Shift Team Lead Onshore

What will you do

The two underground gas storage facilities in Alkmaar are called Peak Gas Installation Alkmaar and Gas Storage Bergermeer.

Both storage facilities fulfil a strategic and different role in the security of energy supply, at a time when the Netherlands is going to import more and more gas to continue to meet the demand of households, businesses and industry in the coming decades. Gas storage facilities will then be needed to store the imported gas.

The Shift Team Leader (STL) is the team leader of one of the Onshore Operations shifts. The shifts cover a 24/7 operation in a 5 shift system. The shifts consists of a Shift Team Leaders (STL), CRO’s and E/I Technician/Operators. The STL has a background of CRO or E/I technician / Operator. The STL reports to the Production Team Lead (PTL). The STL is accountable for meeting the flow requests from the customers by operating installations and the equipment in a safe and efficient manner. The STL communicates with the Dispatchers of the Commercial Team in order to assure plant capacity and nominations are understood and to maximize business potential of the installation.

The STL leads his shift in order to assures all required operational tasks will be completed. The STL will lead, coach and develop his team members. The STL assures process data is gathered, work orders assigned to his shift are completed, and malfunctions of equipment are reported through Maximo. The STL will work with a weekly plan and will delegate this as daily instructions to his team. In the event of upsets or emergencies the STL will act as the Onscene Commander. In this role the STL will instruct his team, escalate to the Incident Commander and will Liaise with the On-scene Commander of the Local Emergency Response Services. The STL will rotate across the shifts and as STL-Day and should be capable of deputizing for the Production Team Lead when needed or being able to lead small-scale operational projects.

Responsibilities

Health, Safety, Security and Environment:

• Promoting a high level of awareness on safety and environment and being recognized as Safety Leader

• Maintains and promotes a high level of awareness on safety and environment

• Ensuring that safety issues are recorded through the OOG GO card system

• Ensuring that incident and process upsets are reported promptly in accordance to TAQA procedures

• Ensuring that safety overrides and operational deviations are adequately assessed and authorized

• Ensuring that Safe systems of work (MOC, LOTO, PTW etc.) are adhered to at all times

• Acting on security issues

• Ensuring all relevant operating or special instructions are communicated to the opposite shift both verbally and by entries into the logbook

• Preventing emissions

• Acting upon and reporting emissions

• Reviewing documents such as Safety Cases

• Safe & efficient process control in case of upsets or emergencies

• Acting as On-scene commander during emergency response situations

Flow instructions:

• Meeting the nomination and the operational requirements by operating the installation through MES

• Safely and effectively minimizing deviations to the nomination

• Informing the Dispatchers of the Commercial team and the Day Shift Team Leader on plant availability and plant capacity

• Reporting clearly and consistently all deviations on equipment through Maximo

• Communicating with GTS on issues related to Grid pressure, Gas quality or Fiscal metering

• Maximizing the plant reliability by balancing energy consumption and usage of equipment

• Adjusting equipment downtime through MES in a timely manner

Leadership:

• Performance evaluations with his team members

• Coaching and developing his team members

• Advising the Deputy OIM and PTL on team performance and shift coordination

• Assuring, in close cooperation with the PTL, his shift will be covered with all required skill sets at all times

Control of work:

• Verification and the approval of the safe release of installations for maintenance

• Acting as ‘Verstrekker’ within the Work Permit system, ensuring all required safety precautions are stated in the Work Permit and TRA

• Performing workplace inspections on site

• Assessing the risks associated with setting overrides and approving overrides in his shift

• Escalating approval for setting overrides if required

Improvement Processes:

• Raising and following up on improvement options through the MOC system

• Reporting on well and plant performance

• Acting on symptoms of problems or potential problems

• Support investigations of causes through analyzing and providing data and by participating in RCA’s

• Participate, where necessary in Root Cause Analysis and identification of solution

• Reviewing procedures and after consultation with the PTL updating these

Data management:

• The collection of all relevant data into the operational data collection systems such as the logbook and Maximo before his shift is over

• Plant performance monitoring using such as WESP and engineering guidelines

• Gathering all required information to fulfill his duties

• Usage of Maximo in his shift.

What we search for in you

We’re happy to hear from professionals with an (V)MBO education in a technical, electronics or process technology direction or equivalent work experience and 10+ years' experience in hazardous process industries. In this role you'll require both Dutch and English language skills.

We'd like to see as many of the following skills on your CV:

• Process Operations

• People and Leadership skills

• Emergency response skills

• Communication skills

• Computerized supervisory and control systems such as Yokogawa

• Main plant processes such as Gas and oil, Production water, Condensate, Drying trains and Metering Stations.

• Reservoir and Wells Preferred

Even if you do not see yourself reflected in all the skills required, we still encourage you to apply. Research has shown that not everyone applies if they do not feel 100% qualified. However, with our personal development budgets we'd be more than happy to help you grow to your potential in this job.

What we offer

You'll be part of the TAQA team filled with energetic and international people that describe their colleagues as helpful, driven, knowledgeable and professional!

Join us in our work environment and spend your own learning budget on personal development.

We offer a competitive salary, with holiday allowance (8,33%) and thirteenth month. Additionally you'll enjoy a variety of secondary benefits and a more than solid pension plan.

Who are we

We focus on the on- and offshore production of oil and gas as well as the operation of two underground gas storage facilities. The latter are strategic assets in the reliable provision of gas in the Netherlands. Their importance will only increase in the coming years as the greater dependence on gas imports will mean domestic storage becomes key to maintaining security of supply.

The energy landscape in the Netherlands is changing, and TAQA is supporting the energy transition in two key ways: we are contributing to continuity of gas supply in the short-term as the transition agenda moves forward. We are also participating in large-scale sustainability developments such as hydrogen and green gas expertise center Investa and Porthos, a CO₂ capture and storage project.

Our success as a company depends on the engagement and passion of our people. Although our organization is large and global, locally we work with short reporting lines in an open and informal culture.

We strive for diversity when attracting talent to our organisation and give your personal development our full attention. In all we do, safety is our first priority. The safety and care of our people, as well as our surroundings and the environment.

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