Instrumentation & Electrical Technician, Basingstoke, To £47,000

Our client, a leading Oil & Gas plant near Basingstoke are looking to hire an experienced Instrumentation & Electrical Technician to undertake activities relating to maintenance and operation of the production and gas plant facilities.

Principal Responsibilities

• 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

• Assist other technicians or operational staff as necessary or advised.

• 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.

• Liaising with and supervising contractors,

.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.

• 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.

• Diligence and reliability.

• Strong problem solving skills.

• Able to cope with pressured situations.

• Pro-active in achieving results.

• IT Literate

• Hours of Work: 7.30-4.30 Monday to Friday. However, the position includes some weekend, evening and bank holiday work.

This role is commutable from Basingstoke, Southampton, Winchester, Petersfield, Eastleigh, Reading.

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