Operation Manager

Job Profile Summary:

The Manager Operations is responsible for directing, ensuring safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally conscious and profitable terminal operations, in compliance with regulatory requirements and company’s standards. Lead Terminal operations employees to achieve goals within budgeted funds, cost effectiveness and manpower planning, to ensure the smooth and safe day to day operations of the terminal.

Job Description:

• Responsible for leading and managing the terminal operations function to ensure efficient and safe operations.
• Plan and manage the department's resources and budget to meet the company's objectives.
• Drive and ensure operational implementations are in compliance with relevant legislation and company’s standards.
• Ensure operational continuous process improvement.
• Provide leadership and manage people competencies and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day to day operations of the terminal to ensure quality services and outputs.
• Undertake terminal operations and integrate processes horizontally over multiple shifts with proactive stance in service delivery solutioning.
• Drive all-aspect service excellence by means of elevating the organizational behavior, culture and thinking in service design, planning, execution and follow-up on operational matters.
• Act as the Site Main Controller during emergencies in the absence of Terminal Manager.
• Function as part of the Management Team in a dynamic fashion in driving progress and success for the organization.
• Contribute to the development of annual and longer-term business plans, forecast performance against business key performance indicators, develop business case for new projects and estimate financial and resources required to deliver performance targets.
• Manage department resources on supporting terminal operations or company on ad hoc projects and activities.
• Drive energy and cost saving effort in line with organization sustainability goals.
• Lead Operations manpower deployment, resource planning and shift scheduling.
• Manage the Operations annual budget plan and quarterly latest estimates reporting, and drive cost-consciousness results in all matters of operations.
• Support in Commercial Inquiry from the Commercial team on the feasibility of a new product or project.
• Monitor and review operations on site are carried out in accordance with safety, health, environment and loss preventive policies, rules, regulations and according to company’s standards.
• Lead and act to improve performance and to resolve non-compliance in accordance with SHE policies, procedures and ensure company’s standards are met.
• Ensure operations employees are trained on SHE and regulatory training to perform their roles effectively.
• Act as the Process Owner of all Safe Work Procedure (SWP) and Safe Work Instruction (SWI).
• Train on people development and training recommendations to ensure Operations personnel’s skills and core competencies
• Ensure operations employees are trained and qualified as competent to perform the assigned tasks.

Job Qualification:

• With minimum 8 years of experience in similar role and industry preferable to have experience in industrial / batch process plant with terminal operations.
• At least a Diploma and/or Bachelor Degree equivalent.
• Good Knowledge in Petroleum / Petrochemical, Refrigerated/Pressurized Gas operations and experience.
• Good knowledge in heat exchangers, refrigeration systems, chiller units, Vapour treatment system, Flares, Ground combustors, Flameless Thermal Oxidizers and scrubber units.
• Good knowledge in utilities system such as compressors, cooling towers, nitrogen/seal gas system
• Knowledge of tanks, pumps and pipelines will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of operating Jetty frontage, Ships & infrastructure.
• Excellent planning and tactical conceptualization abilities in operational problem-solving, strong data analysis acumen and ability to transform findings into opportunities for improvement
• Good knowledge of operations, safety and product knowledge.