Mechanical Technician in Peterhead

Wood is currently recruiting for a Mechanical Technician to support operations at the SAGE Gas Terminal in St Fergus. The role is responsible for ensuring all mechanical and rotating equipment is maintained in a safe, compliant, and efficient condition in line with statutory requirements, company standards, and site procedures. Applicants must live a commutable distance to site. Lodge and travel allowances are not available for this role.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and corrective maintenance as described in maintenance management system work instructions.
• Plan reporting any deviation of set parameters and raise work orders within Maximo maintenance management system.
• Carry out major services, overhauls, and intrusive maintenance on site rotating equipment.
• Carry out fault finding and diagnostic checks on all site equipment, ensuring any repairs are addressed in compliance with OEM and site standards.
• Carry out inspections on all portable equipment and complete relevant paperwork.
• Ensure critical spares are available and any discrepancies are addressed.
• Provide technical instruction and guidance on mechanical and rotating equipment.
• Out of hours support for breakdowns and emergencies, including being placed on a maintenance call out rotational pattern.
• Occasional temporary shift work (e.g. shutdown periods, major breakdowns).
• Overtime as required to support the business, in line with supervisory approvals.
• Assist in the training of apprentices/trainees.
• Provide support and assistance, and engage in work activities/duties, with third party companies, Vendors and Original Equipment Manufacturers.
• Maintain own competencies to a valid state and ensure all training requests submitted and appropriate training is carried out in a timely manner.
• Any other reasonable task given to you by the Mechanical Supervisor and prepare all paperwork including risk assessments, isolation and permits to complete maintenance tasks.
• Responsible for routine checks on safety and production-critical equipment.
• Maintain equipment in a safe and efficient manner, in compliance with all statutory requirements.
• Maintain complete and accurate records within the Maximo Maintenance Management System.
• Adhere to all legislative, environmental and company standards/procedures.
• Carry out maintenance activities as directed by Mechanical Supervisor complying with all working and reporting procedures and relevant standards.
• Identify and propose ideas/solutions that will increase efficiency and cut cost or time without loss of integrity and present ideas to Supervisor.
• Support team performance by sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Be available to attend Factory acceptance testing (FAT) or vendor premises visits as communicated or requested from line manager.
• Adopt flexible working attitude to provide support across all departments to ensure team success.
• Create, maintain and enhance effective working relations and identify/minimise interpersonal conflict.
• Maintain effective communication with supervisor and other work groups.
• Management of vendors in the execution of operational delivery.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organisation and office-based support team.
• Ensure a safe and comprehensive handover is given at the end of a working shift and that electronic log and all handover/data records are completed with all pertinent operational and maintenance information recorded.
• Provide constructive input to meetings, planning and initiatives.
• Ensure all work is conducted in full compliance with the Safety Management tools. The Wood Lifesaving rules & Safety Shield are fundamental to how we Prepare, Engage & Intervene to positively support all safety initiatives/activities at site.
• Proactively contribute to delivery against HSE plans and improvement objectives utilising the Wood HEART Observation reporting system.
• Be aware of the physical condition of plant and equipment to ensure technical integrity is maintained; raise issues and concerns identified.

Qualifications

• Extensive rotating equipment (pumps, compressors) experience including major service/overhauls & intrusive maintenance required.
• Vibration Monitoring experience.
• Optalign laser alignment experience.
• Diesel Engine experience.
• TMJI-10 – Bolted Assemblies.
• TSBT-02 - Disassemble and reinstall SBT Assemblies.
• Valve maintenance experience.
• Piping standards & specifications.
• Maximo Management System Experience.
• Integrated Safe System of Work (ISSOW).

Education / Qualifications

• C&G/ONC/HNC or equivalent Mechanical background.
• SVQ3 – Maintaining Plant & systems –Mechanical.
• Relevant oil and gas or pertinent industry experience.
• Authorized Mechanical isolating authority.

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.