Production Team Leader

The Production Team Leader role is responsible for the safe operation of the QGC Midstream LNG facility, based on Curtis Island in the Gladstone region of Queensland, Australia.

This role is accountable for:

• Ownership of Integrated Activity Plan
• Ensuring that the shift operations team safely and reliably execute all day-to-day activities in the process trains, in line with production targets
• Ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant plant operations are consistent across all shifts
• Ensuring that the ESP (Ensure Safe Production) processes and structures are in place, supported, and audited so that day-to-day tasks and activities of the Production shifts are managed and executed with consistency and with focus on process safety, operational excellence, and integrity
• Championing the Process Safety Fundamentals for Operations, and supporting management of the Asset Integrity-Process Safety mission and KPIs
• Acting as site controller during emergencies and leading the emergency response team
• Holding the legislated role of Site Safety Manager
• Coaching, mentoring, and managing shift staff for high performance
• Leading shift personnel performance reviews/reports and feedback
• Ensuring succession planning and skills development within the shift for flexible shift delivery
• Acting as Isolation Deviation Manager and Permit Authoriser for Permit to Work
• Leading shift communication, including shift team meetings and toolbox talks, and assuring the conduct of shift team meetings
• Ensuring appropriate and timely handover processes from shift to shift
• Demonstrating a proactive approach to maintenance activities
• Ensuring that maintenance is executed as required to maintain safety and reliability of the plant
• Coordinating the authorisation of repairs to equipment which fall outside normal working hours
• Assisting day supervisors in the diagnosis of the cause of equipment malfunction so that maintenance staff can be given clear and concise advice for repair
• Reviewing and recommending updates to operational manuals, procedures, and instructions
• Taking a leading role in ensuring operational readiness (commissioning, procedure writing, and general support)
• Ensuring proper reporting of all process and HSSE related incidents and leading investigations and follow-up activities

Key Competencies:

• Solid LNG and utilities operational and maintenance knowledge
• Strong process safety focus for application in Major Hazard Facilities
• This role is classified as an HSSE Critical Leader Position and requires assessment against the applicable HSSE competency standards

Skills & Requirements:

• Extensive operational experience in a supervisory role on shift
• Good knowledge of electronic process controls and safeguarding systems
• Solid operational experience working in the petrochemical industry, with LNG experience at all levels
• Demonstrated consciousness of the quality, health, safety, security, and environment issues on the plant
• Proven experience in leading and supervising teams, with a strong ability to mentor, coach, and develop staff to drive high performance and capability growth
• Good understanding of fundamental operating principles of industrial process systems
• Experienced user of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation
• Positive, open-minded, and strong ability to interact with other disciplines
• Demonstrates a structured and methodical approach to work, with strong planning, organisational, and people leadership capabilities

What we offer:

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes