Job Description

The main purpose of the position is to achieve the production targets during the respective shift.

Ensure operational and process safety and optimize the chemical consumption by co-ordinating with all the concerned personnel

Position Name: Senior Engineer

Department: Process

Reports to: Manager

Location: Puducherry

Qualification: B.Tech Chemical Engineering

Desired Experience: 5 to 8 years

Age Criteria: 27 to 33 years

Payscale: Below 5 Lakhs CTC

Key Responsibilities (State the primary duties and tasks of the position)

Specific Tasks:

• Ensure 84 cylinders are bottled on a daily basis and the cylinders are tested without any delay.
• Ensure no compromise is made on the process standards parameters and restrict the down time to the lowest minimum.
• Ensure smooth communication to the superiors & subordinates for smooth functioning of the plant.
• Monitor and highlight any behavioural issues to HR department on a periodic basis.
• Ensure active participation in all new management systems / programs and deliver the best to make the system more effective.
• Conduct periodic inspection of manifolds (trucks) and ensure compliance with all safety norms.

• Getting status report (oral) from the previous Shift Engineer during takeover of charge.
• Going through the latest report of Shift EngineeraAEURA(TM)s log and going to a particular section in case of requirement of immediate attention.
• Raising and closing of work permits, if required.
• Taking round in plant sections and interacting with individual operators to know plantaAEURA(TM)s status, signing the log sheets and take corrective action for the deviations and report the action taken to the superiors.
• Helping operators to isolate piping/equipment for maintenance clearance, if any.
• Oversee the Changing over of chlorine storages (both service and filling) by operators depending on the requirement.
• Helping and guiding operators to handle any operational issues cropping up during the shift.
• Cross checking on operators in maintaining process parameters.
• Giving information to higher ups in case of upsets/deviations.
• Quick decision making to stop the plant in case of any abnormality noticed which require definite stoppage of plant.
• Ensuring the plant has undergone a safe shut down sequence.
• Safe start-up of plant as and when required.
• Caustic Storage level taking and calculating production (in night shift)
• Compilation of important shut down jobs.
• Execution of small jobs during unexpected shut downs.
• Providing hands on training for Technicians.
• Ensuring proper housekeeping of the sections.
• Properly utilize all the service personnel (Mechanical / Electrical / Instrumentation) to ensure smooth operation of the plant.
• Take over the responsibilities of aAEURAoeSite ControlleraAEURA after office hours during emergencies and ensure quick response.
• Restrict the down time of the plant.
• Restrict over time.
• Preparing and maintaining SHES documents of entire Process Dept. Also, conducting internal audit.
• Evolving systems/procedures for better performance of the plant operations integrating with SHEMS. Overall in-charge for hydrogen bottling operations.
• Managing manifold fleet operation in close co-ordination with Marketing Department with respect to safety, quality and timely delivery.
• Execution of cylinder testing (both CAL and party) and necessary documentation.
• Tracking performance of hydrogen compressors and initiating corrective action, if required.
• Tracking performance of De-oxo drier and quality of hydrogen produced.
• Attending customer complaints, if any.
• Commissioning of hydrogen offloading systems as required by the customer.
• Imparting training on safe handling of hydrogen to transport crew and also to the customers.
• Interaction with hydrogen consultant and implementation of his suggestions.
• Monitoring of housekeeping in hydrogen bottling area.
• Indenting for raw materials and consumables for process and hydrogen bottling plant.
• Execution of electrolyser re-membraning job including its material planning.
• Taking care of plant operations in the absence of Shift Engineer.
• Execution of electrolyser related shut down jobs.
• To generate process and hydrogen related daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• To indent for raw materials and consumables required for process and hydrogen bottling plant.
• To closely monitor chemical consumption on daily basis and raise process consumable issues and Indents.

• To monitor and ensure proper housekeeping.
• To monitor and ensure all are wearing PPEs while at work and no restricted / banned materials are possessed by the employees / workmen and contract labourers on duty.
• To conduct periodic departmental meetings to ensure proper dissemination of information.
• To adhere to the safety instructions all the times to achieve accident / incident free plant operation.