Instrumentation Shift Incharge

Role & responsibilities

1. INSTRUMENTATION SHIFT INCHARGE

• Handle day-to-day instrumentation shift activities, including troubleshooting, maintenance, and breakdown rectification of DCS, PLC, process analyzers, weighbridges, control valves, and field instruments.
• Perform installation, connection, testing, inspection, and maintenance of field instruments, including RTDs, thermocouples, level sensors/transmitters, pressure and level gauges, and flow meters.
• Carry out calibration of instrumentation equipment and ensure accurate and reliable measurement of process parameters.
• Assist in troubleshooting and maintenance of DCS, PLC systems, field Remote I/O (RIO) panels, analyzers, and other instrumentation control systems.
• Perform pneumatic tubing, instrument tubing connections, and associated installation work for control valves and field transmitters.
• Support preventive and breakdown maintenance activities to ensure the availability and reliability of instrumentation equipment.
• Carry out cleaning of DCS panels, field RIO panels, field instruments, and associated instrumentation equipment.
• Assist senior technicians and engineers in instrument maintenance, fault identification, testing, and equipment restoration.
• Follow plant safety procedures, permit-to-work requirements, lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures where applicable, and proper PPE usage during maintenance activities.
• Maintain good housekeeping in the instrumentation work area and ensure tools and equipment are handled safely.

2. INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN

• Field Instrument Maintenance & Connection: Connect, test, and troubleshoot primary field elements including RTDs (PT100/PT1000), thermocouples (J/K/R/S types), level transmitters, and flow meters (electromagnetic, vortex, Coriolis, differential pressure).
• Gauge & Sensor Testing: Inspect, install, and calibrate pressure transmitters/gauges, differential pressure (DP) cells, and direct/remote level indicators.
• Control Valve Servicing: Inspect air tubing, gland packing, stroke travel, limit switches, and positioners on control valves; assist in valve overhauling and bench testing.
• Calibration Support: Conduct routine field and shop calibrations using deadweight testers, standard calibrators, and temperature baths; maintain calibration tags and records.
• System Awareness: Maintain working familiarity with DCS/PLC I/O cards, junction boxes (JBs), weighbridge load cells, and analytical sampling lines to assist engineers during complex troubleshooting.
• Safety Protocols: Follow plant safety regulations, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), hot/cold work permits, and intrinsic safety practices in hazardous areas.

Preferred candidate profile

• Candidates with experience in Black Carbon / Carbon Black, Cement, Glass, Steel, Iron & Steel, Sponge Iron, Iron Ore Processing, Mineral Processing, or other heavy-process manufacturing industries will be preferred.

• Candidates should have practical experience in instrumentation maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, installation, connection, and testing of field instruments in an industrial plant environment.

• Experience with DCS, PLC, process analyzers, weighbridges, control valves, RTDs, thermocouples, level sensors/transmitters, pressure gauges, level gauges, and flow meters will be an added advantage.

• Hands-on experience in pneumatic tubing, instrument tubing connections, control valve maintenance, transmitter installation, and field instrumentation work is preferred.

• Candidates should be familiar with preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, fault identification, and safe maintenance practices in automated manufacturing plants.

• Experience working in continuous-process industries involving high temperatures, heavy machinery, and shift-based operations will be an advantage.

• Candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to industrial safety, permit-to-work procedures, PPE compliance, and teamwork.

Perks and benefits

ESI, PF , SUBSIDISED FOOD