Instrument Fitter - Austin Industrial (Baytown, TX)

Austin Industrial provides premier self‑perform maintenance, construction, and soft‑craft services to leading industrial companies across the United States. With more than 60 years of experience, the company serves customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing sectors.

Responsibilities

• Read and work from related blueprints and other schematic drawings.
• Install and/or remove various instrumentation devices such as indicators, recorders, telemetry, controllers, transmitters, transducers, and analyzers.
• Apply comprehensive knowledge of pneumatics, electronics, and electricity.
• Cut, bend, and install pipe tubing or conduit for air or process lines using hacksaws and pipe cutters to support instrumentation devices.
• Install instruments, instrument stands, and control wiring to valves; stroke valves to verify operation.
• Install and calibrate recorders, alarms, switches, and other devices.
• Steam‑trace lines when necessary.
• Install flanges and orifice plates.
• Repair steam traps.
• Perform other duties necessary to remove, install, or troubleshoot instrumentation devices.
• Maintain a current electrician’s license or identification card to meet state regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• No minimum education requirements.
• Five (5) years of journeyman‑level experience as an instrument fitter.
• NCCER certification and a valid driver’s license.
• Legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States; the company does not sponsor employment visas.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
• May be required to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 lb, work at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces.
• Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
• Capability to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Work performed in industrial and construction settings with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site‑specific hazards.
• Must wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness‑for‑duty requirements.
• Maintain a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.