Gas Supervisor - Richards Bay at Bidvest Tank Terminals

Job Advert Summary    

• A position for a Gas Supervisor has become available within the Operations Department at BTT Richards Bay.
• To ensure efficient and safe operation of the Gas Plant, including managing operations and projects that may occur in the plant.

Minimum Requirements    

• Chemical engineering Diploma or equivalent
• 5 years’ experience in chemical/ Petro-chemical industry
• Process Safety experience
• Bulk Gas Storage Facility/Terminal Operations experience
• 3 years’ Supervisory experience

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Ensure equipment and system is operated as per design functionality.
• Control all operational activities on a shift basis.
• Monitor and control plant parameters such as temperature, pressure and levels including equipment performance and deviations.
• Collate, record and analyse all process variables and equipment performance.
• Determine causes of abnormal pressure and temperature variances and implement preventative and corrective action.
• Manage plant commissioning and decommissioning activities.
• Manage stock levels.
• Assess plant performance and breakdowns and take appropriate remedial actions.
• Supervise control room duties and ensure accurate data capturing.
• Lead plant activity risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Conduct root cause analysis and report results.
• Enforce SOPs, WI and conduct Planned Job Observations
• Report all unsafe activities and/or operations and ensure corrective action is taken.
• Participate in emergency response/firefighting activities.
• Supervise, mentor and conduct on the job training with new operators on all plant activities.
• Plan and co-ordinate the availability of team members.
• Assess the performance of team members and take appropriate action/s.