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MEAPEA Electrical Technician

The Acetyls Business Unit is one of the world's leading manufacturers of acetic acid and its derivatives, and owns & deploys its leading technology in Europe, Asia and US.

INEOS Hull Site is the European manufacturing facility for the Acetyls Business Unit and is of significant strategic importance to the Global Business, with a focus on Manufacturing Petrochemicals as well as Research & Technology. Our core product range is Acetic Acid and Acetic Anhydride.
 
The INEOS Acetyls UK site at Hull is top tier COMAH registered, and the job holder has a key role in ensuring the plant is operated safely to meet the company’s and the regulator’s expectations with safety performance and operational integrity.
 
Competency assurance of the manufacturing personnel is critical to ensure that the Hull assets can be operated safely and reliably. Reliable and efficient plant operation are key measures of asset performance that need to be achieved to ensure business requirements are met.
 
This role is a part of the Asset Support Team team in Hull, providing services, expertise, assurance and support to the asset and Research teams in order to deliver safe, compliant, reliable operations over the short, medium and long term.
 
Cross-discipline technical awareness and an ability to lead and manage skilled maintenance schedulers, supervisors and technicians is essential. Finding ways to optimise maintenance carried out through shared service model working with third-party service providers is paramount.

The purpose of this role is to ensure the site remains complaint with the requirements of International standard for Electrical Apparatus for explosive Atmospheres IEC 60079-17. The role will provide INEOS with an informed ATEX electrical inspector/technician that will ensure that the implemented protection concepts for use in a hazardous area are installed, inspected and maintained to the required standard as documented within IEC60079-17. The role will require the incumbent to record all associated inspections/remedial works, and update them in the hazardous area database, as well as supporting the asset teams with the remedial work scoping.

  • Ensure the site is up to date with any changes to the requirements of IEC60079
  • Provide ATEX support across all the INEOS assets at Saltend.
  • Interface with 3rd party companies if required to provide remedial scopes/ Inspection support
  • Provide Support in Generation of MEAPEA remedial works/facilitate execution with contractors if necessary
  • Manage the onsite MEAPEA database post inspection/remedial works and ensure that this is kept up to date
  • Keep up to date with changes to the IEC60079 standards and ensure site remains compliant with this
  • Provide technical support to the asset teams with regards ATEX
  • Support external and internal audits with regards to DSEAR and ATEX requirements
  • Monitor the number of non-conformances by asset and provide KPIs to the asset teams and Senior I/E TA
  • Maintain the sites explosion certified documentation, i.e Risk Assessments, OEM Documentation
  • Carry out scheduled inspection, testing and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation asset based including portable equipment
  • Maintain the sites explosion certified documentation, i.e Risk Assessments, OEM Documentation
  • Carry out scheduled inspection, testing and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation asset based including portable equipment
  • Accurate completion of ATEX report forms
  • Manage the remedial work completion process

Technical Skills:

  • Minimum education requirements of City & Guilds in an appropriate craft discipline or NVQ level 3 or ONC/HNC or recognised craft apprenticeship or equivalent and experience gained within a petrochemicals/research environment
  • Proficiency in standard computer software (Microsoft Office) and demonstrated ability to learn maintenance management systems (eg. SAP)
  • COMPex trained ( Ex 01-04 )
  • COMPex ( Ex14 ) Responsible Persons

Behavioural Skills:

  • Ability to contribute to the success of the team, fostering learning, sharing of ideas and building capability
  • Record of strong personal safety values and taking the lead in safety initiatives
  • Strong teamwork skills and willingness to work at developing the overall team capability
  • Proven ability to work flexibly and autonomously as required.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Plant reliability targets are achieved
  • Plant maintenance costs within budget with cost reductions year on year
  • All statutory and integrity inspections within due date
  • Objectives achieved
  • Training targets achieved
  • Asset safety, reliability and overall production targets