Production Team Leader

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Operations Group

Job Description:

Job Description

About us
Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

Purpose of Role:

Accountable for the day-to-day direction and prioritization of the site’s production team. Manages the delivery of safe, dependable, and compliant execution of the site operations activity plan and the timely resolution of operational issues.

Roles will be based on our operating sites and work a shift Rota of either 14 days on/14 days off   or 21 days on/21 days off.

Key Accountabilities include:

•            Lead the Production team in driving the site safety culture to manage process and personal safety.

•            Responsible for rigorous operating discipline of production technicians against procedures and understanding any gaps through risk-based self-verification. This includes procedures related to Standard Operating Procedures, Temporary Operating Procedures, Control of Work, Work Management (management of preventative & corrective type activities as well as site modifications) and Activity Integration (planning and execution of work).

•            Lead the Production team to safely maximize daily production against agreed plans including driving understanding of production losses and actively participating in the area vulnerability process (vulnerabilities refer to defects which can result in unplanned production impacts to site).

•            Inputs to development of operational plans to deliver on broader strategies, offering technical expertise where needed to ensure operational issues and constraints are proactively managed.

•            Accountable for operations input into the area integrated schedule with regards to plant preparation schedule and site constraints.

•            Accountable for the operations work program delivery including operations enabling work for other sub-function scopes. This includes management of site Control of Work Readiness to meet all applicable Activity Integration gate criteria (for example - permit to work readiness, development of isolation procedures).

•            Responsible for effective operational risk identification and ensuring implementation and assurance of prevention and mitigation controls.

•            Manages and coaches a team of direct reports, driving the appropriate behaviors to achieve success, including a continuous improvement culture.

•            Identifies capability gaps, puts gap closure plans in-place and performance manages gap closure plan (for self and for operations team).

•            Accountable for development of the site Production Team organizational competence and capability to safely execute approved activity plans utilizing existing tools e.g., Competence Assurance (CMAS) programmers, Control of Work, etc.

•            As a CMAS Assessor, undertakes CMAS Assessments for Production and where applicable Maintenance Technicians.

Required Qualifications & Essential Experience

•            Experience within an operational environment (at least 10 years).

•            A technical diploma or degree from a recognized institution.

•            Owns and authentically participate in driving the site’s performance.

•            Demonstrated ability to solve problems.

•            Ability to learn from latest ideas and apply solutions to add value.

•            Make value-based decisions involving measured risk to delivery business objectives.

•            Take responsibility and ownership of business performance.

•            Strong interpersonal and communications skills.

•            Share knowledge and operate in a collaborative nature across the organization.

             

Desired Skill Sets & Desired Behaviors

•            Experience leading teams in a production/operations environment.

•            Experience working in an offshore site environment, either onshore or offshore.

•            Experience developing others with coaching and mentoring