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Equipment Maintenance Technician III, MPR

Location
Alvin, TX
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About the role

Our division, SGS MPR Services is currently looking for an Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technician III. Someone to perform as a senior technical specialist responsible for advanced troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and commissioning of industrial process equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, and PLC-controlled equipment.

Independently diagnoses complex mechanical and control-system failures, integrates replacement instrumentation, and leads technical field maintenance activities. Provides advanced technical support, equipment reliability recommendations, and mentorship to less experienced technicians.

  • Lead advanced troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of industrial pumps, control valves, actuators, filtration vessels, and process piping.
  • Independently install, configure, calibrate, and troubleshoot industrial instrumentation, including pressure transmitters, flowmeters, conductivity instruments, I/P converters, and valve positioners.
  • Diagnose electrical and automation failures involving 480VAC three-phase equipment, motor starters, VFDs, control panels, PLC I/O, industrial communications, and existing control logic.
  • Evaluate and integrate non-identical replacement instrumentation, verifying electrical compatibility, signal scaling, configuration, and control-system operation.
  • Troubleshoot automated operating sequences, alarms, interlocks, control loops, and equipment communication failures.
  • Lead complex equipment installation, commissioning, functional testing, and customer-site maintenance activities.
  • Perform mechanical repairs, resin and filtration media changes, vessel maintenance, piping fabrication, and equipment modifications.
  • Interpret P&IDs, PFDs, electrical schematics, loop diagrams, control narratives, and PLC documentation to diagnose equipment malfunctions.
  • Support engineering modifications, equipment reliability improvements, root cause investigations, and technical problem resolution.

Provide technical mentorship to junior technicians and prepare detailed maintenance and troubleshooting documentation.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent (Required)
  • Minimum ten years of relevant industrial maintenance or equivalent mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, or automation experience (Required)
  • Demonstrated advanced experience in industrial instrumentation, electrical troubleshooting, and PLC-controlled equipment (Preferred)
  • Associate degree or technical certification in instrumentation, industrial electrical, automation, or maintenance technology (Preferred)
  • Experience in refinery, petrochemical, chemical processing, or related industrial environments (Preferred)

Additional Information

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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About the Company

We are SGS - the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

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From SGS's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 13, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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