About this role
Responsibility Areas
- Operate the DCS/PLC for plants startup and shutdown operations to meet Company’s objectives and production targets.
- Experience on ABB/YOKOGAWA/Honeywell DCS is desirable
- Experience in ESD (Emergency shutdown) system
- Monitor and control all process parameter conditions such as flow rates, pressures, temperatures, levels, etc, through displays, graphics and trend logs.
- Communicate with field operators for parameter adjustments in field.
- Hands on operational experience on handing high pressure reactors, continuous distillation columns, catalytic reactors, scrubbers, process gas compressors as well as batch plants
- Report to Shift In charges/in charge in case of parameter abnormalities and process deviations immediately.
- Makes minor plant adjustments when necessary and reports any serious faults to the In charge of appropriate remedial actions, implements immediately the approved actions, procedures and standard emergency responses.
- Takes immediate corrective actions to limit risk to personnel, plant equipment and production during emergency situations.
- Maintain operational logs, historians parameters tuning, interlock management alarm fault register and analysis of the same to reduce the alarm frequency along with operational stability
- Monitor & control the usage of raw materials, chemicals and other plant utilities effectively to an optimum level in safe manner.
- Prepare & assist in preparation of necessary plant - operational reports as requested by Production In charge or Team Leader.
- Ensure the safe shutdown, isolation and blow down of relevant Section / plant during emergency situations.
- Lead as DCS operator and assist for PSSR activity, pre-commissioning and commissioning of plant.
- Based on requirements and Guidance of shift in charge or manager support provision for the project and other activities.
- Assist in studying the problem and issues arising in the operation and process to identify suitable remedial measures.
- Identify and investigate the faults and inform the concerned departments, for remedial action.
- Adhere to Company’s HSE policy, standards and approved operating procedures while performing the duties / tasks.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by In charge such as taking part in training / developing new operating staff
- Generation/preparation of necessary reports, updating BMR, plant shutdown and startup procedures, etc
- Coordinates and executes normal and critical operations including equipment or facility start-up, shutdown (normal & emergency) and turnaround related activities from the control room while cooperating with and providing direction to field operators. At times may be required to participate and support field activities.
- Read processing schedules, operating logs, test results of lab samples to determine changes in equipment controls, required to produce specified quantity and quality of product.
- Participates in Operating Procedure and Manual development process.