Lead Operator

Company Context

Role Overview

Safety, Health and Environment

• Maintain a safe and stable operating environment and follow company and industry safe work processes.
• Apply safe work permits, Lock-out Tag-out, and management of change procedures.
• Respond to process emergencies, execute emergency procedures, initiate plant trips when necessary, and direct field operators.
• Monitor Safety Instrumented Systems and Fire and Gas Systems, including safety interlock cause-and-effect charts.
• Ensure emissions and waste streams comply with environmental permits.

Technical and Operations

• Operate the steam methane reformer, CO2 removal and compression, PSA, membrane unit, and related utilities.
• Operate pipelines supplying hydrogen, steam, and CO2 to customers safely and efficiently.
• Monitor process variables through the DCS and manipulate control loops, setpoints, and cascades to maintain stable operation.
• Report production progress and plant status, recommend solutions to shortfalls, and support production optimization.
• Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities with maintenance and engineering teams.
• Maintain customer and refinery-unit relationships while meeting supply, reliability, quality, and flexibility requirements.

Requirements

• Ability to operate an integrated HYCO facility from a centralized DCS control room and in the field.
• Ability to apply safe work permits, Lock-out Tag-out, management of change, and emergency operating procedures.
• Knowledge of process variables, control loops, setpoints, cascades, and defined operating limits.
• Ability to coordinate with maintenance and engineering teams on preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Ability to maintain compliance with environmental permits, safety requirements, production targets, and product quality specifications.