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Electrical Technician - Basingstoke - £45k - £51k plus call out overtime pension holidays gym

Monday to Friday 7 30 till 4 30 pm

Principal Responsibilities

The specific duties of the Instrumentation & Electrical Technician shall be as delegated by the Maintenance Manager/Supervisor and/or the Operations Supervisor/Superintendent and will include but may not be limited to:

 Identifying, scheduling, carrying out and the recording of routine maintenance checks.

 Identifying, scheduling, carrying out and the recording of non-routine maintenance repairs.

 Carrying out the routine servicing of various types of process control instrumentation equipment such as transmitters, controllers, analysers etc.

 Assisting/carrying out vendor specified routine maintenance.

 Maintaining of all site services in good working order and applicable to safe working practices.

 Where possible and available, responding to 24 hour call outs or giving advice on plant breakdowns outside normal working hours.

 Carrying out of general housekeeping to ensure facilities are maintained clean and tidy and free of preventable hazards.

 Assist other technicians or operational staff as necessary or advised, and being able to exhibit a general understanding of the process, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems and their working.

 Carrying out equipment isolations to permit requirements to ensure that equipment is safe to perform maintenance on.

 Assisting during the installation and commissioning of new plant facilities.

 Working alongside specialist vendor service engineers, to provide assistance as required ensuring equipment servicing proceeds in a timely and efficient manner and to acceptable standards.

 Liaising with and supervising contractors, whilst working on company sites, to ensure they fulfil the requirements of the issued permit and perform their work to acceptable standards.

 Through training seminars and liaison with equipment suppliers, obtain knowledge of the equipment relating to maintenance requirements and techniques to enhance the efficiency and quality of the in-house servicing performed.

Qualifications and Experience:

 4-5 years maintenance experience on equipment related to the installed instrument and/or electrical equipment.

 Possess instrument qualification (apprenticeship or NVQ level 3) with a good working knowledge in electrical.

 The ability to work on their own or with others, with the minimum of supervision and to assume overall responsibility for the carrying out of routine and non-routine maintenance tasks.

 An understanding of the workings of the oil and gas industry

Competencies:

 Must be able to plan and prioritise daily activities to ensure the safety systems and process control systems operate safely and efficiently.

 Must be a team player and participate in exchange of knowledge and communicate with all levels of management and commercial third parties