Journeyman Instrumentation and Combustion Technician - Industrial F

Process Combustion Systems Inc. (PCSI), located in Calgary, Alberta, is seeking applications to fill a full‑time position of Journeyman Instrumentation and Combustion Technician – Industrial Fired Equipment.This role primarily involves providing field services including: burner performance testing/tuning, working with Burner Management and Combustion Control systems (PLC and Canned Logic based), and troubleshooting/servicing industrial burner control systems. Additionally, the successful candidate will engage in office tasks such as preparing project documentation, PLC and HMI programming, assisting with Factory Acceptance Testing, and conducting shop calibration and configuration of transmitters, control valves, and VFDs.

The Company:

At PCSI, we engineer, construct, commission, and service custom combustion solutions for all industries. As a recognized industry leader, we have a vast history of successful projects and experience that includes turnkey combustion systems for all industry sectors, retrofits of combustion systems & advanced control systems for Industrial & Institutional fired equipment clients. PCSI maintains a full engineering contingent in Calgary which is also our center for Sales, Manufacturing, Testing and Services.

Key Responsibilities for this position:

- On site commissioning of industrial fired equipment and surrounding instrumentation including VFDs, transmitters, control valves, standalone loop controllers;

- Interpreting electrical schematics, P&ID and SAMA diagrams;

- Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical control systems;

- Development of project documentation including control narratives, shutdown keys, commissioning and service reports, trips and alarms lists, factory acceptance tests procedures;

- Combustion performance testing and burner tuning based on portable gas analyzer data;

- Installation, calibration, configuration of industrial transmitters including temperature, pressure, level, flow, flue gas analyzers;

- Valid drivers licence;

- High level of customer service;

- Strong oral and written communication skills;

- Maintain a flexible schedule and ability to work overtime to meet project and startup schedules;

- Travel and site work approximately 50% of your work week; and

- Primary travel within western Canada, with some travel into USA as well as international.

Appropriate Background and Experience for Candidates being considered:

- Red Seal or Alberta Journeyman status in Industrial Instrumentation with minimum 3 years experience as a Journeyman.

- Previous industrial combustion equipment experience – heaters / boilers / process furnaces and other fired process equipment considered an asset;

- Familiarity with Canadian Gas Codes B149.3 and B149.1 – gasfitter or electrical ticket is also an asset;

- PLC application, implementation and programming experience – Rockwell, Modicon and others considered an asset;

- Burner management systems and combustion control system familiarity; and

- Plant commissioning experience (site acceptance testing, loop checks and associated documentation).

What you can expect from PCSI:

- Participation in fired equipment training;

- Competitive earnings and profit sharing;

- Working with great personnel from a highly respected industry leader; and

- Strong encouragement of personal skill development and industry growth.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $47.00-$60.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Company events

- Dental care

- Disability insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Extended health care

- Life insurance

- On-site parking

- Profit sharing

- Wellness program

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- Instrumentation: 5 years (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

- 50% (preferred)

Work Location: In person