Team Lead Lab Olefin Cracker & NGLE

Job title: Team Lead Lab Olefin Cracker & NGLE

Company: OQ


Job description: Job purpose
Supervises the provision of Laboratory services for Olefin Cracker & NGLE, acting as technical authority and owner of technical standards / codes / culture of safety compliance and quality improvement, to support the overall safe smooth and reliable operation, under Head of Laboratory’s scope through:
(1) Lead Laboratory Services to comply with license to operate requirements with integrity, availability /utilization, energy consumption, cost, emergency response, and product(s)
(2) Oversee Quality assurance support to Operations,
(3) Leads both regulatory and value added based technical requirement,
(4) Give the effective solutions for critical operational problems to optimize business performance and in turn profitability; in order to ensure that laboratory manpower, equipment, facilities, material, method and procedures are ready to support all process testing requirements, including special analysis, test runs, raw material and product blending.The position will act in accordance with the Group’s Mission, Vision, Values & Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines and standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani’s government & other legal justification’s, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.
Main tasks and responsibilitiesScope of Work:Olefin Cracker
Feedstock selection: feedstock determines the yield and quality of the final products. The feedstocks used for olefin cracking are typically naphtha, LPG , Refinery Dry Gas , and natural gas liquids.
Catalyst selection Commonly used catalysts include silica-alumina.
Process conditions
The temperature, pressure, and residence time of the feedstock in the cracking reactor are carefully controlled to optimize the yield and selectivity of the desired products:

• Ethylene & Propylene Monomer
• Production of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether & Pyrolysis Gasoline

Product recovery The products of the cracking process are typically separated using distillation, and then purified to meet the required specifications.NGLE:
Pre-treatment Removing any impurities from the natural gas such as sulfur compounds, water, and other contaminants that can damage equipment or affect the quality of the natural gas liquids).
Compression Natural gas is then compressed to increase its pressure and facilitate the separation of the natural gas liquids.
Refrigeration The compressed natural gas Liquid is then cooled to low temperatures using refrigeration units. The cooling process causes the natural gas liquids to condense into a liquid state.
Separation The natural gas liquids are then separated using a series of distillation towers. The NGLE distillation process separates the natural gas liquids from different fractions based on their boiling points.
Fractionation The different fractions of natural gas liquids are then further processed through fractionation to separate them from gases and condensate liquid
Product recovery The final step in the NGLE process is product recovery.
The individual components of the natural gas liquids are recovered, stored, and sent to downstream petrochemical plants for further processing.Accountabilities:– Supervise the testing activities at laboratory for Olefin Cracker & NGLE plants and lead quality assurance support to Operation.
– Ensure implementation of quality and safety procedures in Olefin Cracker & NGLE Lab and establish new procedures as needed
– Oversee implementation of Laboratory quality system and lead resolution of product quality issue
– Lead capability development for frontline equipment troubleshooting and maintenance
– Maintain relevance and currency of standards and codes and ensure strict compliance with standards and codes
– Continuous improvement in work process and instrument reliability, increase productivity, innovation and cost reduction.
– Lead capability development for analytical testing to cover a wide array of analyses and samples.
– Lead the risk assessment and continuous Lab improvement programs, targeting early resolution of HSE related incident and timely issuance of report with recommendation for remedy and correction
– Ensure safe and reliable operations by ensuring staff comply with HSE, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and systems to achieve zero harm to people, assets and environment
– Oversee lab data and identify/recommend changes to optimize the operation of equipment and ensure its accuracy and reliability
– Ensure maintenance of laboratory databases, updates to the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and accessibility of lab data by all customers to support transparency and reliability of operations
– To be effectively contributing and support Lab Head in setting up the KPIs and Road Map Plan
– Effectively Monitor the Lab safety , Environmental and walk thru pertained to Refinery Section by contributing Tool box talks and monitoring the Near Miss and Incident Reports in Intelex Systems
– To contribute effectively the Laboratory budgets (CAPEX and OPEX) and to identify the critical needs , supplies and back analyzers and Risk/Oppurtinitty involved with Refinery Section
– To participate and effectively monitor in the Technical front on Laboratory Management Systems
– Effectively support in the development of Staff Competency Level thru ITQAN and Day Training Programs in align with Capability Coach and identify the Training Needs and recommend based on the TDP Gap Analysis
Key interactions
Internal: All TSD Team Leaders and Engineers, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement & HSE
External: Contractors, 3rd Parties, Consultants, Vendors & Suppliers
Notable Working Conditions. Field Operations and office environment, Moderate to intensive computer screen use.
Education requirements Minimum qualification required is Bachelor degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or equivalent
Language requirements Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required) | Arabic – Native (desirable)
Background and experienceTL 10+ years of relevant experience

• Experience in similar role within the Oil & Gas / Refinery / Petrochemical Olefin Cracker & NGLE, preferably in the area/assets associated with this position.
• 4+ years of supervisory experience in similar role.
• The Completion of Day Staff Training Programm by ITQAN & Management Training Skills is mandatory
• Laboratory management, commissioning and Start-Up experience in Oil and Gas or Petrochemical plant preferred.
• Knowledgeable about Olefin Cracker technology, raw material and product, gained through actual experience from Olefin Cracker / NGLE plant.
• Expertise with Olefin Cracker / NGLE test methods and Lab equipment, QC and Application testing.
• Mastery in the use of LIMS (particularly Labware) and SAP applications for data management and equipment breakdown history.
• Expertise on Quality Assurance, Quality Control and HSE plans. & protocols
• Familiar with techniques for ensuring data integrity with various integration of information/ reports
• To be mastery experience in Laboratory ISO Management systems for 17025 , 9001 , 14001 & 45001 in preparation of documents & Technical support Soft:
• Supervisory skills.
• Strong Communication and Presentation skill verbal and written
• Personal and Team Accountability
• Acute Observation / Inspection skills
• Accurate Reporting skills
• Effective planning and organizing skills
• Proficient at interpreting Technical Drawings
• Problem Solving Skills
• Result orientation
• Planning and Organizing
• Decisiveness
• Exercising influence
• Demonstrated ability to cooperate with and influence peers

Technical:

• Computer Literacy including MS Office
• SOP interpretation
• Sophsticated Analyzers Operation
• Laboratory processes

Job Req ID: 56327Date: Jun 16, 2025Location:Sohar, OMEntity: OQ Refineries and PetrolBusiness Unit: RPI OperationsDivision: Technical Services RPICountry/Region: OM

Expected salary:

Location: Sohar, Al Batinah

Job date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:46:06 GMT

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