Shift Engineer

Job Description
Job Summary: Supervise, control and coordinate all plant operations activities to ensure timely and effective plant production in accordance with established schedules, quality, cost, and time objectives. Responsible for safe start up/shut down of the plant as per the Standard Operating Procedures.

Responsibility:

Organize the plant in such a way that work is carried out to the required standard with minimum risk to men, machines,s, and materials, and comply with safety and environmental standards.
Coordinate with all other departments all activities that are related to plant operations during the shift and comply with safety rules and regulations.

Have a complete understanding of the permit-to-work system applied to the plant. Issue and cancel permits to work per authorization.

Coordinate activities involving plant chemistry with the Chemist.
Follow preset operational schedules to fulfill the planned availability production targets safely and efficiently.

Coordinate all activities or changes in plant status with the operations manager.
Make quick, on-the-spot decisions to correct abnormalities or disturbances. Take corrective actions during a state of emergency.

Supervise the interlock checks on start-ups, protection tests, and nonroutine activities like preservation, acid cleaning, etc.
Monitor the overall status of the plant and summarize activities in the log book. Fill daily plant status reports and relay all activities that occurred during his shift.
Maintain staff evaluation records, vacation schedules, etc. prepare evaluation forms for personnel requirements.
Prepare incident/accident reports and other reports required by the departments.

Keep accurate records and prepare daily and monthly reports.

Assist in the training and familiarization of new personnel in the shift.

Study and suggest any modifications which can improve the plant efficiency.
Ensure Environmental Aspect-Impact and Hazard Risk Assessment are carried out, controlled, and updated.
Implement, monitor, and report IMS objectives, Targets, and programs.
Provide necessary resources for effective implementation and sustenance of IMS.
Report IMS performance to the management periodically.
Ensure Legal compliance with respect to their scope of activities.
Ensure identification of root cause for the identified nonconformances/ deviations and implement corrective actions/Preventive actions.
Identify the competency gap for their subordinate personnel and implement necessary actions.
Carry out annual performance evaluations of reporting employees.
Responsible to ensure compliance with legal requirements, contractual and organizational requirements.
Provide on-the-job training to new employees and evaluate their OJT Performance.
Identification, documentation, and control of hazards in the assigned work area.
Ensure aspects identified are monitored and operational controls are followed.
Report deviations in the Integrated Management System, identify the root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Reporting of emergencies and incidents and near misses.
Effective resource utilization.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills
Awareness of Quality, Occupational Health & Safety, and Environment Management system principles
Knowledge of applicable legal requirements
Hazard Risk assessment
Aspect Impact assessment
Investigating skills
Knowledge of spillage containment
Knowledge of managing HSE emergencies
Knowledge of identification, classification, and disposal of waste
Knowledge of Emission Monitoring
Should be well conversed with Power/Desalination/RO Operational activities.
Decision making
Teamwork and analytical.