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Position description

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Operations / Maintenance - Operation Technician

Position title

Area Authority

Contract

Permanent Contract

Contractual hours

Full-time

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This is a great opportunity to be an integral part of our team at Dimlington Terminal, the successful applicant will have overall responsibility for the safe control of work activities including the issue of all permits.

This role will operate on an equal time rotation of 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, 12 hour shifts, days only.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Ensure all work at the terminal is completed in compliance with the Control of Work Procedure and Perenco's SEMS, to include:
o Co-operates with the Performing Authority (PA) to plan the work activity, ensuring all hazards and controls have been identified.
o Verifies WCC's to ensure that the corrective level of Task Risk Assessments (TRA) has been selected and the TRA is suitable.
o Verifies the PA has visited the worksite, understands the scope of work, hazards and controls prior to issuing and making live a WCC.
o Verifies any related isolation is in place, verified, and isolation integrity demonstrated to the PA before making a WCC go live.
o Ensures that all prerequisite control measures are in place prior to issuing a WCC.
o Communicates with Affected AA's where the work activity affects another AA area of control..
o Conducts audits (in accordance with the site assurance plan) to verify the effectiveness of workplace controls, identify gaps, assess risks and ensure operational integrity
• Approval of isolation design, control of isolation implementation and ensuring that the isolation is in place prior to allowing an associated Permit to go live. Also ensuring that the isolation is properly removed after completion of the Permit. This will require the AA to already be a competent process isolating authority, or be prepared to train to achieve this standard and to receive familiarisation training on SNS electrical procedures
• Maintain a register of all competent PAs. This will be kept up to date and available for review.
• Maintain the Long-term Isolations Register and carry out audits as specified in Guidance in Practice for Safe Isolation and Reinstatement of Plant
• Validate lessons learned and review completed isolation and permit audits. Ensure that actions raised in response to these audits are closed out in a timely manner.
• Carry out / Ensure gas tests are completed prior to permit issues by competent Authorised Gas Tester where applicable.
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of key SEMS documents and procedures
• Ensure that adequate handovers take place at shift change, crew change or other change out of AAs, PAs and IAs.
• Actively participate in incident investigations and lead / assist teams on determining root cause and suitable preventative measures.

Salary range

Competitive

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Environmental:

• Ensuring environmental hazards are identified and managed in Task risk assessments.
• Operate and maintain effective controls of environmental aspects as per the SEMS
• Respond to unplanned events with environmental consequences
• Assure competence with respect to environmental responsibilities

Emergency Response:

• Act as member of the emergency control team as appropriate. Responsibilities defined in the Emergency Response Plan.
• Participate in emergency response exercises at the terminal to ensure fully conversant with procedures.

Safety Critical Tasks:

SSOW Competency Checklist
Responsibility for the safe control of work activities in accordance with SSOW (Safe systems of work) within their designated area.

SIRP Isolations - Underpinning Knowledge
Demonstrate underpinning knowledge and awareness of SIRP.

SIRP Leak Testing - Underpinning Knowledge (SEC)
Demonstration of underpinning knowledge of Leak Testing in relation to SIRP.

Safety & Environmentally Critical Courses:

Authorised Gas Tester
Confined Space Entry
Radiation Protection Supervisor

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Qualifications / Experience:

• We are looking for an individual who has completed a time served trade apprenticeship.
• Knowledge of the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical Industry
• Strong technical background qualified to a minimum of HNC or equivalent
• Knowledge / skills of
o SIRP (Safe Isolation and Re-instatement of Plant)
o PTW (Permit of Work/Safe System of Work)
o Process Safety
o ORA (Operational Risk Assessment)

Benefits

At Perenco we value and reward our people, offering competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits including:

• Excellent Pension Provision
• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Medical Insurance & Dental Cover
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Life Assurance
• Profit ‘Unit' Sharing Scheme
• 21 days annual leave

Position location

Job location

Europe, United Kingdom, Dimlington Terminal

Precision

Candidate criteria

Education level

Other