Shift in Charge

ACWA Power Co.; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Acwa Power is seeking a Shift Charge Engineer to oversee overall plant operations during the shift, ensuring safety, efficiency and adherence to SOPs and quality standards. You will supervise startup/shutdown, interlock checks, and routine testing while coordinating with departments and managing permits to work.

The role requires a Bachelor of Engineering with at least 8 years' experience in Power/Desalination/RO plants, preferably in similar facilities in the Middle East.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering is a must.
• Post graduate in engineering with power plant engineering preferred.
• Minimum 8 years in Power/Desalination/RO plant.

Responsibilities

• Comply with safety rules and regulations.
• Prepare daily plant status reports and logbook updates.
• Coordinate with departments during shift and manage permit to work system.
• Direct startup/shutdown operations and plant control logics.
• Respond to abnormalities, take corrective actions during emergencies.
• Maintain records on hazards, incidents and environmental aspects.

Skills

Quality management

OHSAS/ISO knowledge

RCA / root cause analysis

Hazard risk assessment

Environmental management

Leadership & decision making

Emergency response

Analytical skills

Power/Desalination operations

Communication under pressure

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Postgraduate in power plant engineering

Tools

SAP

Permit to work system

Job description

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Position
Job Title Shift Charge Engineer
Job location (Department/Plant) Operation
Reporting to Operation Manager
Job Summary
Responsible for overall plant operation activities in shift. Ensure that all the activities in the plant are performed in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with the approved Standard Operating Procedures, quality standards, time schedules, and other operating requirements.
Responsible for safe startup/shut down of the plant as per the Standard Operating Procedures.

Roles & Responsibilities

• 1 Comply with safety rules and regulations. Be fully aware of the safety hazards in the plant.
• 2 Familiar with plant O&M agreements, P&IDs, SOPs, Work instructions, Operation and control logics, emergency operation procedures, as well as regulatory requirements and any other related documents.
• 3 Ensure that the plant is operated to the established standards with minimum risk to men, machine and materials, comply with safety and environmental standards.
• 4 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.
• 5 Follow preset operational schedules to fulfill the targeted production availabilty safely and efficiently. Coordinate all activities or changes in plant status with operations manager.
• 6 Make quick, on the spot decisions to correct abnormalities or disturbances. Take corrective actions during a state of emergency. Supervise the start up checklist, interlock checks , protection tests, non routine activities like preservation, acid cleaning etc.
• 7 Upon authorization, issue work permits for maintenance section involved. Have a complete understanding of the permit to work system procedure applied to the plant. Issue and cancel permits to work per authorization. Normalize the equipment after release and perform necessary testing to check the equipment or system after maintenance.
• 8 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.
• 9 Maintain staff evaluation records, vacation schedules etc. prepare evaluation forms for personnel requirement.
• 10 Prepare incident / accident reports and other reports required by the departments and submit to the concerned authorities within stipualated time period.
  Keep accurate records on all activities performed in the plant on regular basis.
• 11 Assist in the training and familiarization of new personnel in the shift.
• 12 Study and suggest for any modifications which can improve the plant efficiency.
• 13 Ensure Environmental Aspect-Impact and Hazard Risk Assessment are carried out, controlled and updated.
• 14 Implement, monitor and report IMS objectives, Targets and programs.
• 15 Report deviations in Integrated Management System, identify root cause and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• 16 Ensure regulatory compliance with respect to their scope of activities.
• 17 Ensure identification of root cause for the identified non conformances/ deviations and to implement corrective actions/Preventive actions.
• 18 Identify the competency gap for their subordinate personnel and implement necessary actions.
• 19 Carry out periodic performance evaluation of reporting employees.
• 20 Provide on-the-job training to new employees and evaluate their OJT Performance.
• 21 Identification, documentation and control of hazards in assigned work area.
• 22 Ensure aspects identified are monitored and operational controls are followed.
• 23 Control emergencies, incidents and near misses.
• 24 Communicate with the load dispatch center.
• 25 Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

• Educational Desired Bachelor of Engineering is a must.
• Preferred Post graduate in engineering with power plant engineering.
• Minimum Experience (Type and duration) Minimum 8 years in Power/Desalination/RO plant.
• Preferable Experience in similar plants in Middle East
• Required Skills
  1. Awareness of Quality, Occupational Health & Safety and Environment Management system principles
  2. Knowledge of applicable legal requirements
  3. Well familiar with conducting RCA
  4. Hazard Risk assessment
  5. Aspect Impact assessment
  6. Investigating skills
  7. Familiar with spillage containment
  8. Capability of managing HSE emergencies
  9. Well familiar with identification, classification and disposal of waste
  10. Well familiar with the Emission Monitoring practices and parameters
  11. Well conversed with Power/Desalination/RO Operational activities.
  12. Decision making ability under stress
  13. Strong leadership quality
  14. Excellent analytical skill
• Desired certification / Job specific skill / Training SAP working knowledge is preferred. ISO9001, 14001; OHSAS 18001 awareness/working knowledge is preferred.

Work Condition

Ready to work in remote location