Operation Specialist Engineer

**Who is our client and your future employer?**: Ranked among the world’s largest petrochemicals manufacturers, it is a public company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With operations in around 50 countries, The Company has a global workforce of over 31,000 talented individuals. The company operates through three strategic Business Units - Petrochemicals, Agri-Nutrients and Specialties. They support customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end markets such as construction, medical devices, packaging, Agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation, and clean energy. The company’s manufacturing, sales, technology, and innovation facilities are located throughout the globe and are managed by four regional offices: the Middle East and Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The Company invests heavily in Technology and Innovation (T&I). The T&I facilities are spread across the globe with hundreds of dedicated scientists contributing to the ongoing development of new patents and certifications. **LHR Americas**: The job opportunity you have long waited for. LHR Americas recruit people from around the world to work in Saudi Arabia. **Who are we looking for?***: We are seeking Operation Specialist to monitor day-to-day plant operation, ensure plant safety & reliability, provide input for daily operations, and guide operations for implementing best practices, troubleshooting and debottlenecking plant unit and related equipment. Coordinate technical services, maintenance activities, unit shut down and start-up. **Qualifications**: - High School with/or Technical Diploma or Higher. - Minimum 3 Years' Experience as Shift Supervisor in industrial operations (Fertilizer / Petrochemicals / Oil / Gas Industries) - Sustained performance - Minimum "Strong" & above. - Awareness & Compliance of Safety procedures / SHEM Standard. - Awareness on SHEMS / QMS / EMS & OHSAS(Responsible Care) **Duties and responsibilities** ***: - Compliance with EHSS & SHEMS Procedure: - Comply with SAFCO policies and SHEMS procedures, quality procedures and SAFCO ISO certified standards. - Ensures SHEM procedures compliance in his area with right tools & equipment to perform their task safely. - Be aware of all MSDS, SHEM in general and be fully familiar with specific SHEM responsibilities related to the position and ensures full compliance to SHEM Systems, Practices and Procedures. - Full aware of EHSS critical equipments & its maintenance strategy - Participate in department risk assessment; Coordinate implementation of controls from results of hazard analysis. - Reports all Near Misses & Accidents. - Conduct training of operating personnel in relation to new equipment installation and process control modifications. - Routine Job Compliance: - Ensure daily capacity utilization & production budget achievement - Reviews unit-operating data (Shift Supervisor Log, Operators Log and Computer Screen Displays). - Conduct daily routine checks of the unit for visual inspection and communicate findings and abnormalities to the Shift Supervisor - Coordinate start-up and shutdown of the plant by following standard operating procedures. - Review notification status with Engineering and Maintenance. Plan the required engineering input. Follow up and track work orders in SAP. Plan and coordinate all activities, prior to, during and after unit shutdowns. - To support operators and shift supervisors to operate plants as per the standards SOP and SHEM procedure to produce efficiency at high quality level and as per the production plan and targets. - Troubleshooting and tracking for any plant abnormal condition or low productivity. - Fully responsible for equipment performance monitoring & do effective communication to schedule break down equipment's. - Follow up e-MOC. Implement PHA, safety audit, RCA, Process improvement & technical recommendation. - DCS Change Request (OCR) review, initiation, follow up with assigned contact Engineers on DCR evaluation & Manager Approval. Comment on input speclic to safety and production. - Checking the plant prior to start-up for conformance to specifications, drawing, design intent, safety and operability (PSER) Prepare change lists and actions lists as per PSER - Monitors all EHSS bypass dunng normal Operations and plant upset Improve & monitor plant sustainability - Monitor & keep tracking SAFER interim & mitigation action plans - Develop, follow up and monitor the performance of operation staff and ensure compliance to JQP, IDP, ERT & SHEM training. - Ensures Plant Operating Parameters, process analyzers & plant performance within specified limits as per SOP, instructions & Guidelines. Follows up corrective actions during any deviations and troubleshoot during emergencies. - Drive continuous improvement methodology and principles within the area to improve operational performance. - Monitor and Analyze DCS alarms for corrective actions & optimization - Manage work in demanding s