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Instrument Technician

  • Location: Hedon, HU12 8DS
  • Salary: £35000 - £47000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 15 days ago

  • Sector: Oil, Gas and Petrochemical
  • Contact: Chris Bond
  • Contact Email: cbond@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01324 614569
  • Start Date: 30 September 2024
  • Expiry Date: 31 October 2024
  • Job Ref: V-177028

NRL are looking for an Instrument Technician for a full time/permanent position, you will be responsible for providing day-based engineering support service to one of our assets at the INEOS Hull site. You will be required to work with minimal supervision as part of a team of operations, instrument, electrical and mechanical personnel and have the ability to maximise the reliability and availability of the assets and ensure SHE targets are met. This requires the application of practical and organisational skills to resolve maintenance issues.

  • Day to day core role duties include Breakdown and preventative activities, including Interacting with the I/E/A Supervisor & Planner, discipline engineers and operations technicians to be advised of and understand daily plant issues.

  • Working with permit signatories daily to discuss and prepare permit requests, method statements and risk assessments.

  • Regularly liaising with other trade disciplines

  • Acting as task supervisor within the permit system when required for 3rd party work scopes.

  • Fault finding following equipment failure, identifying problems and then providing solutions within a specified timescale whilst minimising costs.

  • Practising of Preventative Maintenance and use of specialised equipment, including hazardous area equipment inspections to the IEC60079 standard.

  • Responsible for the maintenance of safety critical equipment used in the detection of toxic, flammable gases that may cause harm to personnel, plant or equipment if left undetected.

  • The ability to repair and maintain, calibrate, inspect and modify instrumented systems.

  • Electronic recording of maintenance activities and interacting with the IT Systems, including Knowledge and use of SAP, Excel, Word, Outlook, Power point, and navigating the network drives.

  • Working within the Control of Work systems and accompanying SSO’s

  • Supervision and facilitating of people and work where required.


The successful candidate will hold an ONC and a recognised apprenticeship NVQ3 or equivalent. Will have a good practical understanding of ATEX and DSEAR and previous experience of working within Chemical/ downstream Oil & Gas or associated major accident hazard process industries.

You will hold current CompEX certification Ex01 to Ex04. with a good practical understanding of maintaining safety instrumented systems in line with IEC 61511.
Exposure to Distributed Control Systems, Honeywell C300, SM ESD systems is preferable along with strong faulting finding skills on instrumented systems.

You will also have the following:

  • Familiar in the use of IT based systems e.g. SAP, CMX, Emersons AMS, E&H Fieldcare.

  • Small bore / swaglok experience and certification

  • A willingness to develop further skills into corrective maintenance on Analysers, GCs, TOC, NIR systems

  • Preferred experience in installation and commissioning to 18th edition BS7671


You will be experienced in supporting the I/E/A Supervisor & Planner with excellent planning and organisational and communication skills. Good teamworking skills are also essential along with a committed and enthusiastic approach to your work.

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