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 ControlLogix 5000, CompactLogix, 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 adherence to 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.
Create 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.
A minimum of 8 years of experience in Instrumentation and 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.
Experience in the oil and gas industry is preferred.
Ability to mentor automation and instrument technicians and effectively interface with peers
