OMS Program Team Lead at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

Job Summary

The Operating Management System (OMS) Implementation Team Lead will coordinate all OMS activities on behalf of all Astron Energy BUs with 60% of the time supporting the Refinery and the balance to supporting the rest of the BUs.

The duties will include the following:

• Accountable for closing OMS gap closure actions.
• Develop an overall OMS change management plan.
• Provide progress reports to the OMS Steering Committee.
• Serve as BU contact for the remaining gap assessments.
• Where required, serve as Sub-element owner for Astron Energy.
• Coordinate OMS standard deviation management.
• Review and rewrite (where necessary) all procedures to align with the OMS elements.
• Establish a central document repository of OMS documentation.
• Develop and conduct BU OMS training.
• Conduct BU self-verifications (Tier 1) and support BUs with Tier 2/3 audit preparation including Engineering & Ops barrier assurance.
• In addition, the team will support the following initiatives:
  • Document Management System (CDMS) update project. Approximately 5000+ documents for the Refinery which requires review and alignment with OMS.
  • DRR action close out, 23 actions
  • Operational discipline gameplan

The OMS Implementation Lead will integrate all activities across the Astron Energy BUs and provide consolidated feedback to the required stakeholders. The internal stakeholders include the following:

• Refinery Leadership Team
• Logistics Leadership Team
• Retail Leadership Team
• SHEQ Exco Committee
• OMS Steering Committee
• SHEQ Centre OMS

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar relevant technical degree.
• At least 10 years of experience in Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, Technical or SHEQ field in the oil and gas industry.
• At least 3 years of experience as a supervisor.

Work Experience:

• Experience with refinery operations, maintenance execution, project management, process safety, personal safety, environmental management and or auditing.
• Experience in supporting project managers and initiative owners in managing changes. Experience as an MRR/Blueprint workstream lead would be advantageous.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and develop effective strategies for change.
• Ability to facilitate conversations and communicate effectively with stakeholders at various levels within the organisation.

Knowledge and skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including experience working as a team member and leading teams.
• Ability to establish priorities and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to understand the business drivers and convert this into specific change management strategies.
• Excellent English communication, presentation and report writing skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to operate at multiple levels and take a hands-on approach.
• Excellent people skills, able to work across discipline and managerial boundaries, up to the executive management level.