Maintenance Technician

Key Accountabilities:

• Respond to equipment breakdowns and participate in RCFA investigations to determine root cause.
• Perform preventative maintenance as driven by the work management system and provide quality detail and feedback to work completed and discovered.
• Perform corrective maintenance using higher order skills including; trouble shooting, analysis, problem solving, critical thinking, diagnostic and reasoning ability.
• Provide BPX oversite of contractor work, ensuring compliance with BPX and regulatory requirements.
• Work with engineering to evaluate maintenance program performance and pursue predictive maintenance analytics.
• Seek knowledge in and encourage the use of new technology to further optimize facilities’ availability and reliability.
• Maintain and repair engines, compressors and pumps for a gas & oil treating and water injection facilities including gas driven compressors, large electric-driven compressors, heater treaters and stabilizers, TEG dehydration units, water injection pumps, separation, LACT skids, and product tankage.

Essential Education and qualifications:

• 5 years experience in oil and gas or related industry
• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent
• Experience with work management systems (SAP, Maximo, or similar)
• Proficiency with mechanical equipment and automation/instrumentation systems
• Experience as a mechanic working on Waukesha and Caterpillar engines and Ariel compressors.
• A willingness to try new approaches, listen to others, and follow through on commitments.
• Self-motivated individual who can deliver accurate, quality work with minimal supervision.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities: 

• Provides day-to-day management of operational priorities to maintain integrity of the facility.
• Maintains awareness of performance standards and their relevance to process operations, maintenance and performance requirements.
• Reports activities that could impact the safe operation of processes and/or systems, including potential process safety and operational optimization issues.
• Complies with BP's Code of Conduct and models BP's Values & Behaviors.
• Provides day-to-day management of operational priorities to maintain integrity of the facility.
• Reports activities that could impact the safe operation of processes and/or systems, including potential process safety and operational optimization issues.
• Delivers and implements relevant policies in the Operating Management System (OMS)
• Ensures all maintenance work is carried out in a safe manner
• Co-ordinates the planning and implementation of maintenance work
• Liaises with onshore engineers regarding maintenance issues
• Ensures the effective working of the Permit to Work system
• Monitors equipment and systems to ensure that the required performance is maintained
• Ensures the plant, processes and equipment are functioning efficiently
• Effectively follow all qualified unit and company rules, guidelines, and health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) practices and procedures.
• Liaises with onshore engineers regarding maintenance issues
• Ensures maintenance and provides testing of equipment as needed.

We offer a reward and wellbeing package to enable your work to fit with your life. These can include, but not limited to, access to health, vision and dental insurance, flexible working schedule, paid time off policy, discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and a generous 401K matching program. How much do we pay (Base)? $80,000-$120,000 
*Note that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.  



 Responsible for performing maintenance work associated with the production or refining of oil and gas.If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test(and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process. The drug screen requires a hair test for which BP must be able to obtain a sufficient hair sample for analysis (~4 cm/1 ½” scalp, or > 2 cm/¾” body – arms & armpits/legs/chest)

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Salary : $80,000 - $120,000