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The Senior / Automation Technician position is a field orientated and centrally based within the Instrument & Automation department and it is responsible of increasing the run-time availability of all operating equipment, to meet the target KPI’s of Instrument & Automation department. The Senior / Automation Technician will be required to develop and maintain the Control and Automation (C&A) systems in Mukhaizna and responsible of a large network of control systems that has ESPs and RTUs and remote PLC Locations. 

The Senior / Automation Technician will develop and maintain programmable logic controllers (PLCs) software, SCADA systems and Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs). Also, the Senior / Technician must be Familiar with a wide range of field instrumentation and the Rockwell Control Logix 5000, PLC 5 and SLC 500 Automation Platforms. The Senior / Automation Technician will provide Automation support to commissioning teams during the commissioning of new projects. 

 The Senior / Automation Technician responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Comply and ensure adhering all written maintenance procedures, Job plans, and work instructions for routine and non-routine activities on critical or non-critical high-value equipment.
• Troubleshoot Automation Network issues.
• Develop programmable logic controllers (PLC) programs of new projects such as separators, manifolds, wells and water/gas treatment.
• Develop Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) programs of new projects such as separators, manifolds, wells and water/gas treatment.
• Support on managing activities and total backlog to have it within acceptable range.
• Creation maintenance procedures for end devices, transmitters and PLC logic.
• Will be directly involved in the MOC implementation.
• Integrate maintenance automation activities with field planned activities with maintenance planner.
• Support the department in the structuring and training of Omani Technicians, in the varied maintenance discipline areas to achieve preset goals and targets.
• Support project manager with project approval, control system & instrument engineering design.
• Review, procurement, construction, and participate on commissioning/startup.   
• Assist in establishing standards, templates, and guidelines as applied to the automation system.
• On a major failure, to have an input on RCA Root Cause Analysis and work with technical advisor to have a final report.
• Assemble all required documentation and user manuals created during the development process in order to transfer essential knowledge to customer and end user.
• Work Closely with Instrument Department and assist in trouble shooting problems.

• College Diploma with a Minimum of 7 years of experience in Instrumentation and Control System Association OR General Diploma Certificate / Secondary School Certificate with a Minimum of 10 years of experience in Instrumentation or Control System Association.
• Strong knowledge in instrumentation calibration, operation, maintenance, including process control logic and communication protocols.
• Experience in Allen Bradley PLCs hardware and software.
• Oil and Gas experience is preferred.
• Mentor automation and instrument technicians and interface with peers.