Mechanical Technician

A leading international oil & gas company is looking for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join its maintenance team at Wytch Farm, Dorset.
This is an opportunity to join an established operational site and play a key role in maintaining the reliability, safety and efficiency of critical production equipment.

The successful candidate shall work as part of a team to manage the maintenance and operational monitoring of mechanical equipment to ensure safe, environmentally sound, reliable, and efficient operation of the Wytch Farm production facility.

Mechanical Maintenance Technician Location: Wytch Farm, Dorset
Shift Pattern: 4 x 10.5-hour shifts, 06:45-17:15, rotating Monday/Tuesday start


Key Responsibilities Include:
Plan and execute scheduled preventive and breakdown maintenance activities on the following:

• Machinery (including pumps, compressors, combustion engines, fin fans, gearboxes) and associated auxiliary equipment and systems (including fuel, air and water utilities, sealing and lubrication systems etc.)
• Hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Piping systems, including PSVs, valves, filters, and associated equipment
• Carry out all activities to company standards and procedures

• Raise relevant permits within the agreed time period
• Report relevant maintenance data for reliability analysis
• Participate in failure investigations and identify reliability issues
• Generate new work requests to highlight plant and equipment faults
• Develop and review operational and maintenance procedures
• Provide input and assistance for new projects including commissioning work
• Work with vendors and sub-contractors as required
• Promote high HSE standards and demonstrate responsibility for the safety of self and others minimising impact on production, and maximising plant availability
• Employ Observation Safety Techniques (OST) to report safe and unsafe acts
• Actively participate in a responsible waste management system
• Attend and participate in the Operations morning shift meeting
• Comply with requirements of MOC for Plant Modifications
• Apply skills and knowledge in a practical and efficient manner and continually look for opportunities for improvement and cost saving.

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to work unsupervised in a multidiscipline team environment
• Ability to communicate and work well with others
• Computer literate
• Demonstrate understanding of maintenance programmes
• Demonstrate aptitude for troubleshooting and problem solving

Experience:

• A sound knowledge of machinery and mechanical equipment
• Experience in the Oil & Gas/Petrochemical or related industry
• Broad experience of maintenance and fault finding on mechanical equipment
• Good knowledge of rotating machinery and associated mechanical equipment

Ideal Background The ideal candidate will be an experienced mechanical maintenance professional with a strong hands-on background in process, energy, oil & gas or petrochemical environments, particularly around rotating equipment, pumps, compressors and associated mechanical systems.

Experience working on an operational production site would be highly advantageous.

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