Instrument Technician (Industrial Instrumentation & Controls)
BH-335217
Posted: 11/05/2026
- CAD50 - CAD65 per hour
- Canada Ontario Cochrane
- Permanent
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Oil & Gas
Title: Instrument Technician (Industrial Instrumentation & Controls)
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Cochrane, Ontario
Schedule: Day shift, Monday–Friday, with on-call rotation
Please note: This position is open to candidates who are legally authorized to work in Canada.
Position Summary The Instrument Technician will be responsible for maintaining, calibrating, troubleshooting, and improving the facility’s field instrumentation and control systems. The role supports the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of a natural-gas-fired power generation facility, including gas turbine, HRSG, boiler, water treatment, emissions monitoring, safety, and revenue-grade instrumentation systems.
This is a site-based role supporting daily plant operations, regulatory compliance, and call-out response as required.
Qualifications & Experience
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Cochrane, Ontario
Schedule: Day shift, Monday–Friday, with on-call rotation
Please note: This position is open to candidates who are legally authorized to work in Canada.
Position Summary The Instrument Technician will be responsible for maintaining, calibrating, troubleshooting, and improving the facility’s field instrumentation and control systems. The role supports the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of a natural-gas-fired power generation facility, including gas turbine, HRSG, boiler, water treatment, emissions monitoring, safety, and revenue-grade instrumentation systems.
This is a site-based role supporting daily plant operations, regulatory compliance, and call-out response as required.
Qualifications & Experience
- Valid Industrial Instrument Mechanic (442A) Certificate of Qualification, Red Seal Instrumentation & Control Technician, or eligible interprovincial equivalent
- Minimum 5 years post-certification experience in industrial instrumentation and control
- Experience in at least three of the following environments:
- Gas or steam turbine generating stations
- HRSG or industrial boiler plants
- Natural gas processing or compression
- Pulp and paper recovery boilers
- Chemical or refinery process units
- College diploma or certificate in Instrumentation, Process Control, or Electromechanical Technology (or equivalent)
- Proven experience with pressure, temperature, level, flow, vibration, and analytical instrumentation
- Experience with loop calibration, HART configuration, and reading PLC/DCS systems
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, loop sheets, and termination drawings
- Working knowledge of applicable safety, electrical, and technical regulations
- Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken)
- Exercises independent judgment and problem-solving under operational conditions
- Demonstrates strong attention to detail in calibration records and regulatory documentation
- Proactively identifies instrumentation-related operational or compliance risks
- Works effectively with operations personnel and external contractors
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the role, including work at heights, in confined spaces, and in outdoor environments
- High level of integrity due to responsibility for safety, regulatory, and revenue-grade instrumentation
- Valid Canadian driver’s licence in good standing
- Ability to pass background checks and pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol testing
- Extended health care
- RRSP matching
- Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.