Role Profile
Shift Superintendent
Typical job description:
Key Processes:
The exact nature of the work will depend on the size of the employing organisation.
However, it will almost certainly involve:
- Responsible for the safe and efficient operations of the refinery including utilities and oil movement and storage.
- Represents the refinery manager during the “silent hours
Entry Level:
- Extensive refinery experience and technical competence in their discipline.
- HNC in Chemical Engineering
- N/SVQ Level 3 in Refinery Field Operations or Refinery Control Room Operations or equivalent
Search for related degrees or courses:
Industry Standard:
- Degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry (or related discipline)
- N/SVQ Level 3 in Refinery Field Operations or Refinery Control Room Operations or equivalent
- Functional Skills – IT Level 2
Competencies:
- Strategic management skills
- Management & Leadership skills
- Good communication skills
- Problem solving
Knowledge needed for the role:
- Has a complete understanding of the business and its impact on impact on local, national and international markets
- Health and Safety issues and Codes of practice relevant to the industry
- COSHH and COMAH Regs
- Risk Assessments
Pay and conditions:
Salaries are in the range £30,000 to £45,000 plus shift and other allowances.
Shift Superintendents usually work a continuous shift cycle averaging out at 37.5 hours a week.
Shift patterns vary between 8 and 12 hrs.