Overview:

We are recruiting for an ELECTRICAL UTILITIES & GAS SERVICES COORDINATOR on behalf of our client, an international Chemical Manufacturing company based in Teesdale.

This role offers full time hours (37.5 hours per week), 5 days per week (including 1 in 3 weekends) on a rotating pattern of day shifts, running between 08:00 - 16:30.

Salary on offer is £19.70 per hour and the initial contract is available until December 2020 with possibility of extension.

Brief:

The successful candidate will coordinate the gas services and utilities; providing specialist Electrical or Mechanical support in the operations, maintenance and troubleshooting of site utility equipment across Teesdale in a safe, cost effective and efficient manner to meet customer and legislative requirements.

Assumes the "Site Incident Controller" responsibility and is a member of the Chilton Emergency Response Team (all work to be carried out during regular shifts - no out of hours work required).

Duties:

Owning and operating essential site utility equipment including all gas services (both bulk and speciality gases, including the large-scale preparation of high pressure single and mixed gas supplies), utilities plant and equipment.
Maintaining operations to ensure safe and uninterrupted essential services for 24/7 operation.
Site Incident Controller responsibility and member of the Emergency Response Team for Chilton, as per the Site Emergency Plan.
Performing compliance testing of site utility equipment, including safety critical system inspection and calibration to meet the requirements of company safety policy and legislative guidelines & be Responsible for the sign-off of inspection test records.
Diagnosing and troubleshooting non-optimal utility services, monitoring of site usage, acting upon changes and working with customers to improve OEE, minimise production costs and ensure transparency in utility cost allocation.
Managing external suppliers to deliver bottled and bulk gases to maintain an uninterrupted service and working pro-actively with R&D customers to meet gas supply requirements.
Maintaining appropriate relationships with contractors, tenants, suppliers and the research communities.
Responsible for the management of contractors and third-party organisations on behalf of Site Services and Projects Teams.
Ensuring operations, projects and maintenance work is executed to Site Safety Requirements.
Supporting the annual maintenance site shutdowns (throughout Teesdale) to ensure essential works are carried out with minimal disruption to business and experimental operations.
Issuance of high hazard permits as well as monitoring high hazard activity operations including asbestos removal, lifting operations and hot work & "permits to work".

Ideal Candidate:

Will be a qualified Electrical Engineer - HND, BSc, Apprentice Trained etc.
Experience as an Electrical Utilities & Gas Services Coordinator or equivalent
Significant hands on Electrical Engineering experience; troubleshooting, inspection, testing and repairing
Experience working with HV infrastructure
Experience working within Oil & Gas, Chemical Manufacturing or Pharmaceutical industries

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