HVAC Foreman (M/F) at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: HVAC Foreman

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Organises on site the maintenance operations which are placed under his responsibility,
• Assists the planning team by giving any technical support for the preparation of the jobs in his discipline.
• With his teams assists specialists working under Specific Maintenance Contracts (SMC),
• Ensures that COMPANY’s HSE regulations are respected (especially procedures related to Work Permits), as well as approved operating procedures and standard industry practice during performance of maintenance operations placed under his responsibility,
• Manages interventions using the CMMS and checks intervention reports in the CMMS (including those concerning SMC) and writes the technical reports related to his field,
• Monitors the functioning of utilities and equipment placed under his responsibility,
• Ensures that the transfer of knowledge by mentoring occurs properly within his teams, and actively participates in this himself,
• Carries out, at the CSR request, any intervention within his field of competence.
• Takes in charge the systems under his responsibility in case of breakdown until correct operation status.

Methods:

• Identifies recurrent corrective maintenance interventions, analyses them and suggests improvements,
• Keeps a critical eye on current preventive maintenance programmes and, if need be, suggests improvements,
• Warns support teams of any recurring problems related to the availability or quality of spare parts,
• Suggests improvements and requests modifications.

Quality Assurance:

• Verifies the quality of his teams’ interventions by frequent on-site checks,
• Ensures that the members of his teams have the qualifications and skills required for the tasks entrusted to them and, if need be, suggests corrective measures.

Responsibilities

•  He is responsible for maintenance operations within his field of competence.
• He ensures that maintenance operations under his responsibility are carried out in strict accordance with COMPANY’s current safety rules and operating procedures and in accordance with standard industry practice, thereby guaranteeing the quality of maintenance operations, within his field, carried out on site by CONTRACTOR.
• He guarantees a good level of availability of the equipment he is responsible for on production sites.
• He plays a predominant role in the transfer of skills to personnel undergoing training by mentoring on site.

Requirements
The holder of this position must have the following qualifications:

•  Higher National Diploma or Certificate (HND/HNC (A-levels + 3 years’ study) or BTS/DUT or equivalent,
•  5 to 10 years’ experience in the maintenance field on oil and gas production installations,
• A basic knowledge of the process of oil and gas treatment, installations and a thorough knowledge of the equipment used in oil and gas treatment installations
• Specific professional knowledge: SAP/R3 experience and know-how
• Ability to lead and motivate multi-national teams,
• Pride in his work, ability to maintain good relations with colleagues and others,
• Physical ability to work on offshore installations in the climatic conditions of the site,
• Working language: English
• He must have proven ability as a leader of small teams.
• Perfectly competent and independent in his field, he must show common sense and organisational ability.
• Natural authority, founded on his abilities and on the trust he has in his teams, is essential.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.