Job Description
Job: Plant Operator
Reports directly to : Operations Team Lead (OTL) / CRO
Objectives :
• The Plant Operator ensures in an operating facility compliance to Industry standards, procedures, and
practices in order to safely deliver the Production Processing, contractually defined with the OPF Client,
while maintaining the Integrity of the facility.
Key Indicators :
• Uptime %, on spec time%, Production, Revenue, Costs, PSAIM compliance,
chemical consumption, TRIF, AARm, Minimum OTC%, PLSSTC%,
• PSE Tier 3 and 4 reporting
ey Indicators
• Uptime %, on spec time%, Production, Revenue, Costs, PSAIM compliance,
chemical consumption, TRIF, AARm, Minimum OTC%, PLSSTC%,
• PSE Tier 3 and 4 reporting
Activities
Process Safety / Asset Integrity / Occupational HSE :
• Responsible for the compliance to all procedures as defined in the OPF PSAIM standard, and any Facility Specific
Procedure related to PSAIM. Drive/Improve PSAIM self-assessment 2/y
• Responsible for Permit To Work Procedures adherence and for maintaining the site clean/organized at all times
• Responsible for the SQ and HSE Incident Reporting, Remedial Work Plan closure and Root Cause Investigation
• Responsible for the execution of ERP Drills and the continuous ERT/ERP improvements
• Adherence to Safe Works practices (incuding Process Safety Fundamentals and Life Saving Rules)
Production Activities :
• Ensure all necessary parameters (flow, temp, pressure, specific gravities, chemicals quality, contaminations, etc)
are constantly monitored not to allow any required oil & gas specifications to go off. Take safe and fast actions to return on-specifications when required
• Responsible for the compliance to the Facility specific procedures related to the Production and other Contractual
Reporting and Communications with the Client.
• Prepare daily/night operations reports
• Prepare Operations logs for the operations
• Manage Safety Device/Instrument System Bypass or Isolation, and the forcing of Safety Instrumented System SIS /
and Fire and Gas Systems (FGS) inputs and outputs as per PF-W-01-09-003 Preparation / Isolation guidelines
Responsible for Plant shutdown or activating ERP in case of emergency.
• Ensure facility is operating within Integrity Operating Windows
• Ensure Security monitoring (CCTV’s in Control Room)
• Responsible for Inventory management compliance
• Responsible for up-keep and accuracy of SOP’s information (procedures/checklist/work instructions)
• Responsible for the compliance to MOC procedures (OPF and Facility Specific)
• Performs risk assessments on an on-going basis and ensures that where new equipment or a new process is
introduced that such risk assessments shall be up-dated as required
Interfaces :
This list is not exhaustive:
• PSD
• Ops Superintendent
• OTL and O&M Crews
• Ops and Asset Integrity Mgr
• Process Safety Mgr
• Site HSE Mgr
• COMPANY Operations Team
• OPF O&M Controller
• Maintenance Mgr / Team
• PTW coordinator
• CRO
Prior Experience/Expertise Required :
Experience :
Minimum 7 years production/maintenance
experience and 3 years in Plant Operations
role.
Knowledge to monitor all the operations of the
plants to ensure that everything is working as
designed/Planned.
Skill for operating and directing the operation of
equipment for stopping, starting and/or
regulating oil and gas, steam generators, hot oil
system, vessels, tanks etc (As per facility).
Eligible to manage and skill to safe control and
operation of units and associated plant
equipment for maximum efficiency and output.
He must have the functional and technical
knowledge and skills to manage activities in the
Production Facility with high level of
competency.
Must have experience communicating
effectively with his managers, peers and clients
both in writing and verbally.
Expertise :
• Permit to Work Mgt
• Control Room Operations
• Emergency Response Mgt
• PSAIM
• O&M activities in Gas/Oil/Water Processing (in plants of similar complexity)
Processes
Processes :
PSAIM standard
Facility Operations, Maintenance, ERP SOPs, ePTW system, isolation procedures
Instrument Bypass procedures, CRO Bypass/Isolation/Forces Log management
O&M MoC Procedure
Emergency Response Plan
Daily Production Reports (DPR)
Business Systems :
Quest
O&M Experience Capture Tool
ePTW
CMMS
RBI database
ERP
O&M Facility specific ref. page