Lead Instrument Technician (Field Maintenance)

Minimum Higher Secondary School Education plus a three to five year technical diploma or certificate in Instrumentation or Electronics from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities  Reports to the Nominated Project Maintenance Supervisor.  As directed, leads or carries out maintenance of field instrumentation such as field measuring & indicating devices transmitters, control valves, emergency shutdown valves, motor operated valves, flame sensors and vibration probes loading arm instruments, gas & steam turbine, compressor and burner management instrumentations system to retain them in functional and good operating order for reliable performance with minimum or no supervision.  Ensures compliance with PPM requirements and prepares records of validation/calibration data and details of maintenance activities carried out.  Guide instrument technicians for effective execution of jobs in time and achieving appropriate standard of work.  Communicates with supervisor, maintenance technicians, and operations and provides feedback on job progress.  Evaluates and reports on maintenance needs and priorities in his area of responsibility.  Reviews work notifications, manages work orders and provides details of maintenance activities.  Leads diagnosis and repair of faults & breakdowns and reports operational and functional problems to supervisor and carries out remedial action under supervisor’s direction.  Participates in acceptance tests of new and upgrade systems, identifies deficiencies and provides punch list.  Compiles and submits reports on incidents and failure investigations as and when required.  Conduct toolbox meeting with other technicians and insist on strict adherence to Project safety rules.  Ensures safety of personnel and equipment through compliance with company’s Environmental Health and Safety policies, procedures and standards. Job Specific Requirements:  Well versed in techniques and devices used for measurement of different process variables such as flow, temperature, pressure, density and level.  Good knowledge and troubleshooting of pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic and digital instrumentation systems.  Good knowledge in vibration measurement, burner management, gas turbine control & compressor anti-surge control instrumentation.  Should be able to understand Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, Process Flow Diagrams, Loop Drawings and Cause & Effect, Function Block & Ladder Logic Diagrams.  Installation, calibration, testing and commissioning of instrumentation in a diversified oil & gas processing, LNG or petrochemical plant.  Good knowledge of gas turbine Speedtronic Mark V& VI control, Bentley Nevada Vibration, compressor anti-surge control (CCC). Triconex & standalone PLC, Distributed Control and Emergency Shutdown Systems would be advantageous.  Familiar with a permit to work system and LOTO and temporary defeat system procedures.