Instrument Technician

ChampionX; Hedge End; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

ChampionX, now part of SLB, is seeking an Instrument Technician to support operations at Fawley, Southampton. You will perform planned, preventive and breakdown maintenance on instrumentation and control systems, calibrate instruments, and assist with project installation and commissioning.

You will work within a safety-focused, global technology company dedicated to energy innovation, ensuring accurate CMMS records and timely spare parts management in a hazardous environment.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or traineeship in instrumentation or related discipline.
• Technical qualification in instrumentation/electrical or related field.
• Experience maintaining instrumentation, electrical or control systems in an industrial environment.
• Training/approval to work on hazardous area equipment (CompEx Ex01-04) or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Carry out instrument planned, preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Calibrate instruments and maintain calibration records and test equipment.
• Fault-find on 4-20 mA/HART loops, pneumatic systems and control system I/O.
• Carry out safety instrumented functions proof testing and alarm testing.
• Inspect and maintain hazardous area equipment per DSEAR and site requirements.
• Assist with CAPEX project installation and commissioning, including loop checks and drawings markup.
• Record all work in the CMMS and provide feedback to improve maintenance routines and asset data.
• Identify critical spares and raise requisitions for parts and tools.
• Ensure work is performed safely under Permit to Work and risk assessments.

Skills

Instrument maintenance

Calibration

Electrical fault finding

Safety systems

CMMS record keeping

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder liaison

Education

NVQ Level 3

City and Guilds

ONC/HNC

Tools

CMMS

CompEx Ex01-Ex04

Job description

Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.

We are looking for a Instrument Technician located in Fawley, Southampton. This is your opportunity to join a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.

What’s in it For You:

The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth. The support of an organisation that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best. Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement.

What You Will Do:

• Carry out instrument planned, preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Carry out calibration of instruments to schedule and maintain calibration records and test equipment.
• Fault-find on 4-20 mA/HART loops, pneumatic systems and control system I/O.
• Carry out proof testing of safety instrumented functions and alarm testing to schedule.
• Carry out inspection and maintenance of hazardous area (Ex) equipment in line with DSEAR and site requirements.
• Carry out project installation (CAPEX) and commissioning, including loop checks, review and mark up of drawings.
• Complete production-critical repairs and all critical inspections in a safe and timely manner to maximise availability of plant and avoid overdue inspection activities.
• Assist and coordinate contractors and service personnel in maintaining instrument, electrical and other plant equipment.
• Record all work accurately in the CMMS, including feedback to improve maintenance routines and asset data.
• Identify critical spares and raise requisitions for parts, tools and test equipment.
• Execute work in a safe manner in accordance with safe working practices, site standards, and site safety systems such as Permit to Work, Task Risk Assessments and Maintenance Procedures.
• Liaise with instrument, electrical and other specialist engineers.
• Take part in root cause investigations, reliability improvements, department audits and site safety initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Recognised apprenticeship or company traineeship scheme.
• Appropriate technical qualification in instrumentation, electrical or a related discipline, e.g. NVQ Level 3, City and Guilds, ONC, HNC.
• Experience maintaining instrumentation, electrical or control systems in an industrial environment.
• Training and approval to work on hazardous area equipment, e.g. CompEx Ex01-Ex04, or willingness to obtain.

Immigration sponsorship not offered for this role

Physical Demands:

This role requires working in a chemical manufacturing plant.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years’ experience in refinery, chemical or allied industry working on instrumented systems.
• Experience of calibration, loop checking and PLC/DCS fault-finding.
• Awareness of functional safety (IEC 61511) and proof testing.
• 18th Edition BS 7671.

About Us:

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there. For more news and information, visit SLB.com Follow us on Facebook at @WeAreSLBGlobal, LinkedIn: SLBGlobal, or Instagram at @SLBGlobal.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

About Us:

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there. For more news and information, visit SLB.com. Follow us on Facebook at @WeAreSLBGlobal, LinkedIn: SLBGlobal, or Instagram at @SLBGlobal