Shift Supervisor / Process Technician ( Plastic Piping Systems)

Techno-Economic Modeling Specialist

Role Description: <ul><li>As a shift supervisor /process technician specialising in the manufacture of products from polymers, you will be responsible for leading a team to achieve production targets with a strong focus on HSE, quality and production optimization. This role involves monitoring the manufacturing process, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring the quality and safety standards are met.</li><li>The shift supervisor / process technician will need to work in rotating shifts, including evenings and weekends, to ensure continuous production.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Safety Compliance: <ul><li>Ensure that all team members adhere to safety protocols and guidelines to maintain a safe working environment.</li><li>Identify potential safety hazards and take appropriate measures to mitigate risks.</li><li>Conduct safety training sessions and promote a safety-conscious culture among the production team.</li></ul> Quality Assurance: <ul><li>Enforce and maintain strict quality control standards to ensure the production of high-quality plastic pipes.</li><li>Conduct routine quality checks and inspections on finished products to identify defects or deviations from specifications.</li><li>Collaborate with the quality control team to address and rectify quality-related issues.</li></ul> Production Oversight: <ul><li>Supervise and lead a team of production workers during assigned shifts.</li><li>Monitor production activities to ensure they are conducted efficiently and according to established procedures.</li><li>Coordinate with other departments such as maintenance, quality control, and logistics to ensure smooth operations.</li></ul> Process Management: <ul><li>Operate, adjust, and troubleshoot machinery and equipment used in the plastic pipe manufacturing process.</li><li>Identify and resolve process issues to minimize downtime and maintain optimal production levels.</li><li>Implement process improvements to enhance productivity, product quality, and operational efficiency.</li><li>Conduct regular inspections to ensure equipment is properly maintained and calibrated.</li></ul> Documentation and Reporting: <ul><li>Keep accurate records of production data, machine settings, and process parameters.</li><li>Generate shift reports detailing production performance, issues encountered, and actions taken.</li><li>Communicate any significant incidents, production delays, or maintenance needs to relevant stakeholders.</li></ul> Training and Development: <ul><li>Train new employees on production procedures, safety protocols, and machine operation.</li><li>Provide ongoing coaching and guidance to team members to enhance their skills and performance.</li><li>Identify training needs and coordinate with management to arrange relevant training programs.</li></ul> Communication: <ul><li>Maintain effective communication with other shifts, supervisors, and management to ensure seamless operations across shifts.</li><li>Collaborate with maintenance teams to schedule and prioritize equipment maintenance and repairs.</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>Previous experience in plastic pipe manufacturing or related industries is highly preferred.</li></ul> Requirements: Education:&nbsp; <ul><li>High school diploma or equivalent; relevant technical or vocational education is a plus.</li></ul> Skills: <ul><li>Knowledge of safety regulations and a proactive approach to ensuring a safe work environment.</li><li>Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot machinery and process issues.</li><li>Leadership and supervisory skills, with the ability to motivate and manage a team effectively.</li><li>Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality products.</li><li>Strong communication skills to convey instructions clearly and facilitate effective teamwork.</li><li>Basic computer skills for data recording and report generation (excel).</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Support strategic option analysis (e.g., make vs. buy, technology portfolio prioritization) via provision of cost-benefit assessments and analysis, as well as validation of economic and risk assumptions; present findings and recommendations based on analysis to senior management.</li><li>Analyze trends and market intelligence to support the development of business cases (and value hypothesis) for technology projects going through the corporate technology stage-gate process.</li><li>Create financial models and establish the value of technologies for potential commercial applications, in support of technology development, deployment and external licensing efforts.&nbsp;</li><li>Support technology project teams in the development of a robust financial case for internally developed technologies, including techno-economic models for investment appraisal of technologies in the stage-gate process.</li><li>Provide detailed financial and economic insights for evaluating technology project performance by analyzing relevant data against the technology scorecard KPIs.</li><li>Support technology development, demonstration, internal deployment and external commercialization opportunities, including implementation of robust deployment plans. This includes tracking and accurately reporting the value realized from deployed technologies, as well as supporting internal and external reviews of the relevant financials.</li><li>Provide input to help evaluate licensing opportunities to enable favorable license terms.</li><li>Develop, manage and assure the quality of economic modelling tools used within TOC.</li><li>Periodically review and improve financial models, maintain and update the repository of licenses and portfolio position on all approved technology/innovation applications.</li><li>Work flexibly across TOC and/or R&amp;D domains as required.</li><li>Share and transfer techno-economic evaluation fundamentals knowledge to increase financial acumen in the organization.&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Econometrics, Engineering, Statistics, Business Administration, or a related discipline. An advanced degree (MBA/Finance) is highly preferred.</li><li>At least 15 years of professional experience, including a minimum of: 10 years in leading organizations in the energy or chemicals sector, and/or with leading management consulting firm(s); and five years’ conducting incremental, cost-benefit/effectiveness and budget impact analyses using mathematical, economic or statistical modelling tools and techniques, such as decision tree analysis, Markov modelling, and/or discrete event simulations, including Monte Carlo simulations and real options, risk adjustment, and risk management.</li><li>In-depth knowledge and understanding of one or more relevant core businesses (downstream refining, petrochemicals, midstream, and upstream) and emerging technologies related to corporate sustainability (Circular carbon economy; CO2 capture, utilization and storage; nonmetallic materials; sustainable plastics; artificial intelligence; and industrial sensoring and monitoring).</li><li>Ability to develop insights from market research to technology business case development; mastery in quantitative economic and financial analysis, portfolio modelling and technology valuation, including: incremental, risk-adjusted, cost-benefit, variance and scenario analyses, NPV, and sensitivity analysis, using a range of tools and applications (Microsoft Excel, SQL, SAS, R, MatLab, Tableau, and/or other VBA type software to analyze complex and large data sets, Planisware, or similar tools for portfolio and project management)</li></ul>

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