Where you fit in

This is an opportunity to join a flagship project at an exciting time, Penguins is a brand new FPSO, the first in Shell UK since 2001. The successful candidate will gain experience in FPSO offshore hook-up and commissioning, Start-up Ramp-Up (SURU) and will be part of team driving towards creating a generative culture.

As a Penguins O&M technician, you will be part of a team that delivers a safe, reliable, and sustainable asset through the offshore hook phase of the project and beyond 1st oil. You'll encourage and embed a culture where innovation, flexibility, and reflective learning is considered normal practice whilst ensuring multiskilling is at the forefront of everything we do. Operations, maintenance, and marine activities will be executed with a ‘one team’ mentality.

PENGUINS Operations & Maintenance Technician

• The successful candidate will have experience as a multiskilled O&M Technician, experience in commissioning is advantageous but not essential.
• Penguins rotation is 2/3 aligned with SOV facilities
• Vendor training will be required across various locations in the UK & Europe – flexibility is essential.

What’s the role?

The Penguins FPSO frontline team consists of multiskilled techs where all technicians will carry out cross discipline activities within their competence and capability. There will be a big focus on a “one team” culture and all techs will float between maintenance, operations, and marine departments. The O&M techs will prepare and execute maintenance to sustain the Asset’s Technical Integrity, reliability, and availability in accordance with Shell best practice and HSSE standards. The role will consist of but is not limited to:

• Execution of maintenance within your base discipline (i.e. Instruments)
• Operation of systems within all areas of asset (Hydrocarbons, utilities, power and marine)
• Operate, optimize, and safely manage equipment in line with the operating procedures to support overall facility delivery on production targets and ensure losses are minimized. Implement “find small, fix small” working
• Execute maintenance as per the maintenance execution plan
• Carry out fault finding on various process equipment
• Upskill their current competency profile to be able to execute cross discipline activities
• Successful candidates will hold or be willing to work towards TCI (Technical Custodian Instruments)
• Technicians will work in maintenance and/or operations roles, requiring a high degree of flexibility to change between the two depending on the needs of the Platform.

What we need from you

We are looking for people to demonstrate excellent safety leadership and behaviors, embracing the Penguins Charter and inspiring the team to drive sustainable business and HSSE performance.

• Trade qualification or HNC in a Instrument maintenance.
• Candidates with dual trades are preferred (i.e. Instrument Maintenance and Operations) however not essential.
• Embed & sustain a seafaring mentality across the Asset "Everyone cares for people & equipment" identify and drive improvement opportunities.
• Fully capable to use the Co W (Control of Work) system (Permit Holder/Requester, Isolating Authority, RA)
• Able to identify Safety Critical Elements within the maintenance system ensuring that they are maintained as per the performance standards
• Understand the principles of management change and apply the Mo C (Management of Change) process for appropriate change interventions taking into consideration risk, mitigation and HSSE issues
• Competent in SAP system both in raising notifications and executing plan. Carry out planned, preventative, remedial and breakdown maintenance as directed by line supervisor.
• Competent Authorized Gas Tester
• Be a part of the Emergency Response Team
• Fully understand POPMs (Platform Operation Procedure Manuals) and how to apply them to execute work safely
• Be a part of a high performing team delivering Asset Integrity, SECE (Safety Environmental Critical Elements) work scopes as per plan.
• Actively promote and embed multi-skilling, enabling cradle to grave execution "one team".
• Champion the Learner Mindset through the use of the Time Out To Understand Process

Additional Information:
Proposed start date is aspirational and flexible - dependant on release from current role.

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that not everyone often applies when they don’t feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply. We look forward to receiving your application.

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Shell started operations in the United Kingdom more than 110 years ago. Since then, we have grown into a leading innovative Oil & Energy company that rewards its employees by investing heavily in their careers and learning. Our people are our greatest asset, and our commitment to your career will see you thrive in a work environment that offers an industry-leading development programme. When your ideas travel, Shell will benefit, and innovation will thrive. Shell has a key role to play in helping meet the UK’s growing energy demand, whilst using innovative technologies to develop cleaner energy. We are the largest FTSE 100 company in the UK by market capitalisation and make a significant contribution to the UK economy. As well as processing 35% of the gas coming into the UK, we serve more than four million customers at our filling stations each week. Shell employs some 6,400 skilled staff as well as many contractors.

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Join us and you’ll be adding your talent and imagination to a business with the ambition to shape the future – whether by investing in oil, gas and renewable energy to meet demand, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently, everyone at Shell does their part.

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• We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
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Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.