Mechanical Technician
St Fergus, Scotland (Onsite)
12 Month Contract
My high-profile Utilities Client is currently recruiting for 1 Mechanical Technician to join their St Fergus based team on an initial 12-month contract (All candidates are required to be onsite 5 days a week in St Fergus).
Job Purpose
To undertake installation, inspection, commissioning, operation, repair, maintenance, and emergency response activities associated with Terminal, Compressor Station, Pipeline and AGI assets within a geographic zone of the national transmission system within discipline and competencies as required.
Key Accountabilities
- Undertake installation, inspection, commissioning, operation, repair, maintenance and emergency response activities associated with Terminal, Compressor Station and Pipeline and AGI systems and assets (including pipeline and rotating machinery) in accordance with relevant policies and procedures, delivering performance excellence within relevant discipline to optimise work effectiveness and efficiencies, maximising asset and plant availability and reliability.
- Undertake safe setting to work for self and others of work activities, issuing permission documents and devising isolations in accordance with the safe control of operations procedures contributing to a team culture of safe working and safety compliance in all work activities with the Client's Policies and Procedures.
- Maintain accurate site maintenance, asset, operational and safe control of operations records of all work activities and operations undertaken to ensure compliance with relevant policies and regulatory requirements.
- Support the construction and commissioning of new assets onto the gas transmission system and other non-load related projects in accordance with relevant policies and procedures, identify the requirement to replace/upgrade existing plant and equipment, participate in the design of minor modifications, and the provision of technical support within discipline and competencies as required
- Contribute to the development, review and update of emergency, security, safety, operational and environmental plans and procedures to ensure safe and cost-effective operation of plant and equipment, undertake the roles of incident controller and site main controller during planned and emergency situations in accordance with the on and off-site emergency plans, monitoring and control of site security operations, and participation in duty standby rota and occasionally shift working arrangements
- Ensure that the high-pressure pipeline system is protected, including the monitoring of third-party work, aerial sighting response, cathodic protection monitoring, support of the in-line inspection programme, and undertake competent person role associated with routine and low complex non-routine operational procedures
- Oversee and inspect work activities undertaken by contractors and working party members where required to provide assurance that technical and safety compliance standards are being maintained and undertaken.
Knowledge, Experience and Technical Know How
- Post holders will normally possess proven maintenance and operational knowledge and experience gained within a relevant engineering discipline of Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronics or Control Systems
- Undertaking maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification work within the Oil & Gas (or other similar Process) Industry within relevant discipline
- Undertaking inspection work on equipment installed in hazardous areas
- Operating, controlling and undertaking work within Safe Systems of Work
- Appreciation of systems and equipment associated with other engineering disciplines within the Oil & Gas (or other similar Process) Industry
- Understanding of relevant discipline Legislative Requirements
- Understanding of Health & Safety Legislative Requirements
- Operation and control of process plant and equipment
- Possess relevant Training Certification and/or Evidence of Competencies to support knowledge and experience.
Note - if you do not hear back within 48 hours of applying, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, however, we will have your CV and contact details on files should something more suitable arise.
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