Shift Manager

Totec; Catcliffe; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Company pension

Bonus

Job summary

Totec, a world-leading industrial gases and engineering company, seeks a Shift Manager for its ROC near Rotherham. You will oversee the safe, continuous operation of the plant 24/7, reporting to Plant Management and leading a control room team.

The role requires experience in process industries, control-room operations, and familiarity with HMI/SCADA/PCS7. Strong teamwork, problem-solving, and integrity are essential to succeed.

Qualifications

• Education to HNC in electrical, instrumentation, chemical engineering or chemical process.
• Experience in Oil/Gas, Petro-chemical or pharmaceutical environments preferred.
• Experience in control room operation with HMI/SCADA/PCS7 Siemens.
• Knowledge of P&ID, PFD and plant schematics.
• Ability to troubleshoot and trend data to identify issues.
• Plant commissioning experience is an advantage.
• Strong relationship management and teamwork in a control room.
• Knowledge of Permit to Work and emergency plans.
• High level of personal integrity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe, 24/7 operation and monitoring of the plant.
• Investigate plant disturbances, KPI monitoring and alarm management.
• Manage start-up situations to meet customer demand while minimising cost.
• Conduct plant efficiency evaluations and recommend improvements.
• Ensure operations comply with safety standards and quality initiatives.
• Maintain housekeeping and contribute to site safety management.
• Ensure compliance with site and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with teams to support continuous improvement.

Skills

Control room ops

HMI/SCADA

Process instrumentation

P&ID/PFD

Safety procedures

Teamwork

Troubleshooting

Integrity

Education

HNC in Electrical/Instrumentation/CPE

Tools

Siemens PCS7

HMI software

Job description

Shift Manager

Salary: £50k plus £12k shift allowance + 9% yearly bonus

Location: Near Rotherham (Brinsworth)

Hours: Full time shift role (12hr days & 12hr night, 24/7/365 days a year)

Benefits: Health care, company pension, bonus, etc.

Duration: Permanent

A world-leading industrial gases and engineering company require a Shift Manager at their ROC (Remote Operations Centre) near Rotherham. Reporting to the Plant Manager you will be responsible for the safe, efficient operation and monitoring of the company's plant on a 24-hour basis.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for investigating in this role, you will be responsible for the safe, efficient operation and monitoring of the plant on a 24-hour baseline
• plant issues, managing plant disturbances, reporting plant performance issues, KPI monitoring and alarm management
• In addition, you will be responsible for plant start-up situations to ensure customer demand is managed appropriately to minimise cost to the business
• Carry out plant efficiency evaluations to identify plant performance issues and make appropriate recommendations for improvements
• Furthermore, you will be responsible for the operation of our plant to minimise process safety implications and ensure KPI's are upheld
• Maintaining high standards of housekeeping whilst contributing to the site safety management system
• Ensure all site operations are carried out safely, and in accordance with the company and statutory operating and safety standards
• Contribute fully to all site and business quality, safety and environmental initiatives

Requirements

• Suitable candidates ideally will be educated to HNC in an electrical, instrumentation, chemical engineering or chemical process subject
• Time served experience of operating in an Oil, Gases, Petro-chemical or pharmaceutical/chemical process environment preferably, which involves fractional distillation and high pressure transfer schemes and pipelines
• You ideally will have previous experience in control room operation and using process interfaces such as HMI software/SCADA/ PCS7 Siemens
• In addition, you have experience of working with piping and instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), plant schematics and Process Flow Diagrams (PFD)
• Ability to troubleshoot, fault find and investigate process issues using data trending applications
• Furthermore, plant commissioning experience is an advantage
• You also have strong relationship management and team working abilities within a control room environment
• Knowledge of Permit to Work procedures and relevant emergency plans
• You must have a high level of personal Integrity

Not sure if you fulfil the full criteria for this role? Regardless, we'd still like to hear from you!

This company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, valued and empowered. They are more than happy to work with you to provide reasonable adjustments to enable you to present your best self.

All applicants must be eligible to live & work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility is required from candidates as part of the recruitment process (i.e. visa, residency permit, passport etc.)