Instrument Maintenance Technician

JOB TITLE: Instrument Maintenance Technician

DEPARTMENT: Barrow Maintenance (Day shift role, 11 hour shifts 7 days on and 7 days off)

REPORTS TO: Instrument Maintenance Team Lead

We are looking for a start date as soon as possible for a 12 month contract, which has potential to go staff or be extended.

JOB PURPOSE:

To undertake routine and non-routine engineering maintenance and defect/responsive breakdown repair tasks that ensure the reliability and scheduled availability of operational plant and equipment associated with gas production/processing and condensate storage facilities.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To execute routine and non-routine maintenance activities efficiently to agreed processes/procedures and operational requirements.
• Investigates complex technical problems relating to critical plant, identifies solutions and acts to return plant to normal operating service with minimal supervision.
• Prepares and presents technical reports and maintains appropriate records of activities within recognised systems.
• Inspection and maintenance of instrumentation equipment in hazardous areas.
• Carries out commissioning and de-commissioning activities to meet planned plant operating programmes, organising and planning own and vendor work scopes.
• Liaise with operational/production staff and Technicians in other disciplines to ensure a safe and effective approach to tasks within the overall operational and maintenance programme.
• Trained to be competent in a range of activities ancillary to his/her core discipline.
• Supervises other staff and vendor/contractor employees in undertaking particular work activities.  

HSE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that safe working practices and procedures are adhered to within his/her area of work and that appropriate permit to work is in place.
• Co–operates with line managers and supervisors in the prevention of work-related accidents and ill health, and the promotion of environmental good practise by acting with appropriate behaviour
• Adheres to health, safety and environmental instructions and procedures
• Reports unsafe practises, behaviours and equipment, and environmental concerns and incidents
• Ensures integrity of safety critical elements
• Ensures integrity of Ex equipment
• Ensures integrity of process related software
• Ensures integrity of instrument based protective functions
• Supports a positive health, safety and environmental culture, offering improvement suggestions and participating in review of work practices and procedures
• Endeavours to apply good housekeeping in work areas
• Supports and participates in HS&E improvement initiatives
• Ensures correct PPE is worn for work activities
• Ensures correct use of tools and equipment
• Supports continuous improvement in environmental performance in adherence of the ISO14001 externally certified EMS