Lead Operations Engineer

1 month ago


Grangemouth, Falkirk, United Kingdom INEOS Full time

Operations Excellence at INEOS

The Lead Operations Engineer will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and optimized delivery of the operating/maintenance plan and longer-term Asset strategy at INEOS Grangemouth.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as Plant Manager Deputy as required, coordinating production plans, MOC approval, ORA approval, and directing Operations priorities during PM leave.
  • Delegate Plant Manager Approval for Polymers Operating procedures and Trip override assessments (TORA) produced by Operations Specialists.
  • Direct and ensure competency of the Polymers Shift managers, setting priorities of the team to meet operations and maintenance plans, including approving and communicating emergent activity.
  • Ensure rigorous compliance of operations technicians to procedures and standards through Polymers Shift Managers, direction, and oversight auditing.
  • Oversight and coordination of production of release work packs to facilitate maintenance activities, gatekeeping for Maintenance/TAR and project activities to ensure process release plans are in place and protect availability of Polymers assets.
  • Provide operations prioritization of activity/defects to support functions, influencing across direct team, but also maintenance, production planning, TAR, and project organizations.
  • Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to the Operations Engineers and shift operating team for the plant area to ensure its integrity, safe, and optimized operation within its design operating envelope.
  • Audit use of all technical and operating information and documentation required for the plant area.
  • Develop and manage all process documentation to allow safe recommissioning for all maintenance activities (OI's, COSHH, release, and recomm. procedures).
  • Train operating technician teams and supervisors in revised instructions and procedures to sustain and improve plant performance to match SHE, process safety, volume, and efficiency targets.
  • Optimize asset care/breakdown maintenance plan to minimize production, cost, and SHE impacts.

About You:

  • Have considerable experience as Operations Engineer or similar role in asset operations on another asset.
  • Have strong knowledge of all relevant manufacturing disciplines – Mech, I/E, Control, DCS, Maintenance.
  • Have detailed knowledge of site standards and legislative requirements relevant to all manufacturing activities.
  • Have the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams (without line management accountability).
  • Demonstrate strong and wise decision-making skills, both within and out with the area of direct expertise.
  • Have strong knowledge of site/area working practices to facilitate others to support aligned delivery of the short-term operating plan.
  • Demonstrate ability to coach and develop supervisor/technician personnel.
  • Have a high level of communication skills, dealing with all levels in the organization.

What We Offer:

  • 34 days holiday plus an optional holiday purchase scheme for up to 5 extra days.
  • Benefits Platform – access to discounts on high street stores, etc.
  • Up to 20% Discretionary Bonus Opportunity.
  • Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions.
  • Free On-site Gym.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Enhanced maternity leave.
  • Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Ongoing Career Development.


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