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Wood · 3 days ago

DCS Instrumentation and Controls Technician - Adhoc

Greater St. John's Metropolitan Area

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. They are recruiting a DCS Instrumentation and Controls Technician to join their Operations team, focusing on the oil and gas petrochemical industry. The role involves installing, upgrading, maintaining, and troubleshooting control systems and instrumentation in an offshore production environment.

ConsultingDeliveryEnergyEnvironmental ConsultingInfrastructure

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Responsibilities

Follow all company and site-specific safety rules. Always working within the Company’s Safety Program. Maintain behaviour-based safety essentials and adherence to the Life Saving Rules. Understand and respond accordingly to all safety alerts, warnings, hazards, etc

Use effective verbal and written communication skills. Able to adequately comprehend and communicate using the English Language

Listen and communicate effectively and respectfully. Work as a part of a team or singularly under the supervision of client Supervisors. Maintain motivation to work safely and productively

Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy , understanding and following specifications and drawings

Apply mathematical formulas to solve problems

Interpret and use appropriate CSA, ISA and API installation standards and practices

Inspect meters, indicators, and gauges to detect abnormal fluctuations

Tests accuracy of flow meters, pressure gauges, temperature indicators, controllers, radiation counters or detectors, and other recording, indicating or controlling instruments to locate defective components in system. Use test equipment, such as pressure gauges, mercury manometers, potentiometers, pulse and signal generators, oscilloscopes, transistor curve tracers, and ammeters, voltmeters, and watt-meters

Trace out and test electronic solid state and vacuum tube circuitry and components to locate defective parts in analog and digital systems, or radiation monitoring systems

Install, program, upgrade, test and maintain PLCs & Turbine control systems

Install, program, upgrade, test and maintain sensors and other control devices

Troubleshooting of all system components and reporting

Use of SAP daily

Use test equipment, schematics, and maintenance manuals

Remove defective instruments from system, decontaminate, disassemble, and clean instruments, and replace defective parts, using hand tools

Reassemble instruments and replace instruments using hand tools

Lubricate instruments and replace defective wiring and tubing

Calibrate readings on instruments according to standards . Adjusts phasing and align stages to ensure accuracy of recording and indicating function

Record calibrations made, parts and components used, and inventory of parts on hand

Perform other duties as required

Qualification

InstrumentationControlsPLC programmingOffshore production experienceSAPTroubleshootingMathematical problem solvingSafety awarenessEffective communicationTeamwork

Required

Successful completion of 4 Period Apprenticeship in the trade, followed by Journeyperson Certification OR 3-year diploma for Instrumentation and controls technician with a minimum of 3 years post graduate experience

Experience in instrument controls, PLCs, industrial construction, maintenance, fabrication, and/or repair in an offshore production environment

Must pass a site-specific drug and alcohol test, as required by the customer

Must be able to safely lift and carry up to 50lbs

Must possess enough strength and stamina to perform the technical duties and essential functions as identified above

Able to move and work in confined spaces, following proper protocol

Will be required consistently to work 12hour shifts performing physical labour in varying temperature extremes and conditions

Must be able to climb and maintain balance on stairs, ladders, scaffolds and steel framework, utilizing proper fall arrest procedures when required

Able to safely and comfortably work at heights without posing a danger to oneself or others

Able to meet physical requirements of frequent walking, climbing, standing, bending, twisting and crawling for the duration of the shift

Preferred

Basic Survival Training (BST) including HUET and HUEBA

Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) Alive

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015)

Offshore Safety Regulatory Awareness

Fall Protection

Confined Space Entry

Emergency First Aid

Company

Wood

Glassdoor3.9

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, delivering critical solutions across energy and materials markets.

Founded in 1912

Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, GBR

10001+ employees

https://www.woodplc.com

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