Vagan Oil and Gas Limited is a Nigerian Private Limited liability Company registered under the Companies Acts of 1990, In line with the policies of the Nigerian service provision. The company core area of operation is to provide a broad spectrum of services ranging from Engineering, Pipeline & Flowline Construction / Repairs, Facility piping and maintenance, Wellhead & Christmas tree maintenance and servicing, Composite wrap technology, Equipment & Offshore/Marine Supplies, etc.
Roles and Responsibilities
The PACO/Instrumentation technician will be responsible for the following:
Carryout troubleshooting, perform diagnostics on instrument loops and repairs.
Perform Installation and calibration of field instruments.
Conduct all non-routine and potentially hazardous routine jobs under the Permit-To-Work System.
Preparing Maintenance Job Routines (MJRs) and work packets, assessing current operating and maintenance procedures, and making recommendations as required.
Identifying vendor support requirements for equipment maintenance and providing technical support for repairing malfunctioning equipment, such as crude transfer pumps.
Liaise with OEMs for troubleshooting, spare parts, field technical supports, etc.
Support the maintenance (operation) team in all troubleshooting exercises.
Carry out maintenance routine activities in line with company standards, and local and international standards.
Participate in equipment failure RCA (Root Cause Analysis), investigation, and improvement initiatives.
Onsite responsibility for safe supervision during work execution.
Ensure performance assurance and proactive health checks of the associated components of the
Robertshaw Panel integrated Control, Safety Instrumented and Fire & Gas Systems.
Ensure periodic health checks on Human Machine Interface workstations and Servers. Systems fault diagnosis and recovery.
Access and interpret Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID); Cause and Effects Matrix (C&E);
Process Flow Scheme (PFS); Functional Logic Diagram (FLD); Instrument Loop Drawings (ILD) and Process
Engineering Flow Scheme (PEFS) required for fault tracing and issues resolutions.
Work closely with service Contractor(s) towards safe delivery of vendor-based maintenance jobs.
Initiate and follow up with spares procurement towards expedited delivery for maintenance execution.
Ensure technical integrity of assets through Preventive and Corrective Maintenance activities, quality assurance and performance standard verification of safety critical equipment.
Ensure field instrumentation availability and reliability towards meeting business targets on hydrocarbon processing and export operations.
Maintain Systems availability for the continuous operation of the facility.
Identifying critical spares and follow-up ordering and delivery.
Integrate with other disciplines to achieve Asset integrity on continuous basis.
Promotes site safety and continuous hazard identification, mitigation, and close-out.
Other assignments for continuous improvements as exigent.
Job Qualifications
Academics:
OND / HND or BSc in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Discipline.
Work Experience:
Minimum of 8 years working as a PACO/Instrumentation Technician with hands-on and supervisory discipline experience.
Membership of other professional bodies would be considered an added advantage.
Skills (Added advantage):
Experience in actuator valves and ESD systems maintenance
Experience in PAS and fire protection systems.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience in Safeguarding systems maintenance.
Understanding of Distributed control system, preferably Emerson Delta-V.
Field Instrumented Pneumatic systems.
Experience in CAO/SCADA/SMAR Systems.
Knowledge of worksite hazard management
Computer literate (Competent user of Microsoft Office and ability to liaise with programs).
Soft Skills:
Strong coaching, mentoring, and listening skills who respect and value the opinions of others.
The ability to create and maintain cordial working relationships with colleagues.
Good Communication & team-working disposition.
Good organizational and Networking skills.
Committed to professional development, and continuous Improvement mindset.
Flexibility and adaptability.
Problem-solving and good analytical skills.
Work Cycle:
The work location is field based.
The job activity period is daily on 12-hour (7am to7pm) routine over a 21-day period.
There is a standard 3-weeks on and 3-weeks off schedule.
The successful candidate will manage own absences with his/her contractor for suitable qualified covers.
There may be need for periodic visits to Shell industrial area for trainings and official assignments.
Personnel may be required to work extended hours as need may arises.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected]using the job title as the subject of the mail.