Gary Gill
Methlick,Aberdeenshire
Summary
Diligent Maintenance Technician with 21 years of experience in proactive and reactive equipment maintenance. Enabling improved company productivity and profitability by providing cost-effective maintenance solutions in line with company strategy and working and utilising all safety systems in place.
Brings advanced understanding of Welltest equipment operation and preventive maintenance. Trained to diagnose, repair and calibrate equipment. Works great alone or with team members.
Loyal employee with solid understanding of training and mentoring employees.
Dedicated team player, quick to learn, proactive and hands-on in task completion.
Available to start immediately.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work history
Maintenance Technician
Expro
Dyce, Aberdeenshire
2014.03 - 2026.04
- Working as part of a team or alone performing all levels of maintenance on welltest equipment from cleaning and testing to complete strip down and rebuild of equipment.
- Documented service records meticulously, aiding smooth operations management.
- Mentored junior maintenance professionals to provide instruction on correct repair procedures.
- Tested recently repaired equipment to verify repair quality.
- Carried out high pressure testing on equipment.
- Stripping and rebuilding valves.
- Also carried out other operations including crane lifts, emptying containers and checking in contents, assisting yard foreman
- Completing work safely and efficiently using safety systems (PTW, risk assessments, toolbox talks, STOP, PI cards, work instructions)
Welltest offshore operator/technician
Expro
Dyce, Aberdeenshire
2005.02 - 2014.03
- Working as part of a team to perform welltest duties offshore which included rigging up equipment.
- Taking readings and samples during flowing of well.
- Operation of equipment during operations.
- Rigging down and packing up at end of job.
- Working in base selecting and packing equipment needed for job.
- Ensured health and safety regulations were always followed.
- Taking part in rig and company specific safety systems (STOP,THINK, START, FOCUS)
Nitrogen Operator
Macgregor's
Dyce, Aberdeenshire
2004.04 - 2005.01
- Working as part of a team rigging up and performing nitrogen purging, leak testing and pipe freezing onshore and offshore in the oil industry.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Manufacturing Technician
Scotgrip
Banchory, Aberdeenshire
1995.03 - 2004.03
Worked as part of a team manufacturing heavy duty anti-slip safety products for offshore and workplace use.
Education
GCSEs -
Banchory Academy
Banchory 1990/1990 - 1995/1995
Skills
- Confined space work
- Equipment maintenance proficiency
- On-Site troubleshooting
- Forklift operating
- Workload management
- Safety-oriented mindset
- Initiative taking
- Procedural compliance
- Codes compliance
- Reporting and documentation
- Cranes and lifting equipment
- Power and hand tool use
- Pressure testing
References
References available upon request.
Training and Competency
During my time as a maintenance technician i completed all levels of competency available.
I also completed various training courses including working at height, confined space entry, banksman/slinger, forklift truck upto 5t, LSA/NORM, Torquing.
Timeline
Maintenance Technician
Expro
2014.03 - 2026.04
Welltest offshore operator/technician
Expro
2005.02 - 2014.03
Nitrogen Operator
Macgregor's
2004.04 - 2005.01
Manufacturing Technician
Scotgrip
1995.03 - 2004.03
GCSEs -
Banchory Academy
1990/1990 - 1995/1995