Instrument Technician
The specific duties of the Instrumentation Technician shall be as delegated by the Maintenance Manager/Supervisor and/or the Operations Supervisor/Superintendant 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.
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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.
