ICSS Specialist

Department: Engineering And Maintenance

Location: Sumgait

This position is responsible for performing corrective and preventive maintenance on automation systems, advanced hardware, logic networks and other related equipment in Chemical Plant.

Principal responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the highest environmental and safety standards

• Demonstrate commitment to the Company’s HSE Policy by adhering to the requirements

• Fulfil maintenance tasks and provide technical support for a variety of Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS)

• Lead and participate in system troubleshooting and investigations

• Ensure DCS, ESD, PLC, MMS availability/integrity through monitoring and maintaining ICSS performance and strict adherence to the plant operating procedure

• Implement and modify functional block and ladder diagrams, logics on Control systems resulting from approved plant changes, projects as directed by the DCS Specialist and I&C Supervisor

• Support DCS Specialist for developing system related updating as built documents

• Access tasks, carry out condition monitoring and ensure accurate history of maintenance and inspection activities within SAP

• Commissioning duties in testing of loops and functions, participation in FAT and SAT, attendance in system start-up

• Contribute to ensure no overdue PM jobs

• Act as Team Lead for the execution of DCS Turnaround work

• Serve as mentor to junior DCS, instrument maintenance and contractor technicians

• Develop Procedures/Work Instructions/Scopes of work as required

• Ensuring appropriate hazard and risk reviews conducted for assigned DCS related projects and all issues identified are actioned

• Act as DCS Team Lead for the DCS group in the absence of the DCS Engineer.

• Assist the Instrument Section by developing and carrying out Flawless Maintenance and Turnaround practices for the Installed DCS Systems

• Continuous improvement of complex availability and reliability and reduction of mean time to repair

• No production loss, plant trip or quality non-conformance as a result of tasks performed

• Other duties requested by Line Manager

Accountability

• Accountable for all safety rules and regulations are followed in areas of responsibility

• Accountable for the efficient execution of work by spending sufficient time

• Accountable for the completion of the work execution schedule

• Accountable for recording relevant work order information

• Accountable for provision of required technical information for spare parts procurement

• Accountable for Control System maintenance and on-line troubleshooting

• Responsible for resolving and/or escalating issues that prevent completing scheduled work

• Responsible for planning and executing High Priority work

• Responsible for looking ahead at the upcoming task schedule and ensuring proper resources are available to complete work as planned

• Responsible for creating a culture of reliability and continuous improvement

• Responsible for building proper relationship with the plant management in order to achieve common goals

Typical skill requirements

Experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience of working in Petro-Chemical Industry

• Previous technician experience in filed instrumentation, DCS, ESD, PLC platforms

• Experience working with Third Party vendors and/or contractors

• Experience with maintenance databases and data management

• Reporting and following subordination

• Knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling

• Work overtime, weekends, holidays, and respond to call outs as needed

• Experience in troubleshooting and analysis of system alarms and equipment failures is required

• Experience in calibration & troubleshooting field instrumentation devices

Language skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Azerbaijani and English

• Knowledge of Russian is an asset

Technical skills:

• Extensive years Control Systems experience in either onshore or offshore facilities of the Petrochemical Industry.

• DCS (Yokogawa Centum VP), ESD (Yokogawa ProSafe RS), PLC (Siemens Simatic S7), MMS (Bentley Nevada 3500), Fire and Gas protection systems (Rockwell AB)

• Knowledge of Controller, IOMs and Field Instrument Installation, maintenance execution and testing is also essential

• Knowledge of HART, Modbus, Profibus, Vnet/IP and other protocols

• Knowledge in scientific principles, different measuring principles, engineering fundamentals and computer technology

Equipment skills:

• Monitor and diagnose of field instrumentation and control system

• Loop test and calibration of sensing and final control devices

• Instrumentation test and diagnose via field communicators and AMS

• Revision of control, machine monitoring systems and programmable logic controllers

• General knowledge of fieldbus and system network

• Yokogawa Centum VP / ProSafe RS / PRM, Simatic S7, RSLogix

• Windows OS and Office

• SAP GUI/Fiori

• Good PC skills;

• Experience & knowledge of SAP;

• Good knowledge of MS Office Applications and in-house software;

Soft Skills:

• Time management

• Good communication skill

• Team orientation

• Detail orientation

• Assertiveness and flexibility

• Problem solving

• Strong logical thinking and quick learning abilities

Other:

• Knowledge of Functional Safety (IEC 61508, IEC 61511) and Control System Standards (IEC 61131-3)

• Excellent understanding of safety management in processing facility, with a demonstrated personal commitment to safety

• Read and understand P&IDs, CS and Network Architecture, Logic and Wiring Diagrams

• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

• Ability to identify contamination issues (people, equipment)

• Ability to work in night shift rotations

Training & education needed

• High school diploma or equivalent in Process Automation

• Yokogawa Centum VP / ProSafe RS

• Siemens Simatic S7, WinCC

• AB RSLogix 5000, ConrolLogix, FactoryTalk HMI

• Consolidated Alarm Management System (CAMS)

Interested candidates can apply by clicking the link provided in the "Apply" button.

The above vacancy is addressed to nationals of Azerbaijan or with permanent residency in Azerbaijan. All eligible applications for the advertised post will be assessed and given equal opportunities.