Field Operations Supervisor at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)

Roles and Responsibilities

The Field Operator Supervisor will be responsible for the following:

• Lead a team of operators to deliver simple and complex activities in the plant.
• Manage the shutdown permitry and isolation management process.
• Apply the emergency response procedure where and when necessary.
• Report and close out UA/UC.
• Serves as PTW signatory.
• Apply the HSSE policy, and legislation applicable to crude oil transfer and export.
• Adhere to plant operational procedures.
• Monitor, control and record production rates and performance.
• Start-up and commissioning of installation.
• Perform basic troubleshooting on process facilities to ensure stability.
• Perform daily first-line monitoring of process parameters and variables.
• Gather daily production data, and determine the production performance.
• Participate in console review meeting, Daily notification and YTT review meeting
• Prepare daily production reports for DPR
• Execute daily communication and Shift handover
• Ensure optimized chemical injection rates are followed as advised.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions plant isolation etc.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to execute planned activities.
• Supervise preparation of equipment for maintenance including isolation, draining, steaming, and other procedures as required.

Asset Management:

• Contract Management – Processing of Service Entries, PR/PO, Catering Bills and Chargeback
• West Demand Planning/Execution
• Managing Logistics for Terminal staff and visitors - booking of flights and personnel carriers.
• Support the Business Finance Unit in Managing the Terminal Budget
• Serve as Focal Point for Co-ordinating Terminal Estate Services
• Vendor Relationship and Performance Management- Track Staff Salary Payment, Pension Remittance and General Vendor Performance
• West Demand Planning/Execution
• Coordinate YTT (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow), Notifications, Scheduling and FSR (Facility Status Report) Reviews/Engagements
• Manage Terminal Fleet and daily fuel collection.
• Plan and supervise safe execution of Field/Environment Maintenance.
• Co-ordination West Cost Leadership Panel for the Terminal
• Apply the emergency response procedure where and when necessary.
• Report and close out UA/UC.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to execute planned activities.
• Execute daily communication and Shift handover.
• Follow-up Procurement for ordered spares and materials until delivery.
• Raise and achieve budgetary approval for procurement of materials and services.
• To enable the end-to-end process of material purchasing using Companies Material Management “ways of working” and manage the Requisition-to-Pay (RtP) Process.

Work Cycle:

• The work location is a Swamp-field based in the West Shell Facilities accessible via water and Air.
• The job activity period is daily on a 12-hour (7 am to 7 pm) routine over 21 days.
• There is a standard 3-week on and 3-week off schedule.
• The successful candidate will manage their absences with his/her contractor for suitably qualified covers.
• There may be a need for periodic visits to the Shell industrial area for training and official assignments.
• Personnel may be required to work extended hours as the need arises.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 to 12 years working as a field operations support, technician or permit coordinator in an oil and gas-producing field location.
• Asset Management and Logistics support Experience in SPDC.
• Must have at least five (5) years’ experience in SPDC terminal operations.

Skills:

(Added advantage):

• Ability to read and interpret process engineering flow schemes (PEFS) and process documents.
• Skill-level knowledge in running/managing permit systems.
• Understanding of Forcados Terminal Process Operations and control room activities.
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.
• Self-motivated and performs under minimal supervision.
• Experience in leading and supervising others in field operations tasks.
• Experience in site project supervision and commissioning.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to understand and perform production operations (volume, pressure) calculation.
• Ability to understand units of various variables i.e., pressure, volume, flow rate etc.
• Onsite Hazard identification and Risk assessment capability.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.