Production Superintendent at WTS Energy

WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients’ projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Superintendent

Location: Nigeria

Job Description
The responsibilities of Production Superintendent will include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain and operate equipment to minimize potential for fugitive losses and accidental oil, gas and chemical spills from plant.
• Supervise all production related operations.
• Execute activities with work force to produce export specification crude in line with the company production forecasts.
• Collate data from the various production sources and analyze for trends and fluctuations.
• Maintain good knowledge of all producing assets by frequent visits to all field facilities.
• Ensure that the execution of production activities by the work force is in line with production operation procedures.
• Communicate performance targets to Installation Manager and senior Management Team.
• Interface with contractors and third parties. Dispose of wastes in a manner that contribute to Operations objectives and targets for waste handling and reduction.
• Monitor / measure production performance to meet environmental monitoring requirements, recording of this performance monitoring; review of performance figures against regulatory and objectives and targets.
• Demonstrate understanding of environmental emissions and resource use and effects from each of the above.
• Ensures operating costs are maintained as for as possible.
• Resolve day-to-day problems and recommend changes required to improve production or to reduce operating.
• Personal and work skills on the job to the able to perform the role of Field Superintendent.
• Collates and reviews all field process and well data from contractors and send the daily operations report and other reports to relevant parties.
• Ensures routine and statutory well tests are performed and accurately reported.
• Ensures that the well management program is effectively and efficiently managed, without any compromise to safety or damage to the well and reservoirs.
• Ensure that good reliable operations data is gathered from the field and validated.
• As a line supervisor ensure that corporate HSE procedures are strictly adhered to while performing all activities onshore.
• Review, implement and close out HSE actions.
• Conduct area inspections and Safety Audit tours.
• Develop and implement place plans to achieve targets set in performance contracts.
• Conduct general team briefs when necessary.
• Keep in contact with other sites and production groups.
• Liaise closely with Maintenance Superintendent and night shift Production Superintendent. Develop and present presentations e.g. at Quarterly Performance Reviews to senior manager when requested.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Production Superintendent will have a Degree or equivalent in an Engineering discipline. At least 10- 15 years’ work experience 5 years’ experience at a Superintendent level in Production operations.
• Candidates must have a strong well operations background.
• Must have a strong knowledge and experience of Production Operations, Production Facilities, Turn-around Maintenance and rotating machinery.
• Prev. Niger Delta/Swamp experience
• Must have good proficiency with MS Office suite - Excel/Power point/Word and familiar with oil and production enhancement software applications.
• Excellent understanding of the oil and gas industry.
• Good communications skills
• Strong technical, analytical and leadership skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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