Senior Operator - Ammonia
Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company
Total years of experience :12 years, 7 Months
Working as Senior Operator- Ammonia in SAFCO, a SABIC affiliate; Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
October 2011- Till Date
• Preparation of Training material in easy language as per SOP and vendors manual.
• Prepare the drawings of each equipment with internals and to explain the mechanism.
• Involvement in plant problems, suggest solutions and train the operators about corrective actions.
• Ensure safe work practices & overall safety in plant.
• Coordination of Turnaround Activities like equipment preparation, Inspection, hydro Testing etc.
• Compliance of SHEM and EMS procedures in plant.
• Active participation for Nurturing safety culture in plant operation.
• Training for new operators as per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), troubleshooting, Emergency Shutdown etc. in field and DCS also.
VVF Limited, Production Supervisor September 2007 -September 2011
• Efficient, Safe monitoring the activities of the plant, which are controlling through DCS- Fox- BORO, Supplied by Invensys.
• Handling of High Pressure Hydrogenation reactor at 250 bar, vacuum distillation, fractionation column, multistage reciprocating pumps, multistage reciprocating compressors.
• Operation of reformers balance draught & positive draught, Pressure Swing Adsorption units for Hydrogen purification.
• Participate in commissioning activities of hydrogen generation.
• Checking various equipments including rotating & Static equipments like Pumps, Compressor, Fin-fans, Shell & tube heat exchanger, fin fans condensers, Trim coolers, Distillation columns, Flare drums, Flush drums, Steam turbine, Sophisticated control valves, PSV, MOV.
• Providing different work permits to all service departments to allow safely working.
• Carrying out Handover / takeover of equipment’s for maintenance.
• Isolating the equipments by closing valves and Blinding for positive isolation, Purging.
Reliance Silicones (India)Limited, Process Supervisor September 2005 - September 2007
• Involved in Continuous process and batch process activities.
• Actively involved in pre-commissioning and commissioning of silicone, Methyl chloride plant.
• Systematically performed work takeover/handover activities in the beginning and end of the shift.
• Conducted proper checks on rotary equipments, safety valves, vents, etc periodically for operational fitness.
• Ensuring hand-over of the equipments for maintenance in clean and safe condition. Conducting proper checks on the equipments and ensuring that all its auxiliary safety systems are in order, before putting them in operation.
• Ensured proper flushing, isolation and checkouts for plant turn around or major maintenance jobs, .
• Observed specified procedures for plant safety, and participated in fire and safety mock drills.
• Hands on Fractionation and Polymerization process.
• Worked on DCS FISHER ROSEMOUNT DELTA V & Field Systems
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, Attendant Operator (Chemical plant) June 1996 -September 2005
• Spearheaded efforts across as an assistant for plant operators & worked in shifts.
• Experience in primary reformer, secondary reformer, methanator, CO2 Absorption and Ammonia synthesis reactor, Purge gas Recovery Unit.
• Hands on Steam turbine driven Centrifugal Compressors
• Worked in field as well as on DCS (YOKOGAWA μ XL)
Aryan Pesticides Limited, Plant Supervisor December 1993 to June 1996
• Worked in Shift by Utilizing the Manpower to the most.
• Worked as plant head
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• Safe Handling of different types of hazardous chemicals.
• Safe handling of different types of equipment like vacuum pumps, ejectors, reactors fractionation columns etc.
Completed Apprenticeship as an Attendant Operator (Chemical Plant) in Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. Mumbai (India) through National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT) Delhi.
Passed Bachelors degree in Chemistry (B.Sc.) with Distinction.