Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for operations
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the performance process control room operations
- Receive, interpret and clarify shift changeover details
- Establish and maintain communications with other personnel using approved communication methods
- Select personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
- Identify, address and report potential risks and hazards
- Complete computer systems and equipment pre-start checks
- Identify, address and report environmental issues
- Check records and record outstanding maintenance inspections and identified defects
- Perform start-up operations
- Confirm plant readiness for operation
- Carry out start-up checks and procedures according to plant configurations and system requirements
- Start-up individual plant and process and entire system
- Build production rate steadily with no surges and lulls
- Stabilise plant operation to meet process output and quality requirements
- Monitor and manage operations
- Monitor and manage processing utilising appropriate indicators for safe and efficient operations
- Read and interpret data from equipment indicators, programmable logic and SCADA, and take action where required to maintain operations according to operating parameters
- Identify, manage and report faults to appropriate personnel in a timely manner
- Coordinate support personnel to ensure continuity of process
- Manage material flow within specified parameters
- Respond to alarms to, investigates conditions, and takes corrective action
- Complete all required documentation clearly, concisely and on time
- Pass on shift changeover details to oncoming shift
- Conduct housekeeping activities
- Shutdown in sequence and/or isolate plant and equipment