Instrument / Electrical Supervisor
Full Time Permanent
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
We’re looking for an I & E Supervisor to join the A4 INEOS Acetyls team based in Hull. We need highly motivated individuals who want to be part of our growing business.
INEOS Acetyls is a global chemicals business producing acetic acid and a range of derivatives across Europe, Asia and America. We’re part of INEOS - one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world, employing around 26,000 people across 194 sites in 29 countries.
You will be based at the Hull site, which is the largest producer of acetic acid, acetic anhydride and ethyl acetate in Europe. The products we produce are essential building blocks used in almost every industry, including renewable power, automotive, pharmaceuticals, coatings and textiles.
Hull is also home to the business's global Technology Development and Support Team and is based on the 370-acre Saltend Chemicals Park - a cluster of world-class chemicals and renewable energy businesses at the heart of the UK's energy estuary.
Be part of our journey to net zero
Sustainability is at the heart of our business, and we have created a road map to achieving net zero. We’re investing in this sustainable future right now you could be part of our journey.
The opportunity
We have a vacancy for an I / E Supervisor. The role is responsible for delivering safe and efficient maintenance activities to the agreed schedule and cost. This will include direct line management of an INEOS technician team whilst also working closely with the 3rd party term contractors.
If you thrive on a challenge and are prepared to push yourself, then INEOS' open and non-hierarchical approach to business will give you the opportunity to quickly develop your career. We value daily collaboration and teamwork, reaping the benefits of working on site / office based.
What we offer
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary annual bonus plan
- Generous contributory pension
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with option to buy extra annual leave and flex 5 of these bank holidays
- Ongoing career development
- Wide range of benefits including discounted private medical insurance, health cash plans and high street discounts
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Online health and fitness hub for employees, plus friends and family
- Onsite Gym
- Employee Assistance Programme offering a wide range of support services including counselling, financial support, legal services – for employees and family.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Volunteering opportunities
Main Accountabilities
- Uphold the “INEOS 20 BEHAVIOURAL & PROCESS SAFETY PRINCIPLES” & “Life Saving Rules” in all activities undertaken, including managing integrity.
- Work to the maintenance schedule, and assist the schedulers with understanding the impact of break-in work when this emerges.
- Ensure look ahead work is planned, permit requested and in place, and materials available. Work with the maintenance planner, who will submit permit requests for the more complex multi-trade/multiple operation activities.
- Assign tasks to their Technicians based on skill levels and development requirements, ensuring work can be completed, to the required quality and within the expected time. This covers the full range of investigation/troubleshooting, planned repair scopes, preventative and predictive maintenance, and the installation of new equipment.
- Identify work which can be grouped and executed in parallel to optimise the schedule and efficiency of the maintenance activities.
- Report on progress achievement against the maintenance schedule.
- Ensure the workface is ready prior to putting the team to work. Liaise with schedulers and contract supervision to ensure the work activities are passed between trades at the right time and in the correct order.
- Ensure variations issued by contractors have a clear justification and audit trail, and are clearly recorded signed and dated accordingly.
- Seek technical or safety related guidance through the line whenever necessary, and stop the job if unsafe or unsure.
- Assist in the punch-out and INEOS acceptance of work performed by other INEOS staff or contractors.
- Permit signatory for maintenance tasks.
- Assist maintenance planners in the identification, specification and purchase requisition of spares necessary to carry out the job.
- Carry out work place safety and condition audits as required.
- Facilitate the work of contractors and specialist technicians working on the site.
- Line management of individual technicians, including assessment, performance management and development.
- Ensure call out cover and response to meet all out of hours maintenance requirements.
- Assist in developing and give input into the TAR/Shutdown Scope of work.
- Coordinate and control TAR/Shutdown work assigned by the TAR/Shutdown manager
About you
Technical Skills
- Proven technical capability within I/E discipline, with relevant qualifications
- Proven manufacturing/maintenance experience; with experience in R&M/Projects/TAR roles within the Petrochemical or Refining industries.
Behavioral Skills
- Line management experience of an operations team.
- Good communication skills.
- Performance bias.
- A desire for knowledge management and capturing lessons learned for future improvements.
- Ability to balance conflicting demands in a continuously developing environment.
- Good motivator and able to see improvement opportunities within their teams and more broadly.