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Instrument Technician jobs in Saudi Arabia

Technicians for transmitters, control valves and loop checks — calibration, installation and commissioning.

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Last hiring review: 17 September 2026
Applications open until: 1 November 2026
Employment type: Full-time
Who can apply: All nationalities

About the job

Instrument technicians at AKFAL calibrate and install pressure, temperature, level and flow instruments, check loops to the DCS, and service control valves and positioners on maintenance contracts and shutdowns. The role sits between the field and the control room and needs neat documentation as much as neat wiring.

This job sits in the Industrial Support — Skilled Trades division.

What you will do

Calibrate transmitters, gauges and switches with certified test equipment
Install instruments, impulse lines, tubing and junction boxes
Loop-check from field device to DCS and record results
Service control valves, positioners and solenoid valves
Maintain calibration certificates and loop folders

What we look for

3 years or more as an instrument technician in process plants
Reads loop diagrams, P&IDs and hook-up drawings
Uses HART communicators, calibrators and multimeters
Understands intrinsically safe circuits and Ex practice
Working English for datasheets

Certificates that help

Diploma in instrumentation or electronics
Calibration or HART training
Hazardous-area awareness
Client site induction, if held

Where we hire instrument technicians

Instrument Technician jobs in JubailThe largest industrial city in the Middle East and AKFAL's home base — refineries, petrochemical complexes and the workshop.Instrument Technician jobs in Ras Al KhairThe mining and minerals city north of Jubail — Ma'aden's phosphate and aluminium complexes and a growing shipyard.Instrument Technician jobs in JafurahAramco's unconventional gas field south of Al-Ahsa — one of the largest construction programmes in the Kingdom.Instrument Technician jobs in DammamThe Eastern Province's capital and logistics hub — industrial cities, port, power plants and the regional headquarters of contractors.

Questions applicants ask

Do I need experience?

Yes — three or more years on process instrumentation. Electronics repair experience without plant exposure is not enough for the loop-check test.

Which certificates do I need?

An instrumentation diploma is the normal profile; vendor training on transmitters or control valves is a plus.

Iqama, transfer and visa

Technicians with a transferable Iqama first; overseas recruitment through licensed agencies with no fee to the applicant.

Hours and shifts

Regular day shifts on maintenance contracts; extended shifts with paid overtime during shutdowns and commissioning.

How is salary decided?

Set from the practical test and experience and written into the offer. Not published.

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Before you apply

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