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The role supports process control, automation, and plant reliability by maintaining instrumentation equipment in accordance with maintenance standards, manufacturer recommendations, and Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements.\nThe successful candidate must possess strong knowledge of industrial instrumentation systems, control loops, process measurement devices, and troubleshooting techniques within a manufacturing, petrochemical, fertilizer, or process plant environment.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Perform Preventive and Corrective Maintenance\nExecute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities on field instruments, analyzers, control valves, transmitters, gauges, and control systems to ensure equipment reliability and availability.\n2. Calibrate and Test Instrumentation Equipment\nCalibrate pressure, temperature, flow, level, vibration, and analytical instruments in accordance with approved procedures and operational requirements.\n3. 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Ensure Compliance with HSE and Quality Requirements\nComply with Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), electrical isolation procedures, safe work practices, and all company Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards.\nBasic Technical Competencies and Skills\nThe ideal candidate should demonstrate competency in:\nCalibration and maintenance of pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments.\nTroubleshooting of field instruments and process control systems.\nKnowledge of PLCs, DCS, SCADA, and industrial automation systems.\nMaintenance of control valves, actuators, and positioners.\nUnderstanding of instrumentation signals (4-20mA, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus).\nReading and interpretation of P&IDs, loop diagrams, and wiring schematics.\nUse of calibration and test equipment such as pressure calibrators, multifunction calibrators, loop testers, and process simulators.\nInstallation and maintenance of instrument cables, junction boxes, and field 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