Operations Technician, M&R Inlec

COP AU Op Pty Ltd; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SPIRIT culture

Professional development

Private health insurance

Employee share plan

Annual health and wellness subsidy

Parental leave

Job summary

ConocoPhillips Australia invites applications for an Operations Technician – M&R Inlec based on Curtis Island. The role focuses on instrumentation, electrical systems and control discipline to support maintenance and production reliability while adhering to HSE and SPIRIT values.

The role operates on a 9-day fortnight schedule on-site, contributing to preventative and predictive maintenance, risk assessments, and process safety with strong emphasis on quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• Instrumentation and electrical trade background with Inlec certification.
• Experience in an industrial/resources environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute regular preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Perform corrective maintenance when required.
• Maintain plant reliability and integrity.

Skills

Instrumentation

Electrical trade

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

SAP experience

P&ID knowledge

Process Flow Diagrams

Gas analysers/QMI

HV experience

Education

Instrumentation / Electrical Trade Certificate (Inlec)

Current electrical license

Tools

SAP

Job description

Welcome to ConocoPhillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here.

Who We Are

We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization. We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart.

Fostering an Inclusive Work Environment

To deliver superior performance, we create an environment that respects the contributions and differences of every individual. Wherever possible, we use these differences to drive competitive business advantage, personal growth and, ultimately, create business success.

Job Summary

Exciting opportunity to join ConocoPhillips Australia’s M&R team as an Operations Technician – M&R Inlec.

Position Overview

ConocoPhillips’ Australian headquarters are located in Brisbane. Our focus is supplying Australian customers with natural gas and international customers with liquefied natural gas. We do this through our 47.5 percent interest in the Australia Pacific LNG joint venture, one of the largest producers of natural gas in eastern Australia. ConocoPhillips Australia also operates the Australia Pacific LNG liquefied natural gas facility near Gladstone. We are also an exploration company, with ongoing exploration occurring in the Bowen and Surat Basin in Central Queensland and new exploration in the Otway Basin along the southern coast of Australia to identify natural gas reserves for supply to Australian customers. Based on Curtis Island, the Operations Technician – Maintenance (Inlec) will contribute to building an organisation committed to best practices and operational excellence, with a strong focus on achieving zero injuries and incidents while maintaining high standards of operational performance. The Inlec discipline ensures consistency in the daily operation of the facility, with an emphasis on risk assessments, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), process safety, policy and procedural compliance, quality, process control, and production optimisation. This role provides technical expertise in instrumentation, electrical systems, and controls—including QMI and HV switching—to the Maintenance Team. Responsibilities include executing regular preventative and predictive maintenance, as well as corrective maintenance when required. The position is critical to ensuring the reliability and integrity of the operating asset. The role operates on a 9-day fortnight schedule and is based on-site at Curtis Island.

Key Accountabilities and responsibilities

• Supported by the Maintenance Supervisor ensure you understand all work to be executed in the current revision, work to the plan and identify early what needs to be prepared up front to achieve this.
• Maintain disciplined compliance to all work orders processes, ensuring they are closed out and ensure any deviations or discrepancies are communicated red lined and improved upon utilising COP document control procedures.
• Contribute towards achieving and maintaining good performance with respect to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by understanding how they are created and how they can be influenced.
• Maintain the plant to achieve optimum continuous performance by completing tasks and Plant Maintenance (PM) routines within their competency as per the schedule.
• Report all equipment defects and/or faults and raise SAP notifications accordingly.
• Ensure competency profile remains 100% complete.
• Ensure teamwork and the SPIRIT values are promoted and supported at all times.
• Engage in the coaching and development of other Operation Technicians Inlec.

You will bring to the role

• Cultural alignment with ConocoPhillips’ SPIRIT Values
• Instrumentation / Electrical Trade Certificate (Inlec).
• Current electrical license.
• Experience working within a team in an industrial or resources environment.
• Sound understanding of predictable & corrective concepts and repair procedures.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic computing skills and experience with Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with the use of a computerised maintenance management system, preferably SAP.
• Ability to read and understand P&ID’s and Process Flow Diagrams.
• Accepts HSE ownership.
• Experience with Gas Analysers / QMI systems (e.g. GC, moisture, O₂) and Fiscal / Allocation Metering systems.
• Experience in the following would be preferred: Electrical High Voltage experience. LNG/hydrocarbons, Petro chemical, complex minerals / chemical processing, Power generation operations. Distributed Control System (DCS) with gas turbine drivers for gas compression and/or power generation.

What we offer

• A unique culture of SPIRIT – Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation, Teamwork
• A learning organisation that encourages, supports, and celebrates innovative ideas
• Continuous technical and professional development training
• Competitive remuneration, superannuation, benefits and performance-based incentives
• Private health insurance, generous Employee Share Plan, annual health and wellness subsidy
• Above industry paid parental leave
• Support for all applicants

ConocoPhillips Australia encourages and welcomes applications from all members of the community. If we can make adjustments in our recruitment process to ensure we can get to know you in the best way possible, feel free to let us know so we can accommodate you.

Sponsorship: ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the country where this job is located is NOT available for this position.

EEO: ConocoPhillips is an equal opportunity employer.

Apply By: Nov 3, 2026

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