Senior Mechanical Technician at Prime Atlantic Cegelec Nigeria (PACE)

Prime Atlantic Limited is a wholly owned Nigerian Company dedicated to effecting development in the Nigerian Oil and gas industry. It was established in 2005 and successfully partnered with Cegelec, France to establish a joint venture company, Prime Atlantic Cegelec Nigeria (PACE) in 2005.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Technician

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Contract

Job Summary

• Responsible for maintenance operations within field of competence, ensuring that maintenance operations under responsibility are carried out in strict accordance with the company’s current safety rules and operating procedures and in accordance with standard industry practice, thereby guaranteeing the quality of maintenance operations, within field, carried out on site. 
• Guarantees a good level of availability of the equipment responsible for on production sites. 
• Plays a predominant role in the transfer of skills to personnel undergoing training by mentoring on site.

Job Duties / Responsibilities / Accountabilities
Operations:

• Organises and performs on site the maintenance operations which are placed under responsibility, with teams assists specialists working under Specific Maintenance Contracts (SMC).
• Ensures that the company’s HSE regulations are respected (especially procedures related to Work Permits), as well as approved operating procedures and standard industry practice during performance of maintenance operations placed under responsibility.
• Ensures that all maintenance and repairs to plant and equipment are carried out in a safe and efficient manner and in strict compliance with company operating procedures and any relevant statutory legislation to maintain all such equipment in sound and safe operating condition.
• Manages interventions using the CMMS, enters intervention reports in the CMMS (including those concerning SMC) and writes the technical reports related to field.
• Monitors the functioning of systems placed under responsibility.
• Ensures that the transfer of knowledge by mentoring occurs properly within respective teams and actively participates in this personally.
• Carries out, at the Supervisor request, any intervention within the field of competence.
• Takes in charge the systems under responsibility in case of breakdown until correct operation status.

Methods:

• Identifies recurrent corrective maintenance interventions, analyses them and suggests improvements.
• Keeps a critical eye on current preventive maintenance programmes and, if need be, suggests improvements.
• Warns support teams of any recurring problems related to the availability or quality of spare parts.
• Suggests improvements and requests modifications.

Quality Assurance:

• Verifies the quality of the teams’ interventions by frequent on-site checks.
• Ensures that the members of the teams have the qualifications and skills required for the tasks entrusted to them and, if need be, suggests corrective measures.

Requirements
Education Qualification:    

• Higher National Diploma or Certificate (HND/HNC (A-levels + 3 years’ study) or BTS/DUT or equivalent

Experience: 

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in the maintenance field on oil and gas production installations.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online