Senior Workshop/Maintenance Technician

Expro; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Expro in Aberdeen is seeking an experienced Senior Workshop / Maintenance Technician to join the Well Testing & Commissioning team. This hands-on role maintains, inspects, diagnoses and repairs Well Test equipment, ensuring safety, quality and certification readiness for operations.

You will work in a busy workshop, support rigging, use forklifts and gantry cranes, and provide guidance to junior technicians while upholding a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical and fabrication background.
• Experience maintaining WellTest or similar oil and gas equipment is advantageous.
• Certified to drive a B1 forklift and operate a gantry crane.
• Able to document maintenance activities accurately.
• Comfortable working in a busy workshop and mentoring technicians.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and predictive maintenance, fault diagnosis and repairs on Well Test equipment.
• Inspect and prepare equipment in line with Company quality, safety and certification requirements.
• Support the rigging up, assembly and rigging down of equipment.
• Complete job packs, inspection records and maintenance documentation accurately and on time.
• Operate forklifts and gantry cranes for the safe movement of equipment, where trained.
• Work with Logistics, Stores and other teams to ensure availability of equipment.
• Participate in daily safety and operational meetings, providing maintenance updates.

Skills

Mechanical & fabrication

Safety-focused

Hands-on workshop

Tools

B1 Forklift certification

Gantry crane operation

Job description

Overall Purpose of the Job

We are looking for an experienced Senior Workshop / Maintenance Technician to join our Well Testing & Commissioning team. This is a hands-on workshop-based role responsible for the maintenance, inspection, diagnosis and repair of Well Test equipment including some fabrication. You’ll play an important part in ensuring equipment is maintained and prepared safely, efficiently and to the required quality and certification standards, ready for operational use.

Key Activities And Accountabilities

• Carry out preventative and predictive maintenance, fault diagnosis and repairs on Well Test equipment
• Inspect and prepare equipment in line with Company quality, safety and certification requirements
• Support the rigging up, assembly and rigging down of equipment
• Complete job packs, inspection records and maintenance documentation accurately and on time
• Operate forklifts and gantry cranes for the safe movement, loading and unloading of equipment, where appropriately trained and authorised
• Work closely with Logistics, Stores and other internal teams to ensure equipment and components are available when required
• Participate in daily safety and operational meetings, providing updates on maintenance activities and equipment status
• Report incidents and non-conformances in accordance with Company procedures
• Actively promote a strong safety culture, including the use of Stop Work Authority and participation in the Positive Intervention Programme
• Provide guidance, basic job training and task supervision to technicians when required

Job Knowledge And Qualifications

• You’ll be an experienced workshop or maintenance technician with a strong mechanical & fabrication background and a practical, safety-focused approach.
• Experience maintaining WellTest or similar oil and gas equipment would be highly advantageous
• Certified to drive a B1 Forklift and operate a gantry crane
• You’ll also be comfortable working as part of a busy workshop team, maintaining accurate documentation and supporting less experienced technicians when required

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