Job Description

Job Title:Control Room Operator – Vegetable Oil Extraction Plant

Department:Operations

Location: Bonje, Mombasa Kenya  

Reports to:Shift Supervisor

Purpose:

The Control Room Operator will operate the plant and maintain system parameters to ensure product quality is maintained and ensure zero undetectable deviation.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor the electrical transmission and distribution system, as well as the entire Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for proper oil extraction operation, under minimal supervision.
• Follow standard operating procedures for safe start up and shutdown of the oil extraction plant.
• Ensure pre-start up, start up, operational, and shut down checklists are completed before plant operations commence.
• Utilize SCADA data to coordinate field fault diagnostics and manual operations.
• Ensure the cleanliness of the working area.
• Answer emergency trouble calls and other types of after-hours phone-calls and determine appropriate actions.
• Recall on-call maintenance teams to facilitate repairs on emergency trouble calls occurring outside of normal working hours, weekends, or holidays.
• Maintain various operational records and logs and produce operational reports.
• Oversee the flow of information and reports, coordinate actions when necessary, and ensure response plans are followed during emergencies and natural disasters.
• Interface closely with the operations In-charge and maintenance to ensure key operational matters are performed, communicated and documented.
• Monitor and oversee the primary electrical system using SCADA, receive system alarms to locate trouble areas.
• Maintain a log of operations to reflect any/all system concerns and operational actions taken.
• Identify SCADA operational malfunctions, request corrective actions, and report uncorrected malfunctions.
• Follow standard procedures and switching orders in accordance with standard operating and safe switching practices.
• Ensure smooth transition of position during shift operations.
• Using drawings, trace and determine facilities affected by outages, and then notify the shift in-charge.
• Comply with all HSE safety regulations and adhere to proper codes and standards with a thorough understanding of safety procedures related to Electrical Systems.
• Handle any other duties assigned by management from time to time.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering
• A Minimum of 3 years related work experience.
• Fluent knowledge of English.
• 2 years operator experience in vegetable oil extraction plant.
• Firefighting & HSE basic courses preferred.
• Experience with troubleshooting of plant upsets and taking corrective action.
• Experience with reading and logging SCADA information.
• Experience with shift report writing.

Required Competencies:

• Commissioning and Start-Up.
• Decommissioning and Land Transportation Management.
• HSEQ General (Generic).
• Organization Processes: Internal Standard, Site Management.
• Supports and technologies: Standard ISO, TQM and Quality system, technical requirement and Standard.
• Compliance: Local/National and International Standard and Codes, Health, Safety, Environment, Quality.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and PFDs.