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2243 – Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics repair, maintain, calibrate, adjust, and install industrial measuring and controlling instrumentation. They are employed by pulp and paper processing companies, nuclear and hydro power generating companies, mining, petrochemical and natural gas companies, industrial instrument and other manufacturing companies, and by industrial instrument servicing establishments.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Apprentice industrial instrument mechanic
- Apprentice instrument mechanic
- Control technician, nuclear generating station and heavy water plant
- Heavy water plant control technician
- Industrial instrument mechanic
- Industrial instrument panel repairer
- Industrial process control equipment repairer
- Instrument maintenance mechanic
- Instrument mechanic - utilities
- Instrument technician, industrial
- Instrumentation and electrical technician, industrial
- Instrumentation technician, industrial
- Mechanic, industrial instrument
- Nuclear generating station and heavy water plant control technician
- Nucleonic controller repairer
- Precision instrument mechanic
- Process control equipment mechanic
- Process control equipment repairer
- Repairer, industrial process control equipment
- Repairer, nucleonic controllers
- Service technician, industrial instruments
- Service technician, process control equipment
- Technician, industrial instruments
- Apprentice industrial instrument mechanic
- Industrial instrument mechanic
- Instrument technician, industrial
- Instrumentation technician, industrial
- Process control equipment mechanic
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics perform some or all of the following duties:
- Consult manufacturer's manuals, circuit diagrams and blueprints to determine tests and maintenance procedures for instruments used for measuring and controlling flow, level, pressure, temperature, chemical composition and other variables in manufacturing and processing
- Inspect and test operation of instruments and systems to diagnose faults using pneumatic, electrical and electronic testing devices and precision measuring instruments
- Repair and adjust system components, such as sensors, transmitters and programmable logic controllers, or remove and replace defective parts
- Calibrate components and instruments according to manufacturers' specifications
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance work and complete test and maintenance reports
- Install control and measurement instruments on existing and new plant equipment and processes
- Consult with and advise process operators.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a four- or five-year apprenticeship program in industrial instrument repair or Completion of a two-year college program in industrial instrumentation technology and several years of work experience are usually required for trade certification.
- Industrial instrument mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
- Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified industrial instrument mechanics.
- In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body is required to use the title of Professional Technologist.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
- Red Seal trade certification allows for interprovincial mobility.
Exclusions
- Aircraft instrument technicians (in 2244 Aircraft Instrument, Electrical and Avionics Mechanics, Technicians and Inspectors)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2241)
- Industrial mechanics (in 7311 Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (Except Textile))
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 2 – Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations
- Skill level
- B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
- Major group
- 22 – Technical Occupations Related to Natural and Applied Sciences
- Minor group
- 224 – Technical Occupations in Electronics and Electrical Engineering
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0