Kris David Griffith is an experienced Instrument Technician with over 11 years of experience in both onshore chemical plants and offshore oil and gas platforms. He has comprehensive skills in instrumentation, electrical systems, and process engineering. His background includes roles with increasing responsibility, most recently as an Instrument Technician for Petrofac offshore in Liverpool Bay where he performs calibration, maintenance and fault-finding tasks on instrumentation and control systems.

1. Kris David Griffith
114 Maes Deri,
Ewloe,
Deeside,
CH5 3XB
Home Phone: 01244 532604
Mobile Phone: 07950 688 466
Email: kris-griffith@sky.com
PROFILE
I am a fully qualified Instrument Technician with 11 years hands-on experience gained working within multi-
national organisations, in both top tier COMAH plants and oil and gas processing platforms. On completion of
an Advanced Modern Apprenticeship in 2004, I was offered a role as an Instrument technician on a VCM plant.
I have a broad range of engineering skills with good knowledge and understanding of engineering processes
within the chemical/petrochemical industry. My experience has since been enhanced by a further two years
working on oil and gas processing platforms offshore (manned and unmanned). I am a self motivated,
hardworking and conscientious individual with great attention to detail. Dedicated to maintaining high quality
standards, I possess first class analytical and problem solving skills. I always excel under my own initiative and
am a valuable asset to any team.
EXPERIENCE
Instrument Technician, Petrofac, offshore position, Liverpool Bay — July 2013 - Present
• Strict adherence to Permit To Work (ISSOW) procedures and Risk Assessments.
• Fully experienced in creating permits and isolation certificates.
• Regular use of Cause & Effects and P&ID engineering drawings.
• Compliance with regulations associated with the chemical/oil and gas industry.
• Calibrate and maintain process control/measurement systems, pneumatic/hydraulic control systems and DCS
hardware/software and comms equipment.
• Maintenance and routine testing of analysers, gas detection, ESD Tricon, CAT1/SIL systems and Bently
Nevada vibration/speed sensors (3300 and 3500 chassis models).
• Breakdown response for a wide variety of instrumentation/DCS hardware and software, including control and
shutdown valves, pressure, level, flow, vibration, speed and temperature measuring devices.
• Fault finding on these systems to determine the root cause and taking the required corrective actions to
remedy the fault.
• Compiling written reports and legal documentation on completion of trip tests for Emergency Shutdown
Routines.
• Commissioning of instrument loops.
• Hazardous Area regulation compliance for installation and inspection (COMPEX qualified).
• Identify correct engineering specification of equipment and liaise with external suppliers in order to obtain
quotes for required replacements.
• The use of SAP to record and complete work scope history and procure equipment from external suppliers
and internal stores department.
• Communicating with people at all levels including senior management, supervisors, contractors and suppliers.
Instrument Technician, Ineos Chlor Vinyls, Runcorn — Feb 2004 - July 2013
• All of the above, plus:
• Responsible for training new staff on plant procedures and systems.

2. • Coordination and planning of engineering maintenance personnel across several plants. This was coupled
with the completion of an 18 month Work Manager training course.
• Arrange and chair meetings between maintenance and process personnel.
• Working from technician to supervisory level, directing core and contract personnel during day to day
maintenance and plant overhauls/shutdowns.
Advanced Modern Apprentice, TTE Training Ltd. — Sept 2000 - Feb 2004
The first two years of which were spent studying a broad based process engineering course. The last 18 months
were based on Ineos chemical plants (previously EVC) at Runcorn site, where I specialised in instrumentation/
electrical engineering.
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS
• COMPEX Installation & Inspectors course, Ex01,2,3 and 4 (2014)
• Process Engineering Maintenance Instrumentation/Electrical NVQ Level 3 (2004)
• BTEC National Certificate in Plant Engineering (2003)
• Process Operations (Chemical & Pharmaceutical) NVQ Level 2 (2002)
• Process Engineering Maintenance Mechanical/Instrumentation/Electrical NVQ Level 2 (2002)
• Electricity At Work Regulations training (City & Guilds accredited) (2013)
• OPITO approved offshore oil and gas Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST) (2013)
• OPITO approved Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) (2013)
• Offshore Emergency Response Team Member training (ERT/Fireteam) (2014)
• Breathing apparatus and confined space entry training (2014)
• Small bore tubing construction/installation training (2014)
• Level 1 Modicon PLC training (2014)
• Counterbalance and Reach fork lift truck trained (2000)
• Mobile scaffold erection training (2014)
• GCSEs Maths, grade B
• GCSE German, grade B
• GCSE English language, grade B
• GCSE English literature, grade C
• GCSE Science (dual award), grade C/C
• GCSE Geography, grade C
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Marital status: Married
Date of birth: 26/10/1980
Driving Licence: Full UK
Interests/activities: Swimming, playing piano, circuit training, music and movies.
References available upon request