DCS Operator

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At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what's possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world's most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world. Reimagine What's Possible The HYCO DCS Operator, reporting to the HYCO Lead/Shift Supervisor, is accountable for the day-to-day DCS Operation & Field Operation of HYCO facility, ensuring the production requirements set by the customer are achieved. HYCO DCS Operator is responsible for the safe, efficient and stable operation of the entire Hydrogen Manufacturing Unit from a centralized control room using DCS. This includes monitoring, controlling and optimizing to meet production targets, quality specifications and environmental regulations. This includes actively supporting plant performance, process optimization and production stability while maintaining strong focus on safety & compliance. The HYCO DCS Operator will execute daily tasks which include preparing and implementing safety work permits, LOTO, completing operations preventative maintenance activities, and assist the maintenance and engineering teams in preparing and executing corrective maintenance activities Principal Accountabilities: Safety, Health & Environment Maintain a safe & stable environment. Demonstrate leadership with all Company & Industry safe work processes to prevent all injuries. Ensure proper documentation is maintained for safety related activities. Enforce and adhere to all Safe Work Permits and Lock-out Tag-out and management of change procedures. Be the first line of response for process emergencies. Execute emergency operating procedures, initiate plant trips if necessary and direct field operators. Monitor status of Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and Fire & Gas Systems. Understand the cause & effect chart for all safety interlocks. Ensure all plant emissions (from reformer stack, vent streams) comply with environmental permits. Properly manage waste streams. Ensure the safety of all operations personnel by utilizing the BHIG Basic Safety Practice program Technical & Operations Operate the Steam Methane Reformer based hydrogen plant with CO2 Removal section & CO2 compression, PSA with Tail Gas compression, Membrane Unit and related utilities as prescribed by the Work Instruction Procedures Operate the pipeline network to supply Hydrogen, steam and CO2 to customers' pipelines safely and efficiently. Report production progress and plant status to the Shift Supervisor and suggest solutions for any shortfalls. Manage plant production efficiently based on input provided by Plant Management to ensure safety and reliability targets are met to achieve maximum profitability. Ensure BHIG standards, and global best practices for EH&S, productivity, reliability, quality, and overall customer services are met. Meet the customer's requirements regarding safety, reliability, product quality, and flexibility regarding product supply. Maintain customer communications and relationships at the 'board' level, ensuring customer demand rates are satisfied while maximizing the efficiency and profitability of the facility. Follow the Site Work Instruction Manuals for production & supply of Product H2, CO2 & Steam along with other operating and maintenance procedures and checklists to meet the customer's satisfaction with safety, reliability, product quality, and flexibility of product supply while compliance with requirements. Maintain a relationship with the customer's counterparts from other Refinery Units where from BHIG either receiving Feedstock, Utilities & Power or supplying Hydrogen and Steam to different Refinery Units on a regular basis through Refinery Shift Superintendent to ensure alignment of expectations for BHIG and the customers current and future product demand. Constantly monitor all process variables (flows, temperatures, pressures, levels, analytical values) via DCS to ensure they are within defined operating limits. Manipulate control loops, setpoints and cascades to maintain sable operations of all integrated units. Use historical data and trends to predict equipment performance degradation, identify inefficiencies and prevent potential trips and failures. Execute & supervise the detailed start up sequence for the entire plant or individual units/loops form a cold condition, warm condition or hot stand by condition, ensuring a smooth & safe transition to full load normal operations. Assist in the commissioning activities of the facility Maintain constant communication with field operators, providing instructions for equipment adjustments, isolations and rounds. Liaise with the maintenance team to co-ordinate equipment preparation for maintenance (isolation, purging & blinding) and safe taking equipment back in line. Conduct detailed and accurate shift handovers with incomi

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