Lead - Laboratory

1 week ago


Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India NAYARA Energy Full time ₹ 12,00,000 - ₹ 36,00,000 per year

Job Description for

Lead – Laboratory

Document Number

NAYA-HR-LAB-JD-05

Version / Revision

01 / 01

Date

28 / Aug / 2024

Prepared by

System Coordinator

Reviewed by

Area Manager

Approved by

HOD

AMENDMENT DETAILS

Amendment

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Insert

Notes on Amendments

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Date

Details

Rev No.

Details

Rev No.

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Old Procedure

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Revised Procedure

NAYA-HR-LAB-JD-05

01.00

Organizational Change Requirement

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Revised Procedure

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Revised Procedure

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Annual Review done.

  • JOB PURPOSE

Lead & guide laboratory team for budget planning, manpower planning, development planning, accurate analysis, timely reporting, product certification, new method / technology development, innovation & improvements in lab, new product developments, trouble shooting, technical support to refinery units for his laboratory sections.

  • Ensure 100% availability, operability, and accuracy of all the analytical/other instruments.

  • Ensure compliance wrt safety rules and regulation, PPE uses, good practices including calibration, and training of manpower in his section.

  • Provide timely and adequate analytical support to processing plants and marketing for monitoring quality of product at various stages of operation & to Provide analytical support to TS for optimisation, problem solving and parameter development.

  • Coordination with CDU 1, CDU 2, DHDS, NHT/CCR, FCCU, HMU 1 & 2, Isomerisation, DHDT Marketing/despatch, PIT, PP (particularly for LPG, SKO, MTO, Gasoline, HSD, LDO, MFO, Sulphur, Polypropylene) on day to day basis for trouble shooting, special analysis, test run , sample scheduling and special activities in field.

  • Responsible for safety, ERIMS, NABL, IT, LIMs, training, external audits (RIMS & NABL), internal audits, Proficiency testing

  • Review of international standards viz., ASTM, IP, UOP, ISO, BIS, APHA etc. and accordingly update SOPs and its implementation.

  • Handling issues related to LPG, SKO, MTO, Gasoline, HSD, LDO, MFO, Sulphur. Polypropylene

ADP project: Support for setting up analytical facilities for PP

  • ORGANISATIONAL CHART

  • RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPONSIBILITIES

ACTIVITIES

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Planning & Budgeting: Annual & Facilities plan: To provide inputs and define a business plan that satisfies short and long term business goals.

  • Lead the Lab team and guide for planning of budget (Opex & capex), manpower, new testing requirements, sample scheduling etc.
  • Section wise inventory management for spares, consumables and chemicals and its control.
  • Development of indigenous vendors for spares and consumables as a cost saving measure.
  • NABL:
  • Responsible for dealing with NABL authorities for periodic assessments, changes in the scope, addition of personnels, changes in resources.
  • Planning conducting internal audits and MRM
  • Ensuring system documents, calibration of instruments.
  • Ensuring technical competency of the team and arranging periodic training and validation.
  • Participating in proficiency testing program and interlaboratory correlation programs. Interpreting the outcome. Analysis of data and conducting RCA
  • Support to marketing:
  • Analytical support to marketing team for customer complaints
  • For setting up analytical facilities at depots and terminals
  • Quality Monitoring of depots/terminal product samples.
  • Representation at BIS
  • Presenting technical views on product specifications and test methods, Nayara business point view by participating in BIS meetings
  • Reviewing Quality specifications for amendments and adequate test methods
  • Conducting studies /experiments for proving technical viewpoint for amendments in specification.
  • New Products
  • Conducting lab trials on new products.
  • Ensuring laboratory readiness for testing and certification
    Training to lab team on test parameters and specification

Team Management: To achieve the team's objectives and continue to do so over time.

  • Lead the Lab team and define the role clarity of all position reporting to him.
  • Define the responsible for managing activities and resolving issues related to ATF, TBP, Crude oil, Bitumen, Petcoke, water lab.
  • ADP Project PP :
  • Review of test methods, sampling schedule & frequency, Identification of Laboratory equipment list for relevant test parameters, specification of equipment, manpower calculation
  • Co-ordination with EPC contractor regarding analytical & infrastructure requirement
  • Installation, commissioning of equipment & Validation
  • Recruitment & training of manpower
  • Implementation of New Analytical techniques
  • Development of new test methods to support the product export marketing & refinery problems.
  • Customer Support
  • Investigation of customer complaints.
  • CDU 1, CDU 2, DHDS, NHT/CCR, FCCU, HMU 1 & 2, Isomerization, DHDT Marketing/dispatch, PIT, PP (particularly for LPG, SKO, MTO, Gasoline, HSD, LDO, MFO, Sulphur, PP) on day to day basis for trouble shooting, special analysis, test run , sample scheduling and special activities in field.
  • Responsible for safety, RIMS, NABL, IT, LIMs, training, external audits, internal audits, Proficiency testing, In-house competency monitoring.
  • Review of international standards viz., ASTM, IP, UOP, ISO, BIS, APHA etc. and accordingly update SOPs and its implementation.
  • Arrange vendor visit for maintenance.
  • Enhance calibration systems so as to reduce paperwork in his area.
  • Trouble shooting of instruments/equipment in case of analytical abnormalities or instrument breakdown.
  • In house development of alternate test method.
  • Handle environment and pollution related lab issues as per management requirement.
  • Coordinate training of team members at learning center.
    Review performance of individuals periodically.

Systems, Policies & Procedures: To create a management framework with the capability to achieve targeted gross margin performance.

  • Implementation of department RIMS objectives and to achieve the set targets.

Management: To always ensure achievement of targeted outcomes as efficiently as possible while complying with process design standards & Statutory regulations

Ensure release of reports and quality certificates.

Ensure release of reports on special samples from various agencies/customers.

Highlighting abnormality/product failure through to superiors.

MIS: To enable timely decision making to achieve the business's targets.

  • MIS report for management for critical refinery results to concerned officials.
  • CDU 1, CDU 2, DHDS, NHT/CCR, FCCU, HMU 1 & 2, Isomerization, DHDT Marketing/dispatch, PIT (particularly for LPG, SKO, MTO, Gasoline, HSD, LDO, MFO, Sulphur) on day-to-day basis.

Coordination Internal & External

  • Attend refinery safety coordination meetings.
  • Attend refinery safety coordination meetings.
  • Held internal safety meetings on monthly basis.
    Conduct CFA & SSO and coordinate CFA of lab.

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Systems, Policies & Procedures: To be accountable for implementation and improvement of the EMS systems, procedures & policies in respective functional operations.

  • To ensure adherence to all health, safety, and environment systems during all lab activities
  • Implementation of department RIMS objectives and to achieve the set targets.
  • General awareness on Environment Management in Refinery.
  • Implementation of environment management procedures like Hazardous / Non-Hazardous waste management.
  • Coordinate waste disposal activity.

OHSAS

"HSEF - Care & Welfare: To achieve any safe and healthy workplace.

Authority: To stop any unsafe job on observation"

  • Implementation of Safety Audit observations and firm up the course of actions for further improvement
  • Involvement in root cause analysis of incidents & preparation of incident investigation reports
    Based on recommendations of the Safety audit reports, incident reports & root cause analysis, Initiate plant change modifications to improve safety in operations.

Energy Management Systems (EnMS) 50001:2018

Energy Management systems ISO 50001:2018

  • Awareness about Energy policy, significant energy uses, Energy objectives and Energy Management System.
    Monitoring and controlling of EnPIs, variables, baseline, Objective/ Targets & Management programs (Energy action plan) and Energy performance as applicable

  • KEY CHALLENGES

  • Meet stringent export parameter testing for increased value realisation.

  • Ensure lab readiness for increased marketing, unit expansion requirements.

  • Upgradation of facility with latest technology.

  • Ensure 100% reliability and zero% downtime of analytical services.

  • Ensure zero% product failure at customer end.

  • Bench marking lab performance with international lab (ASTM PT Program).

Maintaining NABL accreditation of laboratory.

  • KEY DECISIONS

  • Made by Jobholder:

  • Budget and manpower planning.

  • Selection of equipment / chemicals / spares.

  • Permissible deviation in finished products.

Planning for facility improvement.

  • Recommendations to superior:

  • Future quality parameters of product quality.

  • Possible changes with respect to quality parameters to meet the quality.

  • Suggestion for new test method / instruments.

  • Improvement projects and new products.

Requirements of budget, infrastructure, and manpower.

  • INTERACTIONS

  • Internal Interactions:

  • With Technical Services about improvement in unit parameters and other departments on quality issues.

  • With Safety, Procurement, IT, Maintenance, Learning Center, LIMS issues.

With Head Lab / TS for manpower, budget allocation.

  • External Interactions:

  • With vendors for evaluating their product offers, discussions etc.

  • With NABL and other agencies for maintaining certifications.

  • With various vendor for AMC/ maintenance of instruments.

  • With ASTM for PTP

  • With BIS for test methods and product specification.

With NABL secretariat.

  • DIMENSIONS

  • Budget (Opex & Capex), manpower, infrastructure etc.

  • Procurement/ Upgrade of analytical equipment.

Chemical inventory management.

  • Team Size: Direct Reports: 2 to 5 Indirect Reports: 25 to 35

  • SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

  • Educational Qualifications & Certifications:

Minimum M. Sc. / B. SC. with good working knowledge of Refinery / Petrochemical Laboratory

  • Relevant (Functional/Level) & Total Years of Experience:

Minimum 20 years of experience in Refinery / Petrochemical Laboratory.

  • Functional Skills:

  • He should have experience of coordination with various functions.
    He should have operational experience of latest sophisticated instruments/ analysers/ equipment.

  • Behavioural Skills:

  • Ability to lead, guide and work in team and team building.

  • Customer focused, operational excellence, result oriented.
  • Good learner, trainer, and managerial skill


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