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Shift Leader

A. Purpose / Role of the job:

Supervise all plant processes in coordination with Production Manager for safe and smooth running of manufacturing operations. Take care of safety, product quality, housekeeping and asset care. Troubleshooting in day-to-day operation for smooth run of the production.

Support Color matchers, Operators and Maintenance technicians.

Improve on Raw material consumption, yield and reduction of off spec/off grade production.

B. Environment/Context/Complexity of the job:

Internal

Compliance to INEOS Styrolution ‘SHE guidelines’.

Compliance to Quality standard ISO 9001 and Environment Management System (ISO 14001).

External

S&OP processes in place to deliver required quality finished goods to customer, as per defined Production plan

External supplies may disrupt supply of Utilities: Electricity, Water, etc.

C. Responsibilities/ Accountabilities of the job:

  1. Key Result Areas:  Key Result Areas: Incident free operations, Adherence to INEOS Styrolution SHE guidelines, Compliance with local regulations.

Major Activities:

  • Participate on regular safety training at site:
    • Safety rules and guidelines
    • Operating procedures
    • Incident sharing and learning
    • Permit to work and Risk Assessment, etc.
  • Active support to the safety culture at site and work safely for incident free operation.
  • Understand and follow annual SHE improvement plan for the site.
  • Work in line with SHE KPIs and Targets set by management from time to time.
  • Contribute to Behavior Based Safety (BBS) program at site.
    • Participate on training at site to take BBSO to next level of reporting.
  • Support Site SHE committee to resolve safety issues and drive SHE performance.
  • Be conscious that all incidents including Near Miss at site must be reported, investigated and action items must be tracked to closure.
    • Active use of KMS for incident reporting and investigation, MOC, action item tracking
    • Collaborate to track and close all SHE related action items from audit, plant walkthroughs.
  • Support the Asset Manager, responsible for the overall integrity of the site.
    • Contribute to INEOS Styrolution Asset Care program
    • Take responsibility for maintaining the asset and integrity of the protective system.
  • Follow site procedures aligned with INEOS Group Guidance Notes (IGGNs).
  • Accountable for
    • Following and practicing INEOS 20 principles of Behavior Safety and Process Safety at site through site rules and procedures
    • Following and practicing Life Saving Rules at site
    • Safety of other Employees, Contractors, Visitors and partners at site
    • Following Permit to Work as per the site procedure
    • Following Management of Change (MOC) as per the site procedure.
  • Responsible for
    • Participating in HAZOPs at site as per procedure
    • Tracking action items from HAZOP to closure.
  • Work in compliance with all legal regulations.
    • Adherence to site licenses and permits.
  • Participate on the INEOS Styrolution Sustainability program at site.
  • Stop work whenever there is an unsafe condition and immediately inform the Shift Leader and/or Head of Department.
  • Directly intervene with those in your working area not using PPE or not following INEOS Styrolution standards and procedures.
  • Maintain the respective workplace in order and clean, as per best practices of housekeeping.

Outcome: Zero incident/accident in the plant with sustainable and safe operation.

  1. Key Result Areas: Production Plant Operation

Major Activities:

  • Supervise and monitor all operational activities during respective shift as per process control parameters and safely produce material in specification as per the Production Planning Schedule.
  • Ensure that all safety guidelines and SOPs are followed during plant operation.
  • Monitor safe unloading of raw materials from bulk tankers as well as from big bag (SAN & Powder) as per SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
  • To check for online properties, to make correction in running production recipe.
  • SAP entry for compounding production
  • Update latest BoM in SAP & maintain record

Outcome:

Prime production with desired quality, optimize raw material consumption & energy saving.

  1. Key Result Areas: Startup / Shutdown

Major Activities:

  • Follow all Safety Guidelines, SOPs and work permits with special attention to LOTO (Lock out Tag out) and work procedures during startups and shutdowns.
  • Monitor temperature and pressure of storage tanks during shutdown period.
  • Support Maintenance and Projects activities in plant.

Outcome:

Provide safe and smooth startup/shutdown, monitoring & minimizing off-grade/off-spec generation and zero incident.

  1. Key Result Areas: Troubleshooting and co-ordination with other departments

Major Activities:

  • Analyze process conditions and Lab results to identify variations of fluctuations, which could lead to abnormal operations, unsafe conditions or adversely affect product quality – notifying Production manager immediately of major potential issues.
  • Investigation and identification of the root cause of problems related to safety performance and quality of the product.
  • Support Project and Maintenance departments (Instrumentation, Electrical and Mechanical) during breakdowns & shutdowns.

Outcome:

Reduction of off grade/off-spec generation. Reduction of downtime of plant equipment, Improved product consistency.

  1. Key Result Areas: Maintain records

Major Activities:

  • Maintain ISO documents, preparation & circulation of daily shift report, production report, consumption reports, online production SAP entry, incidents, and MOC update in KMS system.
  • Review results and entries of data on reports to identify trends or abnormalities when they occur.

Outcome:

Production data recorded properly to maintain history of the operating conditions and parameters. Data can be used immediately to identify issues and in the future to identify trending issues in the plant and/or quality complains investigations. Data is a quality record for ISO audits.

  1. Key Result Areas: Communication

Major Activities:

  • Perform clear communication to respective in regards to emergency, any abnormality in plant.
  • Communicate properly with Production Manager, Shift colour matcher, HOD of Engineering team (Mechanical, Utilities, Electrical, Instrumentation), HR, Security, SHE, Stores & Warehouse, Quality to eliminate misunderstanding / confusion and improve response to issues.

Outcome:

Improve quality of communication for intended implementation of plans and investigations & in case of emergency.

D. Dimensions:

Facts

Number or amount in €

Production

66 KT per annum

Single screw extruder

2 no

Twin Screw Extruder

3 no

Supervision of staff:  (Per Shift)

Direct

Indirect

Total

Colour matcher                         1

Shift Operator & FTE              12

Contractor Supervisor             01

            29

Contract worker for packing    13

Engineering staff                       2

E. Main contacts /Interfaces:

Who

Frequency of contacts

My role in those contacts [1]

  • Responsible
  • Accountable
  • Consulted
  • Informed

Purpose of contacts

Plant Head

As per plant requirement

C,I

Coordination of Production activities

Production Manager

As per plant requirement

C,I

Coordination of Production activities

Colour Matcher

As per plant requirement

R,A,C,I

Execution of Production activities

Contract supervisor

As per plant requirement

R,A,C,I

Execution of Production & Maintenance activities

SHE

As per plant requirement

C,I

SHE compliance & Safe operation of plant

Maintenance team

As per plant requirement

R,A

Maintenance for reliable operation of plant

QA Team

As per plant requirement

C,I

Quality of product

External:

ISO Auditors

As per plant requirement

A,C,I

ISO Norms compliance

Project Engineers (CapEx projects)

As per plant requirement

A,C,I

Project activities at site

[1] R – Responsible for getting tasks done (in terms of practically doing things)

  A – Accountable for the task (approver of costs)

  C – Consulted for the task

   I – Informed about the task

F. Required profile:

Level of education & Knowledge:

  • Diploma Textile Chemistry/ Diploma Plastic Engineering / B.Sc.(Chemistry / Polymer)

Experience in general:

  • 10~ 15 Years

Technical skills:

  • ABS compounding process & process control parameters.
  • On line colour Matching
  • SOP’s for compounding processes, MSDS of chemicals used. 
  • Safety, Quality & Environmental procedure & systems.
  • Computer Competencies, SAP data entry and Monthly closing.
  • Work allocation to subordinates

Competencies, Behavioural skills: (acc. to competency profile and required level of descriptions)

  • Results orientation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Customer orientation
  • Valuing and respecting people
  • Reliability & Responsibility
  • Prompt action to handle the any abnormality and critical situation.

Legal Training Requirements

  • Under the provision (111-A) of the Factories Act 1948, reading with Gujarat Factory Rules 1963 about General Health & Safety, Emergency response, handling of hazardous substance

Job Requirements

  • Must be able to climb ladders and stairs
  • Walking up to 8 hours a day
  • Must be able to work in confined spaces

G. Performance indicators:

  • Zero incident/accident in the plant with sustainable and safe operation.
  • Quality product.
  • Work at Time.
  • To come out from any situation.
  • To capture market and stand for completion in market
  • Easy to run plant as per Production sequence
  • To minimize break down hours and maximize the production.
  • To get quality Colour.
  • To follow proper work sequence.
  • To get good quality production
  • To follow management’s guide line
 

For more information please contact Ruchi Sharma

ruchi.sharma@ineos.com

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