INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

Job description

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and coordinate the activities of the maintenance technician team, ensuring compliance with preventive maintenance plans and efficient execution of breakdown maintenance on Instrument systems, equipment, and facilities.
• Execute monthly and weekly maintenance plans, and control and submit regular progress reports.
• Provide onsite maintenance and repairs for various instruments, including generators, transformers, and motors, ensuring adherence to standards, specifications, safety procedures, manufacturer recommendations, and contract terms.
• Serve as the focal point for daily Instrument maintenance execution, leading and supervising day-to-day activities developed by technicians across all Instrument systems, plant, equipment, and facilities within the designated area.
• Conduct frequent site visits to ensure proper work execution and monitor technicians engaged in routine maintenance activities.
• Follow up on Instrument maintenance work progress, submit regular progress reports with recommendations to the Instrument foreman, and maintain records of daily maintenance works against planned programs, preparing work completion reports as applicable.
• Assist in implementing engineering modifications and enhancements to Instrument equipment by providing recommendations to improve the suitability and serviceability of Instrument systems.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in Oil & Gas maintenance.
• Diploma or Bachelor's degree.
• Strong technical understanding of maintenance management for Oil & Gas Facilities.
• Well-organized and proactive with excellent communication skills.
• Proven leadership skills within large organizations.
• Maturity of judgment under pressure and ability to resolve problems effectively.
• Strategic management skills.
• Ability to achieve business results in a multi-cultural environment.
• Flexibility to travel internationally and reside in KSA.