ROV Repair and Tooling Technician

ROVOP is a global ROV specialist based in Westhill, with a proven track record and market reach in subsea robotics services. ROVOP reduces risk and cost for customers while maximising safety and operational performance. This is an excellent opportunity to join our highly regarded, market leading team, supporting our high technology fleet of ROV vehicles.

The ROV Repairs & Tooling Technician role will support the Assets & Technical, Logistics & Stores, Purchasing and Operations teams onshore, as well as assisting the Commercial and offshore ROV teams with all tooling requirements. In addition, the purchase of goods, materials and services used within the business will ensure operational needs are achieved, taking into account cost, quality and delivery to assure continuity of supply.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Manage all ROVOP owned ROV tooling and maintain up to date records on calibration, service, repair and storage of the equipment utilising ROVOP IMS.
• Service and repair ROVOP tooling where possible.
• Setup and keep up to date the repair register on ROVOP's IMS.
• Liaise between offshore ROV, Operations, Logistics and Assets & Technical teams on any equipment that is coming back to ROVOP for repair, off-hire or needs service.
• Maintain, manage and ensure all equipment repairs are logged, tagged and distributed between workshop departments or to 3rd party vendors.
• Check relevant defect reports of returned equipment for repair and liaise with Assets and Technical teams on where equipment needs to go or what stock requires to be purchased.
• Track all repairs out with 3rd party vendors and expedite related purchase orders.
• Track all hire equipment from suppliers and our own stock and liaise with Purchasing, Commercial and Operations departments on on/off hire dates and any discrepancies.
• Check all 3rd party hire equipment coming in and out of ROVOP's warehouse for projects using ROVOP processes & Tooling check sheet and report any discrepancies to suppliers.
• Obtain RMAs or order references from 3rd party vendors for any repairs or services and issue related Purchase orders.
• Assist with ROV system and ROVOP Base inventories and inputting data into the IMS in relation to any tooling owned or on hire or out for repair/service.
• Liaise closely with Logistics, Stores and workshop teams on deliveries and collections of any ROVOP or supplier tooling.
• Regularly check with 3rd party vendors on quality of service, level of service and value including price checking to ensure ROVOP are getting best possible service.
• Provide cover/support where necessary for other members of Logistics, Stores & Materials teams.
• Ad-hoc duties as deemed required.
• Assist with tooling fault finding/integration in the field, during mobilisation where possible.

About You

You should have previous work experience with equipment repairs and handling ROV tooling within a workshop environment. Additionally, you should have experience dealing with Ltd. party vendors and a general understanding of ROV system tooling. Desirable qualities would also be relevant experience working with a forklift for small operations on base.

Personal Attributes

The candidate should be personable and able to engage, support and cooperate at all levels, with good communication, organisational skills and presentation skills.