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Instrument technician and C&I jobs

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Instrumentation jobs: what is live today

Instrument technicians and control and instrumentation (C&I) engineers install, calibrate and maintain the sensors, valves and control loops of process plants, from water and energy to pharmaceuticals. Most adverts ask for an instrumentation or electrical background and calibration experience.

171 instrumentation and process control jobs are live across the UK, most often in Manchester, Leeds and Stowmarket. The employers with the most live jobs here, not counting recruitment agencies, are Morson Edge, Rolls-Royce SMR and REC-REVOLUTION LTD. 41 adverts were placed by agencies. 29 of the jobs (17%) come from a licensed visa sponsor or say sponsorship is offered. A licence is not a promise that a job is sponsored, so ask the employer. Pay is shown on a job card only when the advert states it: we do not estimate it.

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Instrumentation jobs: questions

What does an instrument technician do?

An instrument technician installs, calibrates, tests and repairs the sensors, transmitters, valves and control loops that measure and control a process, in plants such as water, energy and pharmaceuticals. C&I means control and instrumentation.

What qualifications do instrument technicians need?

Adverts commonly ask for an instrumentation or electrical apprenticeship, or an HNC, and experience with calibration and loop checks. Requirements vary, so read the advert.

How is instrumentation different from PLC work?

Instrumentation covers the field devices and loops. PLC and DCS work covers the logic that reads them and drives the plant. Many engineers learn both over time.

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