Instrument Preparator

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Instrument Preparator

Ref#: J023979_1790940507

Type of work

Contract

Country

United Kingdom

Start date

November 2nd, 2026

Duration

> 1 year

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Atlas NextWave is recruiting an experienced Instrument Preparator to support maintenance and reliability activities at a key UK gas processing facility.

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for an instrumentation professional with oil & gas maintenance experience to join a high-performing site team on a long-term contract aligned with the operational lifecycle of a major energy asset. The contract is expected to run for approximately two years.

The Role

Working within the maintenance team, you will be responsible for preparing and coordinating instrumentation maintenance activities, supporting safe and efficient execution of planned and corrective maintenance work, and ensuring resources, materials and technical requirements are in place ahead of execution.

Key responsibilities include

• Preparing instrumentation maintenance work scopes and job packs.
• Supporting safe and cost-effective maintenance operations.
• Coordinating vendors, specialist contractors and technical support personnel.
• Acting as a technical focal point for instrumentation activities.
• Supporting maintenance planning and work management processes.
• Providing technical support to maintenance teams during execution.
• Assisting with breakdown response and ongoing plant reliability initiatives.

About You

We're keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate:

✅ Instrumentation experience within oil & gas, petrochemical, process, LNG or related industries.

✅ Strong knowledge of maintenance and production operations.

✅ Experience developing maintenance work scopes and supporting field execution.

✅ Ability to liaise effectively with technicians, contractors and operations teams.

✅ ONC, HNC, BTEC or equivalent engineering qualification.

✅ A proactive approach to safety, maintenance excellence and continuous improvement.

Desirable

CompEx certification.

Supervisory or team leadership experience.

Experience within COMAH, gas terminal or hydrocarbon processing facilities.

What's on Offer?

✔ Long-term 2-year contract

✔ Stable workload through to site cessation activities

✔ 9-day fortnight working pattern

✔ 9-hour working days

✔ Opportunity to support a major UK energy asset

✔ Competitive contract rates

Interested?

Apply today through Atlas NextWave or contact our team for a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity.

Jon McMillan

Consultant

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