Process Combustion Systems Inc. (PCSI), located in Calgary, Alberta, is seeking applications to fill a full-time position of Field Service Technician – Journeyman Instrumentation & Combustion (Industrial Fired Equipment). This is a travel-first field role: the majority of your working time is spent on client sites across western Canada, with some travel into the USA and internationally. Field services include: burner performance testing/tuning, working with Burner Management and Combustion Control systems (PLC and Canned Logic based), and troubleshooting/servicing industrial burner control systems. Between trips, shop and office work includes; project documentation, PLC and HMI programming, Factory Acceptance Testing, and calibration and configuration of transmitters, control valves, and VFDs.
The Company:
At PCSI, we engineer, construct, commission, and service custom combustion solutions for all industries. As a recognized industry leader, we deliver turnkey combustion systems, retrofits and advanced control systems for Industrial & Institutional fired equipment clients. PCSI maintains a full engineering contingent in Calgary which is also our centre for Sales, Manufacturing, Testing and Services.
Key Responsibilities for this position:
- On site commissioning of industrial fired equipment and surrounding instrumentation including VFDs, transmitters, control valves, standalone loop controllers;
- Interpreting electrical schematics, P&ID; and SAMA diagrams;
- Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical control systems;
- Development of project documentation including control narratives, shutdown keys, commissioning and service reports, trips and alarms lists, factory acceptance tests procedures;
- Combustion performance testing and burner tuning based on portable gas analyzer data;
- Installation, calibration, configuration of industrial transmitters including temperature, pressure, level, flow, flue gas analyzers;
- Valid driver's licence, strong customer service and communication skills, and a flexible schedule with availability for overtime to meet project and startup schedules;
- Extensive travel and site work (approximately 50% of work week)- primarily within western Canada, with some travel into the USA and internationally.
Appropriate Background and Experience for Candidates being considered:
- Red Seal or Alberta Journeyman status in Industrial Instrumentation with minimum 3 years' experience as a Journeyman.
- Previous industrial combustion equipment experience – heaters / boilers / process furnaces and other fired process equipment strongly preferred;
- Experience with loop tuning of PID Controllers and incorporating advanced control loop techniques.
- Familiarity with Canadian Gas Codes B149.3 and B149.1 – gas fitter or electrical ticket is also an asset;
- PLC application, implementation and programming experience – Rockwell, Modicon and others considered an asset;
- Burner management systems and combustion control system familiarity;
- Genuine interest in industrial combustion and a commitment to developing burner expertise, which we support with in-house training;
- Plant commissioning experience (site acceptance testing, loop checks and associated documentation).
What you can expect from PCSI:
- Fired equipment training, competitive earnings and profit sharing;
- Strong support for personal skill development and industry growth, alongside a highly respected team;
- Diverse,
hands-on work with the expectation of paid overtime during commissioning, startups and outages, balanced by shop and office time between trips.
A successful candidate:
This role crosses instrumentation, controls, electrical and mechanical work, and moves between client sites, shop and office. Candidates seeking a single-discipline or primarily desk-based role will not find this a good fit.
- Comfortable self-managing their schedule and workload on site - coordinating directly with clients, sequencing and delegating tasks, and keeping the job moving with minimal supervision;
- A self-starter who takes ownership of a scope from mobilization through to the final report;
- Hungry for knowledge, with a genuine appetite for new equipment, control platforms and combustion processes;
- Able to work from OEM manuals, vendor documentation and drawings to reach a solution independently;
- Solid computer skills, including a working knowledge of basic industrial networking and communication protocols;
- Methodical troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical and control systems;
- Well organized, with disciplined field note taking and accurate, timely reporting.
Please apply to
[email protected]
Pay: $47.00-$60.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
Application question(s):
- Do you have previous industrial combustion equipment experience – heaters / boilers / process furnaces and other fired process equipment?
- Experience with loop tuning of PID Controllers and incorporating advanced control loop technique
- Red Seal or Alberta Journeyman status in Industrial Instrumentation with minimum 3 years' experience as a Journeyma
Work Location: In person
📌 Field Service Technician – Journeyman Instrumentation & Combustion (Calgary)
🏢 Process Combustion Systems
📍 Calgary