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Shift Supervisor
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Operations Technician
🏢 Wood Plc
Work Model
📍 Barrow in Furness, England
Employment
💼 Full-Time Direct
Recruitment Type
🛡️ Direct to HR Pipeline
Role Overview & Responsibilities
Overview / Responsibilities:
Wood is currently recruiting for two Production Technicians on a permanent basis in Barrow in Furness. Please note that these roles are performed as part of a rotational basis.
- To proactively ensure the continuous performance and availability of equipment and systems within the discipline, meet the standards required to achieve safety, production and environmental targets
- To operate all subsea and topside process plant, utilities equipment and systems in a safe and efficient manner under the direction of the Production Supervisor
- To maintain a safe and environmentally compliant working environment
- To conform to statutory, corporate and contractual requirements / standards
- To contribute to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of work performed on Production facilities
- Monitor and record plant conditions, bringing deviations or malfunctions to the attention of the Production Supervisor
- Operating all utilities and systems remotely
- Prepare process plant and equipment for maintenance by applying specified isolations/venting etc
- Prior to start-up of any plant or equipment, inspect and confirm suitability to return to normal service
- Logging and recording plant variables
- Monitoring and adjusting chemical injection equipment
- General utilities duties/bunkering of Chemicals, diesel, water ect, as instructed by Production Supervisor or Control Room Operator
- Keeping records and logs of process variables and other activities as instructed
- Maintaining an overview of the permit to work system and all activities in progress
- Ensuring that the shift handover procedure is followed
- Ensuring that any detection or protection system over rides or inhibits are recorded in writing in accordance with the required procedure
- Minimise downtime and contribute to the achievement of production targets
- Performing first line maintenance / identifying and reporting faults
- Carrying out gas tests and work-site inspections
- Carrying out emergency duties as required by the OIM / Site Manager
- Technical apprenticeship or process operators training scheme
- OR : Technical qualification as process plant operator, ideally at HNC level, with NVQ/SVQ Level 2, plus offshore process operations experience
- Additional training in facility Fire & Gas, ESD and DCS systems
- Appropriate NVQ / SVQ certification Level 3 (E, I, M or HC processing)
- Formal assessment as competent to operate at least two processing systems
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
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