Production jobs in United Kingdom

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs. This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN

This role is based on the Cygnus Alpha on a 2/3 rota for 12 months fixed term.

• Participate as part of an integrated operations team, responsible to execute Production and Utility operations and associated activities in a safe, timely and quality manner, in support of maximizing plant uptime, maintaining equipment operations within design envelope, sustaining accommodation support systems and achieving business objectives.
• Execute Production and Utility operations activities.
• Undertake first line maintenance and system monitoring.
• Safely implement Process Isolation Procedure and undertake reinstatement of plant after interventions.
• Assist other disciplines, 3rd party contractors and vendors, as required.
• Permit-to-Work Area Operator, as directed, for simple works execution.
• Permit-to-Work Isolation Authority, as directed, for simple works execution.
• Control of Works, Emergency Response and supplemental roles, as assigned.
• Member of Normally Unmanned Installation Intervention Team, as required.
• Deputize as Lead Production Technician, as required.
• Ensure all work is carried out in a safe and efficient manner, in compliance and accordance with Neptune Operations Integrity Management System, statutory Health and Safety Procedures, Maintenance Manuals, specific Working Instructions, Safe Systems of Work (Control of Work / Permit to Work), recommended Safe Working Practices and any temporary Bridging Documents in effect.
• Actively participate in thorough pre-job risk assessments for all non-routine activities and confirm that they are accurately reflected in the resultant Permit to Work.
• Actively participate in pre-job toolbox talks for all medium to high-risk activities.
• Actively participate in pre-job site inspections for all works.
• Ensure all required Personal Protection Equipment is appropriately used.
• Ensure all work party members, especially 3rd party personnel, fully understand the purpose of, and can use, required Emergency Response Equipment.
• Ensure continuous compliance with established clean workplace practices.
• Monitor and record all discharges and emissions in compliance with Environmental Procedures and Installation Oil Spill Contingency Plan.
• Ensure that all incidents and accidents, near misses and non-conformances are fully reported, and support any resultant corrective action, as required.
• Under direction, undertake production and utility operations activities in accordance with established procedures, including routine inspection and preventative maintenance tasks.
• Under direction, respond to abnormal (H/L alarm) or critical (HH/LL alarm) conditions, to assist to rectify the issue and restore system normality in a safe, timely and effective manner.
• Under direction undertake accurate sampling, testing and reporting in accordance with established procedures.
• Provide support for maintenance and modification works as directed by the Production Supervisor. Support to isolate and flush/purge plant/equipment for maintenance as directed.
• Prepare comprehensive daily activity, inspection and preventative maintenance records.
• Prepare Shift Handover Logs of all relevant activities, events, issues and incomplete works.
• Ensure, General Assistants and 3rd party vendors, equipment specialists and maintenance contract personnel onsite conform and comply with applicable rules and regulations, provide guidance as required.

• Appropriate Vocational Qualification or Certification in Outside Production Process Operations.
• Previous experience in the oil & gas industry working as a Production Technician, preferably on a Gas Processing Facility.
• Experience, and competent with the operation and preventative maintenance
• Gas and Condensate Process.
• Process Control (Manual activities for Shut-down, Start-up, Isolation, Upset Response).
• Wellheads and Production Xmas-Trees manual operation and preventative maintenance.
• Water-Oil-Condensate-Gas Separation systems.
• Produced Gas Dehydration systems.
• Gas Compressors (Centrifugal and Screw & Lobe).
• Pumps (Centrifugal, Screw & Lobe and Positive Displacement).
• Flare and Vent systems.
• Pig Launching / Receiving.
• Chemical Treatment.
• Laboratory Testing of Gas, Condensate, Water and Inorganic Content.
• Utility Systems.
• and experience working with: Safe Systems and Control of Work (PtW) as Area Operator.
• Respected, contributory team member able to establish rapport with others.
• Good communicator, accurately relates information, uses active listening to ensure own understanding and is comfortable with written, spoken or electronic media.
• Actively demonstrates commitment to higher performance standards.
• Understands own roles and importance of working to objectives and standards.
• Understands team goals & priorities, appreciates cost implications of own actions.
• Understands the importance of compliance & impact of non-conformance.
• Has good problem-solving skills, corrective action planning & follow-up.
• Offshore Survival (BOSIET/FOET)
• Offshore Medical
• Small Bore Tubing

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