About this role
Overview
We put the unity in "opportunity."
Opportunity Snapshot:
- Compensation: $40-42.00/hour DOE
- Location: Freeport, TX
- Assignment Duration: 12 months+, contract to permanent hire
- Work Schedule: 4/10 weekly schedule
Responsibilities
We are seeking a knowledgeable Quality Technician with a strong background in instrumentation and controls to support the Quality Department in overseeing maintenance, inspection, and vendor activities at our Client Facility. This role focuses on ensuring the quality and reliability of instrumentation and control systems during installation, calibration, troubleshooting, repair, and testing. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with field instrumentation, control systems, and industrial electrical practices. While primarily field based, the role also includes occasional visits to supplier facilities to oversee instrumentation repairs, calibrations, and equipment rebuild activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Instrumentation and Controls Inspections: Perform inspections and quality checks on field instrumentation including transmitters, control valves, positioners, analyzers, detectors, PLC and DCS related devices, and associated wiring. Validate all work against engineering requirements, design drawings, and OEM specifications.- Work Package Review: Review instrumentation and controls job plans and associated quality documentation to ensure all QA and QC requirements are captured before field execution. Confirm vendor documentation, calibration sheets, loop checks, and testing records meet client standards and are performed according to client procedures.- Shop and Vendor Oversight: Provide QA support during instrumentation repair, testing, or calibration activities at vendor facilities when required. Verify proper teardown practices, reassembly techniques, device configuration, and calibration procedures.- As Found and As Built Documentation: Ensure accurate recording of device conditions during inspection, removal, installation, and testing. Confirm alignment between field conditions, drawings, datasheets, loop sheets, and documentation.- Procedure Adherence: Monitor execution of I and C field work to ensure compliance with approved procedures, industry standards, and client practices. Support the development and revision of procedures related to instrumentation and controls quality.- Deficiency Tracking: Identify and document workmanship issues or deviations from standards. Raise punch items or NCRs when required and support the resolution of issues both onsite and at vendor facilities.- Cross Functional Support: Work closely with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Planning, and Reliability to ensure instrumentation and controls quality throughout the work lifecycle. Serve as a technical liaison for QA support across all units.- Continuous Improvement: Provide recommendations for improving inspection practices, documentation quality, vendor performance, and instrumentation work execution based on field observations and supplier findings.
Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years of experience working with instrument and controlsequipment in an industrial environment strongly preferred.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of transmitters, switches, control valves, positioners, analyzers, PLC and DCS systems, and industrial wiring practices. Familiar with applicable standards including ISA, API, NEC, NFPA, and IEEE.
Preferred/Value-Add:
- CCST- API related certifications- VT Level II- Instrumentation or controls related QA or QC certifications- Precision calibration or advanced controls training
Software Proficiency: Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and SAP. Experience with work package or QA tracking systems is a plus.
Field Work: Able to work in outdoor industrial environments and support activities in active units. Occasional travel to vendor facilities may be required.
The Bergaila Way:
The Bergaila Companies is a nationally recognized leader in providing staffing services to all sectors of the energy industry. We continually focus on partnering with talented professionals, engineering the perfect fit between our clients and employees. Choosing a career path with Bergaila grants you immediate access to nationally recognized organizations we partner with. Bergaila consistently attracts and retains its Employees with our dedicated internal service team, top tier benefits programs for contractors and their families, and commitment to place you in the desired career of your choice.
Client Overview:
Our client is a leading LNG company headquartered in Houston, TX and places value on being accessible to colleagues at every level of the organization. This includes fostering relationships with their customers, as well as to their community involvement and environmental stewardship.
Other facts
About The Bergaila Companies
Since 1987, The Bergaila Companies have been matching talented people with great jobs in oil, gas, and energy. But we're not just another recruiting firm sending out resumes and hoping something sticks.
Our recruiters have worked in energy for decades — over a century of combined experience, actually. That means when a client needs someone who knows their way around upstream operations or renewable infrastructure, we know exactly who to call. We've built relationships with the best companies and candidates in the business, whether they're looking for contract work or permanent positions.
We take the time to get it right. When we place someone, we make sure they'll fit both the technical requirements and the company culture. It's why energy companies keep coming back to us, and why the best candidates trust us with their careers.
But our work doesn't stop at making the match. We handle all the details that turn a job into a successful career. Need specialized training for your role? We'll make sure you get it. Company vehicle for field work? We've got that arranged. From managing payroll to streamlining onboarding, we handle the logistics so our clients and employees can focus on what they do best.
For our contract employees, this means they're set up for success from day one. No scrambling for safety gear or transportation, no wondering about the next paycheck. Each person gets the individualized training they need, along with all the proper PPE for their specific role. For our clients, it means less administrative hassle and more time focused on their core business.
We like to say we put the unity in opportunity, and we mean it. This isn't about making quick placements — it's about bringing the right people together and supporting them every step of the way. That's what we've been doing for over 35 years, and we're pretty good at it.
What you'll do
- The technician will oversee maintenance, inspection, and vendor activities to ensure the quality and reliability of instrumentation and control systems. Key tasks include performing inspections, reviewing job plans, and providing QA support during vendor activities.
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