Job Title: Start Up Support Supervisor CPF Services
Organisation: Worldwide Recruitment Solutions
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Worldwide Recruitment Solutions (WRS) is your end-to-end workforce solutions and recruitment consultancy partner. Building a strong framework for talent management and workforce risk mitigation, we work with both clients and candidates across industries such as oil and gas, offshore, renewable energy, and construction.
Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Start-Up Support Supervisor to support the start-up and early operations of a large-scale Central Processing Facility (CPF) in a remote and environmentally sensitive location. The role is critical to ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant start-up of complex production systems within a multicultural and high-risk operational environment.
The successful candidate will play a key role during both the project/start-up phase and the operational phase, working closely with the Start-Up Leader and Production Superintendent. This position requires strong leadership, deep operational expertise, and the ability to perform under demanding conditions, including SIMOPS (Simultaneous Operations).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Start-Up & Project Phase
- Become fully familiar with site systems, process facilities, and operating philosophies
- Review operating manuals, test procedures, leak test procedures, and start-up documentation
- Prepare start-up sequences, marked-up P&IDs, and contribute to black start procedures
- Develop Level 4 start-up and operating procedures using approved digital tools
- Prepare operator checklists, shift reports, routine task lists, and pre-start-up documentation
- Support ESP start-up preparation and operating readiness
- Coordinate with site training teams to deliver on-the-job training (OJT) for operators
Operational & Production Phase
- Act as Delegated Operating Authority following handover of systems
- Ensure safe working conditions through toolbox talks, LMRA, safety rounds, and housekeeping
- Lead PTW activities, including opening and closing high-risk permits
- Manage SIMOPS mitigation measures and ensure compliance with HSE requirements
- Supervise isolations, pressure testing, flushing, and commissioning activities
- Drive CPF start-up execution and ramp-up in line with approved procedures
- Oversee daily production operations, sampling, chemical injection, and logistics coordination
- Ensure accurate daily and weekly production reporting and shift handovers
- Lead response to abnormal operating conditions and production losses
- Contribute to incident investigations, ESD reporting, and root cause analyses
- Maintain and update operational and engineering documentation
Team Leadership & Training
- Supervise CPF field operators and control room operators
- Organize crew changes and ensure robust shift handovers
- Coach and mentor production personnel to improve competency and performance
- Support performance assessments and skills development initiatives
HSE & Accountability
- Ensure safe and compliant start-up and operation of facilities
- Uphold company HSE policies, PTW systems, SIMOPS requirements, and code of conduct
- Actively participate in risk assessments, audits, and safety meetings
- Serve as a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT)
- Promote a strong safety culture and lead by example
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Diploma of Higher Education, BTCE, or equivalent
- Formal training in operational safety, production operations, and well operations
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in Oil & Gas operations
- At least 3 years in a similar supervisory or start-up role
- Strong knowledge of CPF operations and onshore production facilities
- Proven experience with ESP operations
- Solid understanding of DCS-based process control systems
- Strong working knowledge of PTW, SIMOPS, and HSE management systems
Key Competencies
- Strong leadership skills with natural authority
- Ability to make sound decisions under pressure
- Excellent communication and reporting skills
- Adaptable and comfortable working in multicultural, remote environments
- Fluent in English (spoken and written)
- Valid medical certificate in line with company standards
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below
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Level of Education: associate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120