Instrumentation and Control Technician
Region: Limburg & Port of Antwerp
Work environment: Industrial maintenance environment
Contract: Negotiable (freelance or permanent employment)
Desired start: By mutual agreement
About the Position
To strengthen our technical teams, FMA Services is looking for an experienced Instrumentation and Control Technician / Instrumentation Technician for long-term assignments within industrial maintenance services in the Limburg region and the Port of Antwerp.
You will work in a technical maintenance environment where reliability, safety, and quality are central, and where you will be responsible for the proper functioning of critical instrumentation and control installations.
Your Responsibilities
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of instrumentation and control installations
- Calibrating, testing, and maintaining industrial measuring instruments
- Performing fault analysis and troubleshooting
- Detecting and resolving defects in instrumentation and control loops
- Checking and testing pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurements
- Maintenance and inspection of transmitters, switches, sensors, and control valves
- Performing loop checks and functional tests
- Checking analog and digital signals
- Working with HART communication and industrial calibration equipment
- Interpreting P&IDs, loop diagrams, data sheets, and electrical/instrumentation diagrams
- Recording and reporting performed maintenance and calibration work
- Supporting shutdowns, modifications, and smaller projects where necessary.
- Safely performing work according to the applicable procedures of FMA Services and our client
Your Profile
- Technical education in instrumentation and control technology, instrumentation, electromechanics, electricity, or automation
- Experience as an Instrumentation and Control Technician, Instrumentation Technician, or E&I Technician.
- Experience with industrial process instrumentation
- Knowledge of calibration and measurement equipment
- Knowledge of pressure, temperature, flow, and level instrumentation
- Experience with troubleshooting
- The ability to read technical diagrams and P&IDs
- A strong safety awareness
- An independent, accurate, and solution-oriented way of working
Experience within petrochemistry, chemistry, process industry, utilities, or other industrial maintenance environments is a strong asset.
Education & experience
Education: Technical education in instrumentation and control technology, instrumentation, electromechanics, or equivalent
Experience: Relevant experience as an Instrumentation and Control Technician or Instrumentation Technician within an industrial environment
Core competencies
- Instrumentation & calibration
- Loop checks & functional tests
- Fault analysis & troubleshooting
- Reading P&IDs and technical diagrams
Requirements
- Good command of Dutch is mandatory for all locations
- In possession of a valid VCA certificate, or willing to obtain one
- Flexible and willing to work within an industrial maintenance environment
- You work safely, accurately, and quality-oriented
- You function both independently and within a maintenance team
What you can expect
You will join a specialized technical service provider active in sectors such as petrochemistry, chemistry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the general process industry.
We offer you:
- Long-term and technically challenging assignments
- Professional industrial work environments
- Competitive terms and conditions
- Opportunities for further technical development
- Personal guidance and short lines of communication
- Collaboration within an experienced E&I and instrumentation team
Both freelancers and candidates for permanent employment are eligible.
Interested?
Please provide us with your most recent CV and motivation. Clearly state that you are applying for the position of Instrumentation and Control Technician.
FMA Services selects candidates based on competence, experience, and the needs of the organization.