• Responsible for health, safety, and environmental performance and awareness in their area to achieve our goals of no accidents, no harm to people and no the environment.
• Accountable for delivering operational rigor for their assigned shift team.
• Mentors and coaches operators regarding best practices, operational rigor, cost control, KPI’s, and personnel development.
• Investigates accidents and near misses.
• Prepares, conducts, or otherwise ensures completion of regular safety meetings.
• Participates in Refinery Alignment Meeting while on shift.
• Coordinates and participates in all refinery safety programs.
• Promotes maintenance of a clean, safe work site and ensures adequate housekeeping.
• The Operations Shift Supervisor advises in accomplishing the team goals.
• Coordinates and/or participates in support of the Employee Policy. That is:
• everyone knows what is expected of them (expectations/competencies),
• everyone has open discussions about performance issues,
• everyone is helped/helps develop employee capabilities (personal development),
• everyone will be listened to and involved in improving their team’s performance (feedback).
• Participates in MOC’s, Unit Hazop’s, and incident investigations as necessary.
• Assures equipment reliability and that availability is maintained in support of the refinery operating plan, which is accomplished by coaching, mentoring and coordinating the outside operators.
• Provides troubleshooting expertise on all operating/equipment.
• Jointly responsible for unit performance including catalyst, chemical, and energy uses.
• Responsible for specific operations and conditions outside the control room.
• Communicates effectively with shift team to ensure daily objectives are clear.
• Accountable to communicate directly with outside Unit Operators all matters related to plant operation, refinery strategy, optimization issues, and pertinent external developments.
• Accountable for routine execution of unit outside monitoring, data collection, preventative maintenance, and equipment basic care programs.
• Jointly accountable that equipment is safely prepared for maintenance and that all vital permitting and communication of hazards is completed appropriately, and that is recommissioned safely and in a timely manner after maintenance.
• Champions the reliability and availability targets with all outside operating crews within the asset.
• Jointly accountable with Unit Trainer for coordination/completion of the area training efforts.
• Jointly accountable with the Asset Team for the development and coordination of special procedures.
• Provides leadership in emergency response efforts.
• Provides additional resource for TAR efforts.
• Primary accountability for on-shift scheduling, and other unit personnel issues for team.

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Preferred: Some College

• Required: 3 years in refinery related or industrial field experience is required, but will be assessed on the needs of the process.
• Preferred: Sound background relating to process operations.

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test(and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process. The drug screen requires a hair test for which BP must be able to obtain a sufficient hair sample for analysis (~4 cm/1 ½” scalp, or > 2 cm/¾” body – arms & armpits/legs/chest)
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