I’ve been working as an instrument technician for a few years and feel lost
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I have worked as a chemical instrumentation technician in a chemical plant for several years, but suddenly I feel very lost; I think I haven’t learned much and I don’t know where to start
Device fluctuations are both a bad thing and a good thing. For instrument technicians, fluctuations provide many opportunities for practice; if everything remains stable day after day, you won’t dare to touch anything. Without practicing optics, one is just a fraud.
It’s not that I feel lost because of the increased workload; it’s just that I spend my days tightening screws and checking valves, with no opportunity for any exercise. It feels like a waste of one’s youth.
Grass: The instruments we have here – even the pressure gauges, the glass panels, and the cylinders used for replacing analysis instruments – all require a 41-numbered wrench; the bolts of size 36 also need to be tightened. Electric valves are taken care of as well. It’s just a complete mess
One could learn *DCS programming; I think it’s something advanced, since I can’t do it! :$You might consider preparing for the exam to become an electrical instrumentation engineer!
Is it like this everywhere these days? That’s why I’m looking for some solutions.
My old factory wasn’t like this; things changed once I came here. So, find a good factory
I also want to learn *programming now; I don’t know where to start. It seems like a viable option. The number of people working as instrument engineers is quite high these days, and the company doesn’t provide any certifications for them. Even if such certifications were available, I doubt I would be considered qualified enough.
Companies these days should all have DCS control systems; there are relevant books available, and the company can also arrange training for you! The moisture content is a bit high, but it’s still necessary to have it! By the time you want to use it and it’s gone, then you’ll realize how useful it was. If the company doesn’t issue a certificate, this can be discussed!
Changing factories doesn’t seem to be a problem; the issue is figuring out what development goals to set for oneself, as it’s hard to know where to start at the moment
In fact, no matter what field you enter, there will be such a period. However, the degree of reaction varies. The extreme case is those who keep changing jobs over and over again.