BRUNEL ENERGY NIGERIA VACANCY FOR INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

About the Employer
Brunel International
Brunel International N.V. is a European based company and a global service provider that specialises in HR Consultancy, Secondment and Recruitment solutions.

Brunel EnergyBrunel Energy is the leading division within Brunel International N.V. that provides specialist personnel to the international oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation and construction industries. Our clients are predominantly major operating companies and international engineering or construction companies.

Brunel Energy provides a combination of project management support, project engineering support, construction supervision, vendor inspection and recruitment and selection. The scope of services are provided at various phases of a project ranging from exploration to production, construction to maintenance and decommissioning, upstream and downstream.

What Brunel brings as a partner
•    Global database of professionals and specialists in various disciplines including Geo Science, Drilling, Engineering, Construction and Fabrication, Quality Assurance, Inspection, Production, Maintenance and Training
•    Offices located worldwide offering a broad scope of services and networks
•    Consistent and transparent employment contracts for all personnel
•    Expert legal and tax counsel to provide advice on local and international conditions
•    Available staff to supply face to face personnel and administration support including payroll, insurance, visa and travel advice
•    Support by our publicly listed parent company - Brunel International N.V.
•    A wealth of experience and an excellent track record in Human Resource services, since 1975

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Good understanding of Equipment Terminology and various process equipment.
• Understand working principle of basic instruments: level and interface level transmitters, thermocouples, manometers, vibration probes, metering devices (orifice plate, coriolis, turbine, volumetric)…
• Have basic knowledge in pneumatics and hydraulic distribution as well as electrical engineering (SOV, timer, relay…).
• Understand manual and automatic valves (including PSV) principle and command (positioner…).
• Be familiar with all types of F&G detection (fusible loop, UV/IR, gas, smoke);

MAINTENANCE
Understand preventive, corrective maintenance and maintenance plan concepts. Have a basic knowledge of the CMMS (be able to issue a notification, read, interpret and complete work orders…). Be able on a given and simple preventive work order to prepare tools, identify spare parts and adapted procedure or work instruction.


PRACTICAL SKILLS

• Know how to select and use the necessary hand tools. Properly operate, maintain and use the available set of workshop tools.
• Correct use and handling of tubing, compression fittings, gaskets, “O” rings, cable glands…
• Correct use and handling of multimeters, calibration unit, hydraulic pumps, deadweight tester, temperature bath, smart calibrator.

MAINTENANCE KNOW-HOW

• Be able to complete a loop test from a transmitter / valve, SOV, limit switch, etc… to input / output of PCS/SSS.
• Be able to calibrate a valve positioner.
• Gauges & transmitters (pressure, level, temperature and flow): be able to install, remove, calibrate, and test most common types of devices.
• F&G detection: check, calibrate, test most common type of Fire & Gas detectors (be able to ensure inhibits are in place).

SAFETY AT WORK

• Be knowledgeable of electrical habilitation requirements and be certified as required.
• Be aware of permit to work, electrical and mechanical isolations requirements. Be aware of gas test requirement.
• Be knowledgeable of area classification and Ex materials requirements.
• Be knowledgeable of PPE requirement and MSDS interpretation.
• Correctly report anomalies, accidents, near misses.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATION: Will need to be time served, possibly with an ONC/HNC minimum qualification in instrumentation engineering.
Professional Experience (number of years): Minimum of 5 years in the oil and gas/petro-chemicals industries.
Knowledge of the safety regulations and working in a hazardous area.
Ability to take initiative within job responsibilities. Interpret job requests, test to confirm problem and propose repair methods.
Able to stand in for the Supervisor and lead less experienced technician.
Be able to work with a large group of diverse personalities and nationalities.

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE
PETROLEUM: Have a basic understanding of facilities / process (from well to export). Be knowledgeable of hydrocarbons behaviour and associated risks (explosion, asphyxia). 
COMPUTER: Be able to produce a report using Word, be able to perform simple calculation with Excel. Have been introduced to internet and mails.
Physics: Understanding and use of basic laws and units of physic (temperature, pressure, volume, density; specific gravity…).

ENGINEERING:
Read and use drawings (P&ID’s, ESD matrix and loop diagrams), vendor documents, name plate, datasheets. Be knowledgeable of instrument symbols.
Understand regulation principles and be able to analyse them (differentiation in between cascade, split range, simple).
Understand basic logic concepts (AND/OR…).
Have a basic understanding of PCS, F&G, and ESD systems. Understand inhibit, alarm and trip concepts

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