The role holders will have responsibility for operating and monitoring field equipment, in all field areas of the Urea plant to assist in achieving effective optimum operational status. They are deployed in the field on a shift basis, and they have an emergency response role and must ensure that all activities are carried out in compliance with QAFCO Integrated Management Systems procedures. They have authority to make field related emergency decisions as per equipment operating procedure and handling of emergencies, and in normal plant situations, in consultation with Panel operator and Shift Supervisor.

• Operate field equipment in accordance with operating procedures and approved safety and environment procedures to ensure effective and optimum operational status of equipment. Make decisions to stop/start equipment based on experience and abnormal situations.
• Monitor and log all operating parameters to ensure operations are within normal limits that all irregularities are reported to panel operator for advice and/or Shift Supervisor for solution.
• Develop an understanding of all operational procedures and practices through on-the-job training to ensurereadiness and capability to effectively operation of all field areas of the plant.
• Provide immediate first-line response capability in the event of emergencies or major incidents in order to eliminate or limit potential loss or damage to QAFCO personnel, assets and the environment. Make appropriate decisions considering the situation.
• Perform and provide the necessary assistant on-the-job training of new and trainee operators to ensure they develop the necessary skills to independently operate the allocated areas of the plant.
• Perform and adhere to housekeeping procedure to maintain a safe, clean and neat work environment.

• Minimum of High School + 2 years Diploma in relevant discipline
• Minimum of 5 years direct experience working in Fertilizer, Petrochemical, Chemical, or Oil & Gas Industry.
• Know the operation of absorber and associated equipment; the operation of medium and low pressure (MP and LP) section; the operation of granulation system & the internal components of scrubber; condensate system operations; Understand the operation of steam turbines and auxiliaries and isolation procedure for maintenance; Understand the process operations of urea synthesis; operation of vacuum evaporation system.
• Know the operation of belt conveyors to transport final granular product from granulation to bulk halls, drive pulley, driven pulley, fluid coupling, and diverters; monitor and control; function of the environment control system; operation of methanol system; operation of urea flare system.
• Know how a distributed control system (DCS) operates; emergency shutdown and fire and gas systems operate.
• Know how to control an emergency or critical situation, prepare shut down and start up process systems in a safe and controlled manner protecting personnel from injury and plant or equipment from damage.
• Know how to read diagrams and extract information from engineering drawings and specifications.
• Know how to use the full complement of firefighting equipment and understand the Permit to Work (PTW) system.