Operations Engineer

LINDE GAS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

LINDE GAS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. seeks an experienced Operations leader for on-site chemical plant production. You will coordinate with ROC, Maintenance and Technical Resources to resolve issues, drive safe plant operations, and enable timely turnaround planning and execution.

You will oversee permitting, MOC processes, and training for operators while ensuring safety, reliability, and performance targets are met in a high-stakes petrochemical environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years' experience in chemical plant production.
• Deep knowledge of safety, health and environment in petrochemical facilities.
• Strong leadership, communication and change-management attributes.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities with tight timelines.
• Solid understanding of project management and leading change.

Responsibilities

• Partner with ROC, Maintenance and Technical Resources to resolve issues.
• Provide leadership and direction to Operations technicians.
• Ensure plant operates safely by following SHEQ and SOP procedures.
• Enable successful turnaround planning and execution.
• Approve permits to work and manage change on site.
• Meet production, financial and reliability targets for the facility.
• Monitor plant operations with ROC for reliability and efficiency.
• Regulate process conditions with technical departments within safety parameters.
• Coordinate training and development needs of plant operators.
• Enter SAP notifications and work with Maintenance to prioritize work.
• Serve as MOC initiator for operations-related changes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Pro-active

Plan & organize

Interpersonal skills

Pressure handling

Tools

SAP

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Partners with the Remote Operating Center (ROC), Maintenance, and Technical Resources to ensure technical issues are being resolved.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Operations technicians.
• Ensures that the Plant is operating in a Safe manner by following all SHEQ and SOP related procedures and regulations.
• Enable successful Turnaround planning and execution.
• Support the daily operations activities on site such as approving Permit to Work, Management of Change, LOTO, Bypasses, etc.
• Fulfils the production, financial and reliability targets for the facility.
• Monitors the overall plant operations in close cooperation with the Remote Operating Center (ROC) to ensure maximum reliability and efficiency of the plant.
• Monitors, proposes, and executes regulation and improvement of process conditions together with technical departments and within process safety parameters.
• Coordinate training and development needs of the plant operators.
• Ensure SAP notifications are entered and work closely with the Maintenance organization to ensure work is prioritized.
• Serve as the MOC initiator for any operations related changes to the plant.

Requirements

• 5 -10 years' experience in chemical plant production, covering all phases of operations.
• Deep Knowledge of the safety, health, and environment of petrochemical facilities
• Demonstrate key leadership attributes e.g. Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills, Pro-active, Motivator, change management.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities with tight timeline.
• Good understanding project management and experience in leading change successfully.