Responsibilities

• KOS is responsible to maintain in operation under safe condition, and with a written instruction of COM, the plant/unit/equipment at the MCR or maximum efficiency point keeping the production or other detectable parameter at higher point. In case of trip or partial load, KOS shall supervise operations personnel to rectify any process upset or faults and restore production capacity;
• To organize and manage the operations in field of the assigned team by controlling their job and the implementation of Plant Safety procedures in case of emergency;
• To check that the safe conditions for maintenance teams are in place before issuing the Permit to Work;
• KOS issues PTW (permits to work) and is responsible for the safety condition of the item being under maintenance applying the lockout procedure;
• KOS must also apply all other safety procedures in compliance with Site Safety Plan;
• With the change of the shift, the shift supervisor leaving the plant have to inform the coming shift supervisor about the plant condition and undergoing test or operations with written notice on the log book assuring the coming shift supervisor have a clear picture of the plant condition;
• After the synchronization tests, he has to manage, if necessary, any communication with the local electrical grid coordinator;
• KOS shall overlap his colleague at the start of his shift to familiarize himself with the events of the previous shift;
• Checks the plant in each one of its systems and especially in its running equipment to identify possible troubles;
• Checks alarms and blocks on DCS alarm page;
• Organizes normal assistance to the maintenance team during their job;
• Reports his colleagues about any problems arose during his shift. (Any problems must be written in the control room logbook);
• Is responsible for filling in the control room log book with all remarks needed about operation, maintenance, trip and incident occurred during the shift.