Role Profile

Shift Team Leader

Key Processes:

The exact nature of the work will depend on the size of the employing organisation.
However, it will almost certainly involve:

• Being the operational leader of a team(s) of operators and ensures the safe and efficient operation of all plant and ancillary equipment on the process unit or group of units.
• Supervises the team(s) in all aspects of people management.
• Acts as leader/coach to the operations team(s).
• Ensures that the training of operating personnel allocated to their shift is such as to enable each person to be fully competent in their appropriate role.
• Responsibile for all personnel working on or visiting the process unit or group of units.
• Ensures compliance with all site and legislative procedures.

Entry Level:

- A minimum of 3 GCSEs OR 3 Standard grades-credit (English, Maths and a science subject).

- S/NVQ L3 Refinery Field Operations or Refinery Control Room Operations.

- Thorough knowledge and understanding of the related outside and panel job roles

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Industry Standard:

- HNC in chemical engineering

- S/NVQ L3 Refinery Field Operations or Refinery Control Room Operations.

- A thorough knowledge and understanding of the related outside and panel job roles

- Functional Skills – IT Level 2

Competencies:

• Good communication skills
• Management & Leadership skills
• Problem solving
• Teamworker
• Act as Leader as Coach

Knowledge needed for the role:

• Has an 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 £25,000 to £38,000 plus shift and other allowances.

Shift Team Leaders usually work a continuous shift cycle averaging out at 37.5 hours a week. Shift patterns vary between 8 and 12 hrs.

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