Job Description

Responsibilites

The Static Technician will be responsible for supporting activities in the areas of Maintenance, Piping Fabrication & Fitting, Rigging and Planning.

• To ensure Responsible Care is the primary focus of all contract personnel.
• To ensure compliance of the company with all the terms and conditions defined in its contract with Methanex Trinidad Limited.
• To ensure the optimal use of the CMMS.
• Execute maintenance activities in the following:
• Repairs, and maintenance of static equipment (heat exchangers, columns, drums, piping, valves, gratings, platforms, loading arms), cleaning of tubes with pressure equipment, repair of leaks in welded and/or flanged valves, flanges or other type of unions, etc.
• Rigging manoeuvres for lifting equipment, structures, etc.
• Welding and cutting processes.
• Installation of piping and structural supports.
• Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
• Interpret and work with isometric drawings, P&ID diagrams, structural drawings both for fabrication as well as for erection, field schemes, repair procedures, etc.
• Perform Piping Fabrication activities as required:
• Operate manual or semi-automatic flame cutting equipment, e.g. Oxy Acetylene and Plasma Cutting process.
• Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
• Locate and mark work piece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
• Assist with the maintenance and repair of welding, brazing and soldering equipment.
• Adjust welding heads and tooling according to work specifications.
• Read and interpret blueprints and welding process specifications (Inspection test plans).
• Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to work pieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
• Assist with general pipe fitting and mechanical activities.
• Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches and hand tools.
• Move parts into position, manually or by using hoists or cranes.
• Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
• Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
• Perform Pipe Fitting Activities as required:
• To lay out, assemble, maintain, troubleshoot and repair piping
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipe to required shape using hand and power tools.
• Install supports, valves and piping.
• Install clamps, brackets and hangers to support piping system/sprinkler/fire protection equipment, using hand and power tools
• Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
• Repair and replace parts and components for vessels, heat exchangers, turbines, compressors, columns, drums and other process equipment’s
• Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
• Structure repairs, align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars and hammers.
• Perform Rigging Activities as required:
• Perform pre-operational inspection.
• Confirm the weights, dimensions and heights of all loads to be lifted.
• Assess the lift and the surrounding location and perform hazard identification/JHA’s, lanyard/tag line usage, manoeuvres, working space for crane booms, turning space for counterweights, etc.
• Select the crane and rigging equipment capable of safely managing the loads to be imposed and ensure that safe working load ranges are not exceeded.
• Select proper lifting equipment for lifts.
• Work with equipment operators to ensure that loads are secure.
• Assist crane operators to secure all attachments to loads, guide signal operators in moving loads and provide assistance in other activities.
• Ensure cranes and all rigging and lifting equipment is certified for use.
• Perform Planning Activities as required:
• Preparation, planning, scheduling, coordination and support in the execution of maintenance activities in the most reliable and effective manner possible.
• Coordinate the activities of, and ensure the availability of materials, equipment and tools for maintenance personnel involved in performing routine, preventative and emergency work on equipment and facilities maintenance.
• Develop work packages which include as a minimum; specifications, weld procedures, materials, tools, photos, special procedures, drawings, HIDs, RAs, duration and equipment to effect plant repairs.

Qualifications

Education & Formal Qualifications:

• Secondary School Certificate or validated through the Competency Management Assessment system.
• Industry courses in fabrication, fitting, rigging.

Competencies & Experience:

• Minimum 10 years experience in a maintenance function in the petrochemical industry.
• Familiarity with machine shop work.
• Welding and piping requirements.
• Maintenance and/or erection of equipment, that is, pumps, compressors, turbines, heat exchangers.
• Confined space, banksman, rigger, banksman and work at heights.
• Must be Computer literate.
• Must possess good verbal and oral communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, team player.
• Technical competency in report writing
• Valid Certificate of Good Character (must not be older than 6 months).
• Preference will be given to national citizens or permanent residents of Trinidad & Tobago

Massy Wood Group Ltd. (Massy Wood) is a joint venture company, owned by the Energy division of Massy Holdings Ltd., and Wood PLC, a global leader in consulting and engineering across energy and the built environment. https://www.massywoodltd.com