Industrial Technician

aperçu de l'emploi

Catégories d’emplois

Technicians and Technologists

secteurs

Études

Environment

dehors seulement

Salaire moyenne

$53,000 to $88,000

Demande de carrière

Stable

À propos de cette carrière

You avoid surprises, and know that regular repairs and maintenance will save you from having to fix bigger problems down the line. As an Industrial Technician, you ensure that a company’s measuring and control instruments are working their best at all times. Do you like to plan ahead? Do you naturally follow procedures and rules? If this aligns with your interests, a career as an Industrial Technician might be a good fit.

Industrial Technicians repair, maintain, calibrate, adjust and install industrial measuring and control instrumentation. These technicians typically interact with process and equipment operators, suppliers and facilities personnel.

In this occupation activities may include:

Calibrating components and instruments according to manufacturers' specifications
Installing control and measurement instruments on existing and new plant equipment and processes according to appropriate installation standards and practices
Communicating with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to any problems * Inspecting and testing the operation of instruments and systems to diagnose faults using pneumatic, electrical and electronic testing devices and precision measuring instruments * Repairing and adjusting system components, such as sensors, transmitters and programmable logic controllers, or removing and replacing defective parts

Education

A high school diploma (or equivalent) is typically required, along with a four-year apprenticeship program in industrial instrument repair or a two-year college program in industrial instrumentation technology with several years of experience.

Certifications

Standard and emergency first aid
Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
Confined Space entry
H2S Alive
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Fall protection
Asbestos safety
Aerial lift training
Pipeline Construction Safety Training (PCST)

Licensing

Instrumentation and control technician trade certification is available, but voluntary, in all provinces and territories, except in Quebec.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified instrumentation and control technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

You are a critical thinker who likes to plan ahead. You are comfortable using computers and following processes.

Computer use
Critical thinking
Computers and electronics
Installation
Repairing
Quality control analysis
Attention to detail
Operation monitoring
Repairing
Troubleshooting
Collaborative

Manufacturing
Construction
Mining and quarrying
Utilities
Transportation and warehousing

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