JOB OVERVIEW

We are looking for a skilled and safety-focused Instrumentation Apprentice to join our team in our Red Deer County, Alberta facility. The ideal candidate brings a solid foundation in instrumentation, electrical, and mechanical systems, with the ability to read schematics and work with control systems, logic controllers, and calibration instruments. Responsibilities include maintaining, repairing, and calibrating industrial equipment in alignment with manufacturer standards and Kings Energy Services’ Quality Management System. A commitment to quality workmanship and safety is essential.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Instrumentation Apprentice Certificate (2/3/4th year preferred)
• Safety certificates: First Aid, H2S Alive, TDG, WHMIS
• Process experience
• Understanding of all applicable codes, regulations and registered documentation

• Troubleshooting various equipment and systems.
• Performing preventative maintenance on instrumentation (calibration, replacement and tests as required), maintaining field instrument records and standards in conjunction with company requirements as well as Provincial, Federal legislation.
• Learning gauge calibration techniques and procedures.
• Performing shop meter proving.
• Performing recorder and deadweight calibrations.
• Repairing and calibrating a variety of other measurement devices.
• Assisting technicians with field calibrations.
• Helping other technicians with their projects, such as disassembly, cleaning, and painting.
• Preparing rental equipment for customers.
• Performing preventative maintenance of shop testing equipment.
• Ensuring familiarity with construction codes, installation practices, and tube bending.
• Ensuring compliance to specifications, jurisdictional requirements, and contracts.
• Demonstrating and emphasizing a safety conscience attitude.
• Reviewing and applying a continuous improvement mindset to safe work practices, procedures and standards.
• Inspecting and testing the operation of instruments and systems (using pneumatic, electrical/electronic testing devices and precision measuring instruments) to diagnose faults.
• Repairing and adjusting system components (sensors, transmitters, programmable logic controllers, etc.); remove, repair and/or replace defective parts.
• Calibrating components and instruments according to manufacturers’ specifications.
• Using hand tools, power tools, precision measuring and testing instruments.