Offshore Instrument Technician

We are working with a major Oil & Gas operator who have long term PAYE roles for Instrumentation Technicians to work from their Offshore assets in the UK North Sea.

Duration-Initially 12month contract and highly likely to be extended.

Rotation –2 weeks on 2 weeks off, 12-hour shifts.

Mobilising from –Norwich

Day Rates –Competitive

Mileage -45p per mile for mobilising travel both ways OR economy travel

Accommodation- Hotel for night before mobilising if required

Key responsibilities include:

• Working within a team of multi-skilled techs / ops to safely operate and maintain offshore processing facilities within the operational and maintenance procedures.
• Maximising the plant availability in the processing of gas received from our offshore fields
• Plan and carry out preventative maintenance tasks to required standards and procedures, minimising impact on production
• Completion of Maximo work orders and ensure generation of new work requests to highlight plant and equipment failure
• Provide assistance for projects, working with vendors and sub-contractors as required
• Management of spares and test gases to enable testing/calibration of gas monitors
• Ensuring Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to and actively always promoted

Safety Critical Tasks:

• Shutdown/Blowdown Valves Carry out maintenance on Shutdown/ Blowdown Valves Extinguishant Systems Carry out maintenance on Extinguishant Systems
• Fire & Gas Systems Hardware, Operation and Testing Carry out maintenance on Fire and Gas Detection systems
• Fixed & Portable Analysers Carry out maintenance on Fixed and Portable Flammable and Toxic Gas Detectors
• Level Indicators, Switches and Transmitters Maintenance of the Level Measurement equipment
• Nucleonic Devices Safe use of nucleonic level devices
• Pressure Indicators, Switches and Transmitters Maintenance of the Pressure Measurement equipment
• Safety Instrumented Systems – Operation and Testing Maintenance on Shutdown Systems Temperature Elements, Switches and Transmitters Maintenance of the Temperature Measurement equipment

Qualifications & Experience:

• Active BOSIET / MIST and Medical with no restrictions
• At least 5 years’ experience working in the onshore/offshore oil & gas industry with a time served trade apprenticeship
• HNC qualification in a relevant subject
• Compex certified

If you are based in the UK and have the experience required please Apply!