Instrument & Electrical Technician

Energy Job Search; Alton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector is seeking an Instrument & Electrical Technician to maintain and operate production and gas plant facilities. This mid-senior level role involves routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and collaboration with various teams to ensure operational efficiency and safety standards are met.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of maintenance experience on related equipment.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Understanding of the oil and gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and non-routine maintenance checks.
• Maintain process control instrumentation equipment.
• Assist during installation and commissioning of new facilities.

Skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Planning and prioritizing

Reliability

Education

Instrument qualification (apprenticeship or NVQ level 3)

Job description

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Job Title: Instrument and Electrical Technician

Reports to: Maintenance Manager and/or Maintenance Supervisor

Job Purpose

• To undertake activities relating to maintenance and operation of the production and gas plant facilities at designated wellsites.
• Although reporting directly to the Maintenance Manager, they may be required to work under the direction of the Operations Manager and/or the Operations Supervisor/Superintendent depending on the relevance of the task being carried
  
  

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Principal Responsibilities

The specific duties of the Instrument and Electrical Technician shall be as delegated by the Maintenance Manager/Supervisor and/or the Operations Supervisor/Superintendent and will include but may not be limited to:

• Identifying, scheduling, carrying out, and recording routine maintenance checks.
• Identifying, scheduling, carrying out, and recording non-routine maintenance repairs.
• Carrying out the routine servicing of various types of process control instrumentation equipment such as transmitters, controllers, analyzers, etc.
• Assisting/carrying out vendor-specified routine maintenance.
• Maintaining all site services in good working order and applicable to safe working practices.
• Where possible and available, responding to 24-hour call-outs or giving advice on plant breakdowns outside normal working hours.
• Carrying out general housekeeping to ensure facilities are maintained clean, tidy, and free of preventable hazards.
• Assisting other technicians or operational staff as necessary or advised, and being able to exhibit a general understanding of the process, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems and their working.
• Carrying out equipment isolations to permit requirements to ensure that equipment is safe to perform maintenance on.
• Assisting during the installation and commissioning of new plant facilities.
• Working alongside specialist vendor service engineers to provide assistance as required, ensuring equipment servicing proceeds in a timely and efficient manner and to acceptable standards.
• Liaising with and supervising contractors whilst working on company sites to ensure they fulfill the requirements of the issued permit and perform their work to acceptable standards.
• Through training seminars and liaison with equipment suppliers, obtain knowledge of the equipment relating to maintenance requirements and techniques to enhance the efficiency and quality of the in-house servicing performed.
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

• 4-5 years of maintenance experience on equipment related to the installed instrument and/or electrical equipment.
• Possess instrument qualification (apprenticeship or NVQ level 3) with a good working knowledge in electrical.
• The ability to work on their own or with others, with the minimum of supervision, and to assume overall responsibility for the carrying out of routine and non-routine maintenance tasks.
• An understanding of the workings of the oil and gas industry.
  
  

Competencies

• Must be able to plan and prioritize daily activities to ensure the safety systems and process control systems operate safely and efficiently.
• Must be a team player and participate in the exchange of knowledge and communicate with all levels of management and commercial third parties.
• Diligence and reliability.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Able to cope with pressured situations.
• Pro-active in achieving results.
• IT literate.
  
  

Miscellaneous

• The position includes some weekend, evening, and bank holiday work.
• Undertake any reasonable task requested of you by the Company Senior Management.
• This list may be subject to change to meet the future needs of the business. As such, it is neither exclusive nor exhaustive.
  
  

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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