Production Technician
Current► Routine monitoring, process monitoring, operation, optimization & preventative, reactive & shutdown maintenance, fault-finding &/or repair of electrical & instrumentation (E&I) systems & equipment on Lufkin beam pumps, cavity & linear rod pumps, test separators, degassers, water injection wells, separator stations, storage tanks & load outs► Draining, flushing, purging & venting process lines & equipment, as well as diagnostics, fine-tuning, rectifying production issues, unit run-ups & shutdowns, identifying & developing opportunities to improve process & optimize overall plant production, sampling, keeping accurate production records, & providing clear shift handover reports► Working collaboratively with process operators & reliability engineers to troubleshoot malfunctioning alarms for pressure, flow, temperature, lighting & power & with multi-discipline maintenance teams to ensure plant & equipment is ready for scheduled or break-in maintenance► Operation & maintenance of oil, water & gas processes to ensure correct flow rates, as well as adhering to routine & outage/shutdown maintenance schedules to ensure on-time completions, & reporting defaults or defects to supervisors► Working with central control room operators to ensure safe starts, stops & responses to process upsets, alarms, trips & emergencies, & to report process abnormalities & trends (& St&-in CCR Operator as required using CITEC)► Reading, interpreting & using P&ID’s, technical plant specifications, operating philosophies, safe operating envelopes, standard operating procedures, & cause & effect matrixes for daily operations/production monitoring► Using JDE CMMS for maintenance requests, order tracking, scheduling, maintenance recording, inventory management, work order close outs & completed work packs► Reviewing E&I & high risk PTW, & designing, signing off, installing & verifying process isolations► Using CITEC SCADA, Lowis & Foresite computerized systems to diagnose equipment faults.