Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the worlds leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage, and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit, regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs and planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Ithaca, FPF1, 2/3

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical:
• Identify the actions required to avert the possibility of a major incident occurring due to the process or external environment.
• Identify and report to the control room any plant / equipment malfunction that could deteriorate into a major incident. Implement adjustments under the direction of the Control Room.
• Ensure that the plant operation meets contractual specifications.
• Operate as part of a team that is responsible for the continuous processing of oil & gas under the direction of the lead production technicians & control room operators.
• Gathers and collects data and logs for the process and utility equipment. Identifies actions to be taken to minimize equipment and machinery failure.
• Implement shutdown, isolation, depressurizing, and cleaning of equipment required for maintenance, purging, and de-isolating, ensuring all work permits have been cleared before bringing production back on line.
• Carry out front-line maintenance such as filter changes, pressure and temperature gauges replacements, etc.
• Assist maintenance technicians where required.
• Recover the plant from any emergency shutdown and minimize loss of production while adhering to operating procedures.
• The safe, efficient, and effective operation of the installation central control room and its associated equipment and logs.
• Delivery of on-specification hydrocarbon exports from the installation.
• Ensure the fiscal metering of hydrocarbon systems is in line with company procedures.
• Knowledge of lab duties, procedures, and basic oil and gas analysis.
• Assist in the design of process plant isolations.
• Operate & monitor subsea control systems from the main control room.
• Operate & monitor the process control system from the main control room.
• Monitor fire & gas systems and take appropriate actions from the main control room.
• Apply inhibits & overrides to the main control systems under instruction from the production supervisor.
• Input data into production reporting systems.
• Complete handover logs & reports.
• Take a signatory role in the SSoW permit system.
• Closely liaise with the marine ballast operator and marine supervisor to ensure the facility remains safe to operate through all environmental conditions.
• Assist the Marine Department as required to ensure the Marine Control System is adequately monitored.
• Safety:
• Complete pre-start-up and operating checks, ensuring all interdependent systems are available, and bring any system into line under the direction of the lead production technicians. Completes post-start-up and operating checks to ensure normal operating conditions.
• Operate in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring that all operations are carried out within the terms of the permit to work and local relevant standing orders.
• Handles hazardous materials safely and implements operating procedures.
• Supervision:
• Supervises contractors personnel working on the site, ensuring they observe all safety procedures and statutory safety requirements.
• Training requirements:
• Fire Team Member.
• Emergency response:
• Perform in an emergency response role as defined in the company's procedures.

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

• Educated to the ONC Standard or equivalent in craft, process, or technical qualification.
• Process qualification: NVQ or equivalent standard.
• Previous experience as a Production technician or Operator in gas processing, chemical / petrochemical industries
• To be familiar with and have an understanding of the company's health, safety, and environmental policies.
• Ability to deploy engineering & operational standards and procedures that meet both regulatory and safety standards.
• Ability to identify, investigate, audit, and control technical change (within the limit of discipline knowledge).
• Ability to undertake work to meet acceptance criteria with respect to safety and technical integrity.
• Clear, fluent, and expressive use of verbal and written language to convey information and ideas.
• Requirement to raise any nonconformance with the supervisor in a timely fashion.
• Awareness of project activities.
• Input into project / asset plans in a timely fashion if required.
• Ability to provide guidance and motivation to co-workers.

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