Plant Operator

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About Us

Santos is a global energy company committed to increasingly cleaner energy and fuels production, with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and North America. 

We are currently PNG’s largest single investor and most active explorer, operating all the country’s producing oil fields and holding an extensive appraisal and exploration portfolio. Our aspirations and strategies reflect our genuine commitment to making a meaningful contribution to the lives of Papua New Guineans. 

At Santos, our commitment is to be a global leader in the transition to cleaner energy and clean fuels, by helping the world decarbonise to reach net-zero emissions in an affordable and sustainable way.

Santos is one of Australia’s biggest domestic gas supplier, a leading Asia Pacific LNG supplier and is committed to supplying the critical fuels such as oil and gas in a more sustainable way through decarbonising projects such as the Moomba CCS project.

For more than 65 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing local jobs and business opportunities, safely and sustainably developing its natural gas resources, and powering industries and households. 

About the Role

An opportunity has arisen for a Plant Operator CPF to join Santos’ Production Team.

Reporting to the Production Team Lead, this role is responsible for providing operational support for the Assets’ oil fields and production facilities.

This will be performed in a safe, efficient and environmentally sound manner.

The role will be part of a team that operates the wells, production facilities and ancillary utility facilities, such as power generation. The role will also assist to train apprentices and roustabouts on the job.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Contribute to the safe reliable operation of production facilities and oil fields in all situations, e.g. start up, shutdown, major disruptions and emergencies
• Contribute in all shift activities/programmes, including participating in safety lead indicators, e.g. STOP and HAZID programs, JHA & PTW validations and incident reporting and investigation reviews.
• Assist with improving plant reliability by adopting sound operating practices, including minor adjustments, monitoring equipment performance and condition and generation of Maintenance notifications to SAP System.
• Undertakes core production duties and provide on the job training for apprentices and supervise equipment operators as required.
• Maintain crude and gas specifications by contributing to stable plant operation and the undertaking of sampling and testing.
• Interfaces and engages with Process, Maintenance, Project and other personnel to ensure that all activities are undertaken in a safe and appropriate manner by effectively utilising OSL Procedures & safe work practices in accordance with OSL’s Safety Management System.
• Assist in managing chemical inventories and usages effectively to minimise cost.
• Maintain effective communication within Process Facilities and Fields, e.g. liaison with other service groups and departments such as Maintenance, Projects, Drilling and contractors.
• Assist, or cover, field operators as required in the operations of wells.
• Undertakes core duties and provides on the job training for apprentices and supervise roustabouts

This is a rotational role is based in Kutubu, Southern Highlands Province, 28days on / 28days off.

About you

Possessing a PNG NATTB accredited Process Technician Trade Qualification, and ideally a PNG driver’s License for field runs, the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following essential skills and experience:

• Significant experience in an operations role at a site level
• Understanding of production facilities, safety procedures, permit procedures and area safety equipment’s
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Detailed knowledge of oil and gas, chemical or metallurgical processes
• Detailed knowledge of personal safety and safety tools (Step Back, JHA, etc)
• Knowledge of process safety risks and their management practices
• Good analytical, numeracy and problem-solving skills

Any knowledge of the following will be looked upon favourably:

• A knowledge of the PTW systems and processes

If this sounds like the ideal role for you, do not delay, apply now!

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before COB 9th September 2024.  

Please click on the following link to apply:

A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for PNG to apply.

Potential Scams

There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place. You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is https://recruitment.santos.com/