Instrument
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the instrument job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Technical, Engineering, Electronics, Associates, Education, Technology, Electrical Engineering, Science, Industrial, Chemistry
Skills for Instrument
Desired skills for instrument include:
Instrumentation
Disinfection techniques
Methods of sterilization
SAP
Supplies
Pneumatics
Job site safety ability to complete a company specific safety orientation
Electronics and electricity
Surgical instruments
REUTERS
Desired experience for instrument includes:
Diagnose problems and provide troubleshooting solutions
Create diagrams and drawings for various electronic components and devices
Create visual guidelines for manufacturing purposes
Create the Bill of Material for manufacturing purposes
Assembling, repairing, formatting and refurbishing all malfunctions in the equipment and replacing necessary parts
Keeping a logbook record of all electronic repair and maintenance work that have been done
Instrument Examples
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Instrument Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an instrument. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for instrument
- Directs and assists survey crew in the performance of their assignments
- Assists in preparing estimates of time, personnel and equipment required to perform surveys
- Has comprehensive knowledge of electronic data collection systems, ensuring all data is accurate, complete, and downloaded on a daily basis
- Performs the necessary calculations to provide field checks on data acquired
- Applies knowledge of plane trigonometry and plane coordinate computations to field survey problems
- Applies knowledge of the mathematical relationship of elements of a horizontal circular curve and its layout
- Interprets fractional and metes and bounds legal descriptions
- Assists in conducting performance evaluations and reviews for supervised personnel
- Ensures that survey crew conducts itself in a professional, responsible manner at all times
- Control and maintain calibration standard for HPLC qualifications
Qualifications for instrument
- Knowledge about the usage of tools used in the development and repair of electrical equipment
- Knowledge about safety precautions involved while working high powerful electrical equipment
- Knowledge about the codes, rules, regulations and standards of electrical equipment
- Ability to detect electronic malfunctions and repair immediately
- Respond to emergencies during off hours and weekends
- Wear required safety equipment/PPE
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an instrument. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for instrument
- Document and provide guidance on instrument changes/additions
- Serve as a technical resource by interfacing with lab teams to provide troubleshooting and problem solving skills for special and common cause failures for lab instruments/equipment
- Responsible for performing calibration and maintenance activities owned by lab personnel by their assigned due dates
- Coordination of the execution of protocols for new equipment
- Attends Micro and Chemistry lab morning meetings and executes any action items assigned
- Coordinates vendor visits in support of maintenance activities in Micro and Chemistry
- Takes the lead on emergency reactive work by coordinating internal and external resources, parts/materials and specialty tooling/equipment in support of timely repair
- Provide lab technical instrument support for the site during Quality Audits
- Perform other tasks as assigned by QC Chemistry Manager
- Troubleshooting, configuring, teardown/rebuilding of process analyzers such as gas chromatograph, regulatory analyzers, monitoring emissions, and apparatus designed to determine chemical or elemental component amounts in a process stream
Qualifications for instrument
- Must possess strong math skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to give training and work direction to others
- Experience with Trimble Access Software, Trimble Robotic Total Stations, and Trimble GNSS/GPS units is preferred
- Proficient in a wide variety of calibration concepts, practices and procedures
- Knowledge and comprehension of current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs)
- Familiarity with computer aided laboratory automation and related communication hardward/software
- Computer Skills (LIMS, SmartLab, Empower, Word, Excel)
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of instrument. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for instrument
- Provide discipline technical and engineering services to a standard and proficiency commensurate with The Company’s Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Assurance (HSEQ) System
- Provide technical skills and experience in the approach, preparation, checking and fulfilment of calculations, drawings, diagrams and other deliverables and activities and to recognise and advise personal competency and development needs
- Maintain a contemporary technical competency through familiarity and knowledge, learning and development in the discipline subject area
- Demonstrate a means of continual development and practical appreciation and skills of discipline technical matters
- Organise and maintain status of work performed and advise on manpower requirements to complete per schedule
- Produce calculations, written documents and drawings as required to support proposals, projects and other special needs and that each is in compliance with the relevant codes, standards and procedures
- Ensure such documents are properly and consistently drafted, checked and approved
- Establish and maintain a good working relationship within proposals and projects
- Raising corrective work orders as required and liaising with relevant department to agree target completion dates and all requirements
- Ensuring all Maximo data is updated and current
Qualifications for instrument
- Working knowledge in the use and application of general purpose and specialized test equipment (volt-ohm meters, frequency counters/generators, oscilloscopes, calibrators, ) is preferred
- Two year EET Degree or EAS Electronic Automated Systems Degree or equivalent, journeymen level experience
- Must have strong verbal and written communications skills, interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently given broad and general program/project directions in collaboration with technical authorities and SME
- Must be able to work responsibly and independently
- Self-motivated with a high sense of urgency concerning equipment downtime
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of instrument. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for instrument
- Coordinate with client engineers to carryout modifications on automation system and equipment in plant as directed and in accordance with the modification sheets provided to him with detailed drawing to enhance the efficiency of equipment/plant
- Use and maintain all type of testing and calibration of instruments
- Check all security systems and related alarms including trouble shooting and diagnoses of routing/emergency breakdowns
- Check the necessary stock levels of spare parts while storing them correctly to support effective inventory control
- Maintain logbook on maintenance tasks carried out in order to facilitate timely information availability and ready referencing
- Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate departmental statements and reports to meet and department requirements, policies and standards
- Testing and calibrating instruments
- Performs go/no-go tests of circuits, components, instruments and mechanical assemblies
- Sets up test devices using hand tools or automatic tests methods
- May perform simple repairs and/or component removal or replacement
Qualifications for instrument
- Degree from academy or vocational high school
- Excellent drafting software expertise as Autocad
- Experience with instrument installation details and cable routing drawings
- Minimum 5 years of experience gained on industrial plant projects
- No military obligations
- Ability to take initiative and to work in an independent manner
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of instrument. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for instrument
- May maintain logs and records indicating malfunctions
- Consult on Palomar Observatory and Keck Observatory operations and instrument engineering on a limited-time basis
- Serve on the Palomar Telescope Engineering Committee (periodically convened by the Observatory Engineer to addressoperations questions at Palomar)
- Installs and commissions new equipment as directed
- Contributes to the planned maintenance system meeting legal and vendor requirements, ensuring all work is accurately recorded
- Perform extensive unit assembly, including mechanics, hand/or electronic and electrical work
- Work hands-on with troubleshooting equipment
- Perform control loop calibrations, field and bench calibration of process instruments
- Familiarity with both ANSI and metric standard fasteners and fittings, domestic and European equipment is required
- Ensure calibrations are kept up-to-date and recorded
Qualifications for instrument
- Have an understanding of the extent, methods and means of producing and need for C&I Discipline Design deliverables, the main activities, their logical interactions, the budgets required to produce these and to seek to achieve or better these metrics
- Knowledge about the four primary process variables ( , flow, level, pressure, and temperature), about types “J” and “K” thermocouples, and a basic understanding of control systems
- Climbing heights exceeding 300 feet
- Lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs occasionally and 30 lbs frequently
- Working in adverse outdoor weather conditions
- Walking and standing frequently