Mechanical Work Preparator

4 days ago


Aberdeen, United Kingdom Wood PLC Full time

Wood is recruiting for a Mechanical Work Prep with extensive experience in the oil & gas industry to join a highly motivated, driven, and successful Turnaround team for upcoming events in the central North Sea over the coming years. Due to contract requirements this will be a staff position.

Purpose of Role

Part of the turnaround team responsible for successful planning, preparation and execution of turnaround events across multiple client assets.

Work Preparator has the responsibility, accountability, and authority to assemble executable work packages for the event, they will track and monitor work orders generated from Preventive Maintenance (PM) program or from Corrective Maintenance (CM) requests raised in CMMS (SAP).

The tasks include finalizing the scope of work, preparing work instructions and acquire Discipline support, services, material and logistic for effective completion of works.

Work packs shall be done in accordance with the best practices and HSSE standards to sustain and restore the asset’s Technical Integrity and Reliability / Availability

This position is a hybrid role based primarily onshore with required offshore visits and reports to the TAR Coordinator.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Ensure all Maintenance activities are prepared to allow a safe and environmentally responsible operation.
Comply with all client and Wood HSE principles, policies, and procedures.
Compile turnaround job lists from their designated discipline
Be accountable for all discipline relevant Field Verification reporting
Materials assurance and verification.
Produce job specification work pack and validate
Coordination Project activities and monitor actual progress versus plan.
Responsible for determining planned man hours & updating estimate man hours fields.
Responsible for maintaining a high standard of work preparation to allow the accurate measurement of workload status.
Interface with TAR coordinator to identify pre/post-turnaround activities & turnaround-specific critical activities.
Define major or critical scopes.
Where required we will comply with Management of Change Process (e-MOC) and liaise with Technical Authorities (TA2).
Monitor and coordinate on contractor preparation for the event

**Knowledge, skills and experience**:

- A self-starter who is pro-active and displays a keen sense of initiative, drive, and energy.
- Strong organisational skills with a particular eye for “attention to detail.”
- Proven ability to manage a diverse range of activities and relationships
- Persuasive communication skills and proven ability to interface with internal and external clients at all levels
- Excellent team-working skills, inspiring trust, and loyalty in others
- Proven ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary Operations and Maintenance team
- A detailed understanding of the maintenance workflow process.
- Skilled in using SAP (or other CMMS) to prepare work packages and monitor materials availability.
- In-depth awareness of Performance Standards & Safety Case requirements.
- Experienced work preparator required
- Time served in a maintenance “mechanical” discipline background.
- In depth knowledge and experience in platform operations and maintenance essential
- Valid offshore medical & survival certification required
- Competent in the use of SAP & Business Objects

**Qualifications**:

- Suitable & relevant Operations, Maintenance and Turnaround experience

And/or
- HNC or Recognised Apprenticeship with NVQ level 3


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