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TCL Specialties, LLC - New Martinsville, WV

Starting Pay: $55+/hour + Overtime + Potential Incentives

Schedule: Minimum 60 hours/week during commissioning

About the Role

TCL Specialties is seeking an experienced Commissioning Instrumentation Technician to support plant commissioning and startup activities at our new chemical manufacturing facility in New Martinsville, WV.

This temporary role is designed for instrumentation technicians with direct commissioning, startup, loop check, calibration, and troubleshooting experience in a chemical, petrochemical, refinery, power plant, or other industrial process environment.

The plant commissioning phase operates on a continuous 24/7 schedule. Candidates must be willing and able to work rotating shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and an expected minimum of 60 hours per week. Overtime is paid after 40 hours per week.

This is not an entry-level instrumentation role. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on field experience, understands startup expectations, and can work safely with operations, engineering, maintenance, contractors, and other commissioning team members to meet project milestones.

Compensation

• Starting at $55+/hour
• Overtime paid after 40 hours per week
• Additional commissioning incentives may be available

Schedule

• Minimum 60 hours per week expected
• 24/7 commissioning and startup environment
• Rotating shifts may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Temporary assignment supporting plant commissioning activities

What You'll Do

• Support plant commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities
• Perform instrumentation checkout, testing, and troubleshooting during commissioning
• Conduct loop checks, hot loop checks, no-load tests, and load trials
• Maintain, repair, test, and calibrate instrumentation and related control equipment
• Troubleshoot minor instrumentation and control system issues as assigned
• Read and interpret P&IDs, wiring diagrams, loop sheets, OEM manuals, technical drawings, and equipment documentation
• Verify field instrumentation and control systems are functioning as intended
• Document work in accordance with commissioning procedures and work processes
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, production teams, and third-party contractors
• Support compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory, PSM, and internal plant standards
• Work as part of a commissioning team to meet startup schedules and project milestones

What We're Looking For

• High school diploma required
• Vocational or technical school training preferred
• Instrumentation commissioning experience required
• Experience in a chemical, petrochemical, refinery, power plant, or industrial process environment strongly preferred
• Experience maintaining, repairing, calibrating, and troubleshooting instrumentation and control systems
• Ability to interpret OEM documentation, technical drawings, diagrams, loop sheets, and plant documentation
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications
• Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental requirements
• Strong communication skills with plant operations, management, contractors, and technical teams
• Experience using a variety of hand tools and power tools
• Ability to diagnose and resolve equipment malfunctions
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safe work practices

Preferred Experience

• Prior plant commissioning or startup project experience
• Chemical or petrochemical process plant experience
• Experience supporting hot loop checks, system turnovers, functional testing, or startup readiness activities
• Familiarity with PSM-regulated environments
• Experience working in a 24/7 plant or project-based commissioning environment

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours in a fast-paced plant commissioning environment
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to stand, walk, climb, bend, and perform field work for extended periods
• Ability to safely use hand tools and power tools
• Ability to follow all site safety, environmental, and operating procedures

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance