Shift Supervisor, MSF Plant

Job Description

Maintenance Coordination:

Reports operational abnormalities to the maintenance department and follows up to ensure proper response and work continuity.

Shift Reports:

Prepares shift reports to keep the operations superintendent well informed about work progress

Work Requirements:

Coordinates work requirements with the other sections, make available designated and required shift operating personnel as needed to ensure work progress.

Housekeeping:

Ensure the house keeping and cleanliness of work area and machinery is maintained by respective operating personnel to have trouble free running of the plant and bring equipment to show room condition.

Shift Operations:

Follows up the shift operations through the work instructions given by the operations superintendent to fill in gaps and ensure water desalination plant equipment and auxiliaries utilization is maximized with minimal costs and within the Marafiq standards.

Review log sheets from previous shift to determine condition/status of each unit. Follow up on existing problems and progress corrective steps throughout the shift to reach resolution of problem.

Issue Permit to Work and Safety Tags to carry out the required maintenance work - includes isolation of problem areas and perform electrical switching as may be needed.

Review Control Room and Field Operators log sheets to determine if they were completed accurately and whether or not there are deviations from standard parameters.

Tour plant to determine mechanical status of the equipment and overall readiness of the plant and identify safety infractions, if any, take appropriate action

Supervise and participate in routine tests and check ups such as Changing-Over of auxiliaries, electrical switchgear, etc.

Participate in shut-downs for maintenance and or standby purposes and in start-ups. Includes ensuring safety, proper isolation, testing, etc. to ascertain the problem has been resolved, normalizing the unit and bringing it back on line

Respond to emergency situations such as tripping trouble shoot problem and take appropriate corrective steps to normalize the unit.

Emergency Response:

Respond immediately to emergencies, including fires, to mitigate and rescue Plant equipment and/or personnel during emergency situations.

Cost Control:

Monitor the financial performance of a given area of activity versus budgets so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.

Policies & Procedures:

Recommend improvements to departmental procedure and direct the implementation of instructions and controls covering a specific area of water desalination activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service to customers.

Safety, Quality & Environment:

Ensure compliance to all relevant safety, quality and environmental management procedures and controls within a defined area of water desalination activity to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high quality products/service and a responsible environmental attitude.

The prime responsibility of the jobholder is to supervise the operation of the water desalination facilities and its auxiliaries during the shift, supervise the operators, prepare shift report and ensure the smooth operations of the facility.

The jobholder is directly reporting to the Water Production Manager due to the vacancy of the Operations Superintendent position.

The water desalination section work three shifts four crews (24 hours/day). The nature of the department activity requires fieldwork rather than office work, and the employees may be exposed to great deal of different chemicals.

Skills

English Language - Level 2
Health & Safety Systems - Level 2
Knowledge of Policy & Procedure - Level 3
Quality Management Systems - Level 2
SAP - Level 2
Time Management - Level 2
Business Skills & Understanding - Level 1
Environmental Management Systems - Level 2
Financial Awareness - Level 1
Data Gathering & Analysis - Level 2
PC - Level 2
Performance Management - Level 2
Project Management - Level 2
Written Communication - Level 2
Engineering Principles - Level 1
Maintenance Principles - Level 1
Operations Systems Knowledge - Level 2

Education

 University degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering

About This Company

Established in terms of Royal Decree M/29 of 18 October 2000 (22 Rajab 1421 Hijra) as a joint-stock company, Marafiq is owned by its four major shareholders - the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RC), Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), and the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Seven private-sector investors make up the remaining shareholders. Marafiq started operating as a private power and water utility company on 1 January 2003, with SR 2,5 billion of initial owner equity.

Marafiq's headquarters are in Jubail Industrial City on the Arabian Gulf, and the regional office is based in Yanbu Industrial City on the Red Sea. A representative office is located in Riyadh.

Marafiq's main objective, as stated in its charter, is to undertake the operation, maintenance, management, expansion and construction of seawater cooling systems, desalinated and treated water systems, sanitary and industrial wastewater systems and electric power systems to provide essential utility services to industrial, commercial and residential customers in the industrial cities of Jubail and Yanbu.