Lead Instrument Technician

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Wood is recruiting for an Offshore Lead Instrument Technician to join our team in Equatorial Guinea.

Location: Offshore FPSO, Equatorial Guinea 

Rotation / Work Pattern: Offshore 5 weeks / 5 weeks off - 7-day week / 12 hour day 

What makes you remarkable?

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree, Engineering Degree, Vocational / Trade School, NVQ/SVQ 3
• Certified Apprenticeship or equivalent required.
• Offshore BOSIET Survival Certification.
• CompEx certification

Job Specific Skills:

• Several years previous experience working on an offshore Platform or FPSO in a similar Lead or Supervisory role
• Posses a broad process control and instrumentation background in Offshore Oil production assets. Integration of Industrial/Commercial processes is required with practical experience
• Programming experience with some of the following: - PLCs, Turbine Controls, Toshiba, Siemens, Solar and other digital control systems required
• Emerson Ovation Control Systems knowledge is highly preferred
• CMMS with SAP experience highly preferred
• Rockwell Automation programming experience is highly preferred
• Undertake minor logic changes in the DCS and PLC control systems as requested by Operations, Process or Controls Engineers
• Good experience in maintenance of the following systems: 
  •Solar gas turbine controls
  • Various PLC control systems (Allen Bradley, GE Fanuc, Mitsubishi, & Siemens)
  • Wonderware PLC graphics software
  • Various pneumatic & electronic controls & logic
  • Subsea well control and communications systems
• Desired Certifications & Experience:
• • ABB Advant 500 Series Control System
• • Cameron Sub-sea Control System
• • Framo pump systems
• • Electra Hydraulic Sub-Sea Control Systems

PC Application Skills:

• Advanced computer skills (Microsoft office)

Personal Attributes:

• Fluent in English language written and spoken
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good inter-personal and communication skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the fire, gas and ESD safety systems are fully operational within specification at all times
• Ensure the product metering system is maintained and operated within design parameters and fulfils the Fiscal requirements
• Ensure the Telecom equipment is maintained and operated within design parameters
• Ensuring all instrument planned maintenance work is progressed and completed satisfactorily and recorded on the planned maintenance history records
• Ensuring the Instrument Isolation Authority is performing isolations as part of the Permit to Work (PTW) SYSTEM
• Compilation of accurate reports of any work or incidents affecting instrument or electrical equipment
• To plan and organize the work activity of their discipline technicians such that all planned and unplanned work is progressed to a satisfactory completion, in a safe and efficient manner. To this end the use of all available planning tools is vital
• Liaison with other maintenance and production personnel to ensure all work is coordinated, and within production considerations
• Ensure the personnel under his control maintain a high degree of HS&E awareness
• To ensure plant and equipment is fully operational and critically maintained in accordance with procedures 
• To review the quality of information in the maintenance database, such that the information contained is technically valid, accurate and up to date. This includes the correct closing out of Work Orders ensuring they are completed within the correct timeframe and the work carried out in them is detailed as per SAP requirements in line with the SAP data quality input standards
• To effectively manage the consumables budget for the discipline under his control and to work within the budgetary constraints of the installation in general
• Manage and identify all consumables and spares for his discipline this is to ensure that work can be expedited when the equipment arrives on board
• To advise on technical issues related to the platform equipment, such that effective decisions can be made. Also to liaise with the Onshore Technical Support as required
• To train and provide OJT (On-the-Job Training) for less experienced technicians and EG Nations
• Champion the nationalization program so personnel are fully supported in their assigned tasks and to perform competency assessment assurance
• To address any immediate disciplinary issues with the personnel under their control
• Ensuring a safe place of work by complying with Permit to Work (PTW) system and safe working procedure(s)
• The prospective employee is expected to participate in Process Safety Management activities that involve process design, process technology, operational and maintenance activities and procedures, non-routine activities and procedures, emergency preparedness plans and procedures, training programs, and other elements which could impact the process
• Other elements of PSM which may touch the employee consist of:
  • Mechanical Integrity 
  • Management of Change 
  • Investigation of Incidents 
  • Process Hazards Analysis 
  • Operating Procedures and Practices 
  • Compliance Audits 
  • Emergency Response 
  • Pre-start-up Safety Reviews 
  • Contractors and Short Service Contractors