Instrumentation Technician - Adhoc

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Wood is currently accepting applications for Instrumentation Technician Journeyperson - Adhoc personnel with extensive experience in the oil and gas petrochemical industry. This role will be located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. This will be a casual call-out role. The successful candidate will be willing and eligible to travel Offshore via helicopter or supply vessel.

As an Instrumentation Technician, you will be responsible for installing, maintaining, inspecting, testing, adjusting, and repairing the measuring and control devices (electric, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic) used in industrial processing. You will also be expected to read, understand, and follow drawings and specifications. Along with the use of power, pneumatic, electronic and hand tools. You will be working in confined spaces and/or at heights, as well as noisy conditions. Work may be indoors or outdoors, and at extreme temperatures.

The Role

- Location: Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador

- Site / Office based: Hibernia Platform

- Hours of work: 12 hours per day

- Rotation / work pattern: Call out, as needed

- Required: Site-specific medical, drug and alcohol testing

- Unionized position: Rates follow the Collective Bargaining Agreement

You will be working in confined spaces and/or at heights, as well as noisy conditions. Work may be indoors or outdoors, and at extreme temperatures.

In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.

- Follow all company and site-specific safety rules. Working within the Company’s Safety Program at all times. 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, under the direction of a foreman and/or general foreman. 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

- 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

- Prepare schematic drawings, sketches, and report to reflect changes or alterations made in instruments

- Perform other duties as required

What makes you remarkable?

- Successful completion of 4 Period Apprenticeship in the trade, followed by Journeyperson Certification OR provides evidence of a minimum of 6,120 hours of experience directly related to the trade

- Minimum of 3 -5 years' experience in industrial construction, maintenance, fabrication, and/or repair (preferred offshore experience)

- Journeypersons in the trade must demonstrate competence in their trade

- The following Offshore Certificates and Training is required and would be considered an asset:

- Basic Survival Training (BST) including HUET and HUEBA

- Rigging, Slinging, and Banksman

- Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) Alive

- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015)

- Offshore Safety Regulatory Awareness

- Fall Protection

- Confined Space Entry

- Emergency First Aid

When submitting your application to Wood please upload all your relevant Certifications.

Physical Requirements:

- Must pass a site-specific drug and alcohol test and CAPP Medical 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

- May be required consistently to work 12hour shifts performing physical labour in varying temperature extremes and conditions. May be required to work overtime on occasion

- 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

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.