About our client:
Oil Search was established in Papua New Guinea in 1929 and is the country’s largest oil producer and private employer. Over 95% of its assets are in PNG, where it holds oil and gas production and exploration licenses plus a 29% interest in the US$19 billion PNG LNG Project. This world class liquefied natural gas (LNG) development, which delivered its first LNG sales in May 2014, has quadrupled Oil Search’s production and transformed the Company into a major LNG exporter.
About the role:
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a successful oil and gas company on a 28:28 rotation to PNG with the point of hire being Australia. This position is offered on a full-time, permanent staff basis. A highly competitive reward package will be offered to the successful candidate.
This position provides overall management of the PNG Production Laboratory and Production Chemistry operations. The Laboratory Supervisor plans, manages and supervises the activities of the laboratory and establishes chemical testing and quality control procedures under safety guidelines to ensure delivery of high quality results in a timely fashion to contribute to the optimization of operations.
Key responsibilities:
Managesthedailyactivitiesofthelaboratoryundersetplans,strategiesandbudgetsbyprioritizing and allocating work to achieve chemical testing objectives in order to supporttheoptimization ofoperations.
Ensures compliance to the laboratory’s Quality Management System (LQM) and otherLegalrequirements, including ensuring ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation is maintained and extendedtoinclude new testing where required by thebusiness.
Accountable for the quality of laboratory test results/reports, ensures appropriate testmethodsareemployed,establishesandutilizesarigorousqualitycontrolprogramandfullyinvestigates and resolves any testing problems ornon-conformances.
AccountablefortheoverallperformanceoftheProductionChemicalServiceandSupplycontract to ensure that products and services deliver optimal value to OilSearch.
Accountable for quality of process monitoring, production chemistry testing and production chemistry troubleshooting carried out by the laboratory team.
Provides technical input into new chemical treatment programs and otheroperationalprocedures and processes.
Accountable for the quality of laboratory tests results/reports, ensures appropriate test methods are employed, establishes and utilizes a rigorous quality control program and fully investigates and resolves any testing problems or non-conformance.
Provides technical support to the maintenance and improvement of laboratories throughoutOilSearchoperations
Researches, evaluates, recommends and leads the team to implement new test procedures to ensure continual improvement in laboratory processes and outputs.
Leads and develops a high performing team, managing, mentoring and coaching chemists to technical standards in order to maximize employee capability development, engagement and enablement.
Allocates and manages annual budgetary operating and capital expenses requirements for laboratory services and project planning. Monitors operations, capital and project expenditures.
Essential selection criteria:
BSc Chemistry or relatedsubject.
Proven experience at quality management in accreditedlab.
Demonstrated experience in achieving lab accreditation a clearadvantage.
Business exposure in a multicultural environment will be anadvantage
Basic Process and Production Chemical background anadvantage
Minimum 10 years oil field chemistry and / or accredited laboratory testing experience.
Experience in environmental watertesting.
5 years in supervisoryposition.
Ability to collaborate and communicate across a range of technicalabilities and experience levels in a multiculturalsetting.
This role is offered on a FIFO basis with the point of hire being Australia. It is essential you hold relevant working rights for Australia/NZ.
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