Production Engineer

Middle East, Qatar
- (Market related, Negotiable)

**Job Purpose**
Lead, plan, co-ordinate and manage the Utilities Plant operations and lead the provision of technical guidelines on all matters pertaining to planning and monitoring of critical operations, technical review, data and equipment analysis, process analysis,, performance evaluations etc. in order to provide expert advice and recommendations on best options to achieve cost and production efficiencies, process improvements, production targets and enhance production performance in line with optimum technical standards and company business plan.

**Key Accountabilities**

Strategy Contribution and Implementation
- Contribute (or develop in consultation with the Principal Engineer - Utilities) to the development of the departmental strategy and support effective cascading of the departmental strategy into section’s policies and procedures of the Utilities plant in line with the overall business objectives of the Deputy Operation Office Group.

People Management
- Manage the effective achievement of objectives through setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing, and motivating staff, provision of formal and informal feedback and appraisal in order to maximise subordinate and the overall performance.

Budgets and Plans
- Monitor the financial performance of a given area of activity versus budgets so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and rectified promptly, and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon.
- Together with the Principal Engineer - Utilities participate in the planning of long term and short term operations or maintenance activities across the plant operations ensuring that relevant performance information is collected, analyzed and outcomes are implemented while guiding the Production Supervisor in the effective cascading of the long term plans into routine production targets and ensure effective collaboration with the Shift Supervisor and other internal parties to achieve defined production parameters.
- Supervise the issuance of operation daily plans and attend the daily production/maintenance meetings to handle any escalated technical issues an ensure that change activity is coordinated across the site and change projects and modifications are developed and implemented in line with defined timelines and standards.
- Oversee the asset planning, approving production planning assumptions and managing the asset operation so that they are met.

Production Planning & Scheduling
- Lead and ensure the effective cascading of Utilities operational strategy and plans into plant production plans and lead the effective monthly and daily scheduling of plant shift operations in line with the approved strategies and business demands.

Production Management
- Supervise and co-ordinate all production activities of the plant to meet approved production objectives while providing technical guidance and expertise to ensure timely resolutions of issues and recommending changes to approved production policies in light of technological developments and changing business conditions.
- Lead and supervise the setting of production parameters, timely coordination of the quality processes and adjusting production conditions during operation to ensure quality and efficiency.
- Liaise with Turnaround Section to coordinate the development and installation of new plant and equipment, and the implementation of correct maintenance procedures for subsequent repair and servicing of facilities.

Technical Guidance
- Act as the technical lead and lead the critical operating procedures, which includes start-up and shutdown, commissioning and testing of new equipment of the assigned plant, to provide control and coordination.
- Analyze drawings, specifications, and statements of work in preparation of activity networks for shutdown resource planning and scheduling and ensure availability of resources such as personnel, materials, logistics and infrastructure services in collaboration with Head, Shift Supervisor and other functional leads.
- Provide consultation and technical advice on temporary arrangements with respect to running plants/ equipment necessary during turnaround period.
- Provide guidance to work team on monitoring operating conditions and give instructions on process adjustments to ensure safe and efficient process operation.
- Ensure cost and production targets are met by monitoring and reporting actual versus budgeted operating costs and production quantities at regular intervals and implement corrective actions in coordination with Principal Engineer - Utilities and other stakeholders, managing inventories and audit transactions to reduce variance.
- Oversee critical operations activities such as start-up, shutdown, commissioning of new equipment, trial / test runs, and turnaround, review development plans for compliance with adopted engineering standards.
- Ensure that equipment inspection