- Hiring continuously
- Dammam
- Full-time
Instrument Technician jobs in Dammam
Technicians for transmitters, control valves and loop checks — calibration, installation and commissioning.
- Last hiring review
- 17 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 1 November 2026
- Locations
- Dammam, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Instrument Technician work at Dammam. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
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.
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
Working in Dammam
Dammam and the Dammam–Khobar–Dhahran metro area hold the Second and Third Industrial Cities, King Abdulaziz Port, power and desalination plants, and the regional offices of the EPC and maintenance contractors AKFAL works with. The work is more varied than in Jubail: factory maintenance, warehousing and logistics, utilities and camp services alongside plant trades.
Plants and projects
- Dammam Second and Third Industrial Cities (MODON)
- King Abdulaziz Port and logistics zones
- Qurayyah and Ras Tanura power and refining sites nearby
- Saudi Aramco and contractor headquarters in Dhahran and Khobar
- Steel, pipe and fabrication factories
Typical work
- Factory maintenance: mechanical, electrical and instrumentation
- Warehouse and yard operations with forklifts and telehandlers
- Heavy transport between the port, Jubail and project sites
- Fabrication and coating work for regional projects
- When demand peaks
- Demand is steady through the year with peaks when Jubail and Ras Tanura shutdowns pull crews from the region.
- Accommodation and transport
- Crews are housed in AKFAL accommodation in Jubail or Dammam depending on the contract, with daily transport.
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.
Where would I live in Dammam?
Crews are housed in AKFAL accommodation in Jubail or Dammam depending on the contract, with daily transport.
How is salary decided?
Set from the practical test and experience and written into the offer. Not published.
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